Know Your Force
This is the existence of a law enforcement officer on scene and involves no physical force.
What is officer presence?
This less-lethal device delivers electrical pulses.
What is a Taser?
An officer uses necessary force to protect themselves from serious injury. This is force used for ______.
What is self-protection?
Force greater than what is reasonable is called this.
What is excessive force?
This type of force uses voice commands such as "Stop" or "Do not move."
What is verbal?
This temporary spray can cause burning, tearing, coughing, disorientation, and temporary blindness.
What is pepper spray?
A suspect attempts to stab another person. An officer intervenes with necessary force. What justification applies?
What is protection of others?
An officer should generally use only this amount of force to control the situation.
What is the minimum amount of force necessary?
This involves physically gaining control without using weapons or equipment.
What is empty-hand force?
This impact tool may be used to strike, jab, block, or even break a window.
What is a baton?
A suspect pushes an officer and struggles to get out of handcuffs. Necessary force may be used for this purpose.
What is making a lawful arrest/preventing escape?
A suspect gives an officer a slight push while resisting arrest. The officer responds with excessive force. According to the notes, is that response justified?
What is no?
These minimal-force techniques use bare hands to guide, hold, or restrain an individual.
What are soft-hand techniques?
These specially trained animals may use a bite-and-hold technique to subdue an uncontrollable individual.
What are police dogs?
A person is compliant and non-resistive. According to the notes, what reason does the officer have to use force?
What is no reason to use force?
A suspect has already been handcuffed, but an officer continues applying a chokehold until the suspect loses consciousness. What issue does this raise in the notes?
What is excessive force?
Put these in order from least to greatest: lethal, verbal, officer presence, less lethal, empty hand.
What is officer presence → verbal → empty hand → less lethal → lethal?
This category of force is designed to temporarily incapacitate, confuse, delay, or restrain an individual.
What is less-lethal force?
Complete the rule: The decision to use force must be based on ______ and ______, not emotions.
What are necessity and reasonableness?
Courts evaluate reasonable force by asking whether a person with similar training, knowledge, and experience would have done this.
What is proceeded in the same manner under similar conditions?