CED/Less Lethal/Gas
What level of force is used when deploying a Taser / Less Lethal?
Enhanced Mechanical
Passive Resistor
A person who is non-compliant in that they fail to comply in a non-movement way with verbal or other direction from an officer
What are the 5 force options called?
Constructive Authority (on its own, this does not constitute a use of force)
Physical Force
Mechanical Force
Enhanced Mechanical Force
Deadly Force
After we utilize force, the suspect is under control, and the scene is safe, what are we required to do next?
Render aid
What level of force is the deployment of a canine?
Mechanical Force
What level of resister can a Taser / Less Lethal option be used?
active assailant
Threatening assailant
A person who is attempting to cause death or serious bodily injury to themselves
A fleeing suspect, if clear and convincing evidence exists to believe the suspect has committed a crime in which the suspect caused or attempted to cause death or serious bodily injury
Active Resistor
A person who is uncooperative, fails to comply with directions from an officer, and instead actively attempts to avoid physical control.
This type of resistance includes, but is not limited to, evasive movement of the arm, flailing arms, tensing arms beneath the body to avoid handcuffing, and flight
Do we need to take a UOF for displaying a firearm?
No.
Except:
A member engaged in the operation of a tactical team shall be required to report the pointing of a firearm only when the pointing involves a sustained active engagement with a person, in order to gain that person’s compliance
4th Amendment
Unreasonable searches and seizures
Does shooting a dog constitute a UOF report?
Yes. Only those incidents where a member uses force to mitigate the threat or attack of a charging animal are considered a reportable use of force.
When can you use OC Spray?
May be used against specific individuals who are active resistors, threatening assailants, or active assailants
Threatening Assailant
A person who is threatening the use of force against an officer or another person, with or without a weapon, in an aggressive manner that may cause bodily injury.
Examples may include a person armed with a weapon who fails to disarm, and an unarmed person who advances on an officer or any other person in a threatening manner thereby reducing the officer’s time to react, putting the officer in reasonable fear of a physical attack.
Can you shoot at a moving vehicle?
Only if:
You don't intentionally place yourself in the way of the car.
5th Amendment
No one shall deprive life and liberty or property without due process
When does physical contact turn into a reportable UOF?
Anything that is not considered Routine or procedural contact
(guiding subject into vehicle, holding subject’s arm while transporting, routinely handcuffing a suspect, maneuvering or securing subject for a frisk)
Kicking or pushing someone to the ground who was impeding our movement??????
Level of force when utilizing Gas
Mechanical Force
Active Assailant
A person who is using or imminently threatening the use of force, with or without a weapon, in an aggressive manner that poses a substantial risk of causing bodily injury to an officer or another person. A threatening assailant becomes an active assailant when the threat becomes imminent.
Can you use deadly force against a fleeing suspect?
Yes. A member may only use deadly force to apprehend a fleeing suspect in the rare case when the suspect’s escape would create an imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury to the member or the public if the suspect is not immediately apprehended
Timeframe to complete UOF
24 hrs
If the member who used force is unable to complete the report within these parameters, a supervisor should complete the report within a 48-hour period.
Does a spark display constitute a UOF?
Yes.
Show of Force
Who needs to be notified after a UOF?
Immediate supervisor
OPS
Members shall not discharge a weapon to signal for help or as a warning shot