| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What are the components of acceptability for techniques in use of force? | Tactical, medical, and legal acceptability |
| The objective of control techniques is? | To stop resistive behavior |
| If compliance is achieved? | Force MUST stop |
| Liabilities for use of Force | Criminal, Civil (both State and Federal) and Departmental (written, suspension, demotion, and termination), loss of credibility with peers, and personal morale sacrifice |
| What is the primary priority in a physical encounter? | Officer safety |
| Principles to controlling resistive behavior | Pain compliance, mental stunning, balance displacement, distraction techniques, and motor dysfunction (Charlie horse) |
| Levels of Control | Officer Presence, Verbal Direction, Soft Empty Hands, Hard Empty Hands, Intermediate Weapons, and Deadly Force |
| Variables to the Force Continuum/Level of Force Options | Officer/subject size, gender, age, fitness level, skill level, # of officers/offenders, weapon availability for officers/offenders, officer reasonable belief of danger |
| Levels of Resistance/Non Compliance | Psychological Intimidation, Verbal Noncompliance, Passive Noncompliance, Active Noncompliance, Aggressive Noncompliance, and Aggravated Noncompliance |
| One Plus Theory | An officer can go one level higher than the force that is being used against them- as long as they are able to articulate it. |
| Use of Force Continuum | Officer presence, verbalization, physical control, less lethal force, and deadly force |
| 76-2-402 | Force in defense of a person |
| 76-2-403 | Use of force in an arrest |
| 76-2-404 | Use of deadly force by a police officer |
| 77-7-1 | Arrest |
| 77-7-6 | Manner in Making an Arrest |
| 77-7-7 | Force in Making an Arrest |
| 64-13-32 | Discipline of Offenders (use of force) |
| Elements necessary for the use of deadly force | Imminent Jeopardy and Preclusion |
| Imminent Jeopardy | IAMO (Intent, Ability, Means, and Opportunity) |
| Preclusion | the outcome- justification for the use of force |
| 2 types of force | Less Lethal and Deadly Force |
| Deadly Force | the force the user reasonable believes will create a risk of death |
| Less Lethal | the force the user reasonable believes will create a risk of death or serious bodily injury to another |
| Alternatives to Force | proper classification (crime, behavior, history), physical building design, time, multiple officer response, verbal skills, disciplinary action, rapid supervisory input, surveillence technology, training, physical and mental conditioning |
| Rules for Using Force | The least amount of force necessary to accomplish a legitimate correctional objective, once the objective is obtained, the force MUST stop. Force MUST NEVER be used to punish an inmate |
| Justification of Force | defend self/another person, prevent an inmate from harming self, escape, creating disturbance, maintain security, order, and control, effecting an arrest and protecting the community |
| Deliberate Indifference | know of and disregard an excesssive risk to inmate health or safety |
| Steps Following a Use of Force | Stabilize subject, stabilize scene, check officer/inmate injury, search inmate and immediate area, transport prisoner, and document the incident |
| Garner V Tennessee | a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, he or she may use deadly force only to prevent escape if the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others |
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