Use of Force Exam 5 Flashcards
The six components of proper handcuffing
(Fill In)
Immobilize
Control
Handcuff (DOUBLE LOCK)
Search
Monitor
Transport
Control Superiority Principle
(Fill in)
A recognized officer advantage, over a recognized subject disadvantage
Handcuff Nomenclauture (Verbatim Fill in)
- Single Strand (1)
- Double Strand (2)
- Rivot (3)
- Lock Housing (4)
- Swivel (5)
- Chain (6)
- Key Hole (7)
- Double Lock (8)
- Single Strand Teeth (9)
Graham Factors
SIRF
(Fill in)
Severity of the crime
Immediate threat
Resisting
Flight
When can/should officers use force?
First must use de-escalation tactics then if failed.
must be necessary and proportionate
Why do we use force?
Effectively stop unlawful resistance as quickly as possible
- Lawful Arrest
- Prevent the escape from custody
- Prevent imminent harm and force used is proportionate to the threat
- Defend against an individual who initiates force against an officer
the amount of physical effort, however slight, required by compel compliance by an unwilling individual
physically escorting and handcuffing an individual is not use of force
Force
What rule defines Force
CMR 555
degree of force used based on the facts and circumstances known to and confronting the officer at the time (totality of the circumstances)
Objectively Reasonable
A law enforcement officer present and observing another officer using or attempting to use physical force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances, _____ ________.
shall intervene
Graham v. Connor
The use of force case
An officer use of force decision must be _______ and _________
necessary and proportionate
True or False?
The use of any force must be reasonable AT
THE TIME force is applied
True
If any officers are not lawfully situated, then ANY amount of force applied may be deemed _____
unreasonable
Graham v. Connor
A free citizen should be analyzed under the fourth amendment and it’s …
reasonableness standard
Prohibited use of force
In no event can we intentionally sit, kneel, or stand on an individuals neck, or head. Cannot obstruct the airway or impede with blood flow
with relative positioning we want to be in position ___
2 1/2
Once a subject is Immobilized, Officer will gain control of the subject’s wrist, arm and/or shoulder depending on the level of control needed. The level of control of one of these parts of the body needs to be established prior to handcuffing. This control may be established by use of one of the Control Techniques, and depends on the level of resistance encountered.
Control
If officers are not lawfully situated, then ANY amount of force applied may be deemed unreasonable
Excessive
de-escalation tactics must be ____
Feasible
de-escalation is both a ____ and an _____
tactic
outcome
The use of a lateral vascular neck restraint, carotid restraint or other action that involves the placement of any part of a law enforcement officer’s body on or around a person’s neck in a manner that limits the person’s breathing or blood flow with the ________ of or with the _______ of causing bodily injury, unconsciousness, or death
intent
result
Graham v. Connor
A free citizen should be analyzed under the fourth amendment and it’s …
Reasonableness Standard
Graham v Connor
Officers’ actions must be ______ _______ in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them.
objectively reasonable
Graham v. Connor
The calculus or reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgements- in circumstances that are _____, ________, and ___________ ________.
tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving
