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LD20 use of force

  1. Objectively reasonable force is used to…
    Effect an arrest, prevent escape or overcome resistance
  2. The goal of use of force is to…
    Gain control
  3. The reasonableness of a particular use of force must be judged from the…
    Perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene not 20/20 vision of hindsight
  4. Factors that determine whether the officer’s use of force is objectively reasonable….
    • - whether the suspect posed an immediate threat to the safety of officers or others
    • - the severity of the crime
    • - whether the suspect was actively resisting
    • - whether the suspect was attempting to evade arrest by flight
    • - split-second judgements during circumstances that are tense, uncertain, rapidly evolving
  5. The reasonable officer standard:
    • - would another officer
    • - facing like or similar circumstance
    • - act in the same way or use similar judgement
  6. “If a person has knowledge of by the exercise of reasonable care should have knowledge that he is being arrested by a peace officer it is the duty of such person to refrain from using force or any weapon to resist such arrest.
    Penal code section 834A
  7. The process of using strategies and techniques intended to decrease the intensity of the situation
    De-escalation
  8. Critical decision making model
    • - Collecting information
    • - assessing the situation, threats and risks
    • - law and policy
    • - plan
    • - act, review and reassess
  9. Strategic communication - LEAPS
    • Listen
    • Empathize
    • Ask
    • Paraphrase
    • Summarize
  10. Uncooperative and difficult persons - 5 steps
    • Ask - ethical appeal
    • Set context - reasonable appeal
    • Present options - personal appeal
    • Confirmation stage - practical appeal
    • ACT
  11. Does not respond to verbal commands but also offers no physical form of resistance
    Passive non-compliant
  12. Passive non-compliant force options
    • Officers strength to take physical control including lift/carrying
    • Pain compliance control holds takedowns and techniques to direct movement or immobilize a subject
  13. Physically evasive movements
    Actively resistant
  14. Actively resistant force options
    • Control holds and techniques to control subject and situation
    • Use of personal body weapons to gain advantage
  15. Aggressive or combative; attempting to assault the officer or another person
    Assaultive
  16. Assaultive use of force options
    • Use of devices or techniques to secure compliance
    • Use of personal body weapons
  17. Any action likely to result in serious bodily injury or death of the officer or other by the suspect is …
    Life threatening
  18. Life threatening use of force options
    Utilizing firearms or any other available weapon
  19. Force which has a significant risk of injury
    Intermediate force
  20. Officers should select the force option most objectively reasonable given the _______
    “Totality of the circumstance”.
  21. Case law that established a peace’s officers use of force under the 4th amendment would be judge using the objective reasonableness standard
    Graham v Connor
  22. ____ alone does not justify the use of deadly force.
    Fear
  23. Homicidebis justifiable when committed by peace officers and those acting by their command in their aid and assistance, either:
    • A. In obedience to any judgement of a competent court
    • B. When the homicide results from a peace officer use of force in compliance with section 835a
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LD20 use of force
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