DEFINITIONS
Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury, including but not limited to the discharge of a firearm
What is deadly force.
Officers are expected to carry out their duties, including the use of force, in what kind of manner?
What is fair and unbiased.
The right of officers to use force is grounded in this amendment.
What is the 4th amendment.
True or False: De-escalation can only be done verbally.
What is false.
Under Graham v. Connor this standard is used when determining if force used was reasonable.
What is the reasonable officer standard or objective reasonableness standard.
The application of chemical agents, weapons, or physical techniques or tactics beyond simple control holds, used on a person to compel compliance.
What is force
An officer never loses their right to this when trying to make an arrest on a resistive subject
What is self-defense.
What an officer observing another law enforcement officer/employee using force that is clearly beyond that which is necessary, shall do when in a position to do so.
What is intercede.
Officers with this type of training should be used to help with de-escalation when reasonably available.
What is Crisis Intervention Training (Team)/ C.I.T.
This standard is based on how an officer with similar training and experience would have acted in a similar manner under the same or similar circumstances.
What is the reasonable officer standard.
All facts known to the officer at the time, including the conduct of the officer and the subject leading up to the use of force
What are the totality of the circumstances.
An officer may use objectively reasonable force specifically for these three reasons.
What are to effect an arrest, prevent escape or overcome resistance.
Officers shall use only this amount of force given the facts and totality of the circumstances known to or perceived by the officer at the time.
What is reasonably necessary
Officers should employ tactics other than physical force unless they would unreasonably increase this.
What is officer jeopardy (safety)
The severity of this must be considered when deciding what level of force is reasonable
What is the crime.
A serious impairment of physical condition, including but not limited to the following: loss of consciousness; concussion; bone fracture; protracted loss or impairment of function of any bodily member or organ; a wound requiring extensive suturing; and serious disfigurement.
What is serious bodily injury
An officer does not need to do this based on the resistance or threat of resistance on the part of a subject being arrested.
What is retreat or desist from making the arrest.
Officers are discouraged from using force to prevent a suspect from doing this with evidence.
What is swallow it.
The summoning of additional resources should be considered IF they can respond in this manner.
What is a reasonably timely manner.
The threat a subject presents to an officer or the public must be this in order for officers to use it as a basis for force.
What is immediate.
Reasonably capable of being done or carried out under the circumstances to successfully achieve the arrest or lawful objective without increasing risk to the officer or another person
What is feasible
If the officer does not initially perceive a threat but reasonably believes that the potential for such threat exists firearms should generally be kept in this position.
What is the clear ready
Officers shall do this if an application of force causes visible injury, is an application of conducted energy device or control device, or if the subject is struck or kicked.
What is notify a supervisor
Officers should formulate a plan before entering an unstable situation unless the situation requires this.
What is immediate intervention.
The two types of resistance a subject can present that must be considered when deciding what level of force to use
What are active resistance or flight.