Peace Officer and Agency Liability
What is reasonable force?
Force that matches the situation.
What type of intervention prevents Unreasonable force immediately?
What is immediate intervention
What can happen if an officer doesn't intervene?
Can lead to trouble for the officer and damage trust with the community.
What are two types of factors that can prevent peace officers from intervening in inappropiate behavior by a fellow officer?
What is personal factors and psychological factors.
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
A piano.
What is unreasonable force?
Using more force than necessary.
What intervention technique uses calm communication with officers?
what is verbal communication
Officers must step in if they see what?
Someone using too much or illegal force.
What is the term for an officer's belief that someone else will intervene instead of taking action themselves?
What is transfer of responsibility
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.
Name one consequence of unreasonable force.
Lawsuits, job loss, or criminal charges.
What intervention physically separates officers from heated confrontations?
What is Restraint intervention?
T/F Laws and fairness say officers should not act to protect people's rights.
False
What psychological factor involves an officer rationalizing inaction by believing others are not intervening and it might be a misunderstanding?
What is rationalization
What has a bottom at the top?
A leg
What is agency liability?
When a police department is responsible for an officer’s actions.
What are the three delayed intervention techniques?
What is discussion, admonishment, and and training?
What are 3 ways to intervene?
Warning, stopping, or reporting the incident.
Which factor includes an officer's fear of being judged or facing retaliation from colleagues if they intervene?
What is self-doubt, normalization, and fear of retaliation
If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?
The 4 you took.
What does Penal Code 149 say?
Officers cannot assault people without legal reason.
Why are intervention techniques important for officers?
What do officers need to report?
Any wrong actions they see to keep everyone safe and fair.
What are some examples of personal and psychological factors that can prevent an officer from intervening? Name 2
What is inexperience, peer pressure, personal problems and fear of consequences.
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
Four sisters and three brothers.