USE OF FORCE Flashcards

1
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Primary Police Objective ( To Estab… Con… )

A

To Establish control

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2
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Police use of force ( Defe…. in na…. )

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Is defensive in nature

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Reasonable and necessary force ( Mi…. amou…. of law…. aggres…. fo….ness….to ac…. a legini….. law enfor……. obje….)

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Min amount of lawful aggressive force necessary to achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective.

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Seizure ( A govenr…… termi….. of a perso…. free…. of move….. thro… means of inten…… ap…. )

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A govermental termination of a persons freedom of movement through means intentionally applied.

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5
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Threat of force justification

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When the use of force is justified

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6
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What percentage of officers duties involve verbal skills?

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97%

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7
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Define serious bodily injury

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Force that is defines as force that is intended or known by the actor that is intended or known by the actor to cause or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing death.

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8
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Avaibility of alternatives

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Factor courts use to determine if unreasonable force was used in a case.

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9
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The communication process include

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Words, Touch and body language

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10
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What percentage of police officer contact involve physical force

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%3

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11
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In a physical arrest, what is the role of the peace officer.

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( Defensive ) Control,Volentary and complience

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12
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The supreme court said force must be viewed by the 4th amendment objective resonablesess standard

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In fact they said all claims that enforcement used excessive force,deadly enforcement in the course of an arrest investigatory stop or other seizure of a free citizen should be analyzed under the 4th amendment

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13
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What are two major court cases of the 4th Amendment?

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Graham VS Conor Established objective reasonableness standard. Tennesse VS Garner Feeing felon rule.

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14
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Five questions about Graham VS Conor

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1 Suspect poses on immediate threat to the officers or others #2 Was suspect actively resisting ? #3 Was the situation tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving? #4 Severity of the crime #5 Attempting to evade seizure by flight

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15
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What did the court state about reasonableness of a particular use of force?

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A use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene rather than using 20/20 hindsight.

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16
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Graham Vs Connor Applies to what ?

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4th Amendment and excessive force

17
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What are suggested factors

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Threats perceived, Need for use of force, amount of force, efforts of the jury, Severity of the security problem, Actively resistin

18
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When are words no longer an option?

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When perceived repeated refusal to comply with a reasonable request indicating words are no longer a force option

19
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What is excessive force ?

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The result of using more force than is reasonable

20
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What percentage of officers duties involve verbal skills ?

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97% only about 3% are physical

21
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Can courts hold departmental policy against the officer ?

A

Yes

22
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Garity Warning sets

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Differences between Criminal and internal

23
Q

Besides investigating civil rights violations what else does the FBI investigate?

A

Criminal

24
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Do you have to give a fleeing felon a verbal command

A

No