Weapons and Justifications: Flashcards
1
Q
Firearms:
.1.
2.
3. AND no other way of preventing risk.
A
- Immediate risk to your life or the life of someone else.
- Immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else.
3.
2
Q
Handcuffing:
1. Preventing an escape.
2.
3.
A
1.
- Potential risk to cause self-harm, creating a risk to us, themselves and the general public.
- decision sits with the police officer.
3
Q
OC defensive spray:
1. Protection of human life
2.
3.
A
1.
- less lethal option for controlling people , where violent resistance or confrontation occurs.
- largely ineffective against those under the influence.
4
Q
Baton:
1.
2. You may use it, when in a position of being overpowered, or to protect yourself or another person from risk of bodily harm.
3.
A
- Decision rests with the officer
2. - protection from animals.
5
Q
CEW - Stands for what? 1. Protect human life 2. 3. Protect an officer in danger of being overpowered, or to protect themselves or another person from the risk of actual bodily harm. 4.
A
Conducted Electrical Weapon. 1. 2. Protect yourself or others where violent confrontation or violent resistance is occurring or imminent. 3. 4. Protect from animals.