use of force Definitions 7/16/2024

Questions and Answers

Match the following law enforcement terms with their definitions:

OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = The determination that the necessity for using force is based on the totality of circumstances SERIOUS BODILY INJURY = An injury that involves a substantial risk of death or impairment of a body part SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = Techniques that have minimal implications of injury TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES = All facts and circumstances known to the deputy at the time of a use of force decision

Match the law enforcement techniques with their descriptions:

VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS = A technique that restricts the flow of blood to the brain SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = Designed to control high levels of resistance TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES = A term used to refer to the deputy's evaluation of the situation OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = A technique used for pain compliance

Match the law enforcement terms with their meanings:

OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = What a reasonable prudent deputy would do under similar circumstances TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES = The deputy's evaluation of the situation SERIOUS BODILY INJURY = A minor injury that requires medical attention SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = A technique used for high-risk situations

Match the law enforcement concepts with their applications:

VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS = Used to incapacitate individuals OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = Used to determine the necessity for using force TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES = Used to evaluate the suspect's form of resistance SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = Used for high-level threats Signup and view all the answers

Match the law enforcement terms with their characteristics:

SERIOUS BODILY INJURY = Involves a substantial risk of death or impairment SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = Has minimal implications of injury VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS = Used for low-level threats OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = Based on the deputy's personal opinion Signup and view all the answers

Match the law enforcement concepts with their purposes:

TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES = To determine the legality of a use of force decision OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE = To evaluate the response options available to the deputy VASCULAR NECK RESTRAINTS = To control low levels of resistance SOFT EMPTY HAND CONTROL = To incapacitate individuals Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Chokehold = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Blue Team = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Deadly Force = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Excessive Use of Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Less-Lethal Force = Any use of force other than that which is considered deadly force that involves physical effort, or the use of agency issued less-lethal equipment Deadly Force = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Chokehold = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Blue Team = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Excessive Use of Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Blue Team = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Less-Lethal Force = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Deadly Force = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Chokehold = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Less-Lethal Force = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Deadly Force = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Blue Team = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Deadly Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Blue Team = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Less-Lethal Force = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Excessive Use of Force = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Blue Team = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Chokehold = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Excessive Use of Force = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Less-Lethal Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Less-Lethal Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Excessive Use of Force = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Blue Team = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Deadly Force = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Signup and view all the answers

Match the following terms with their definitions:

Excessive Use of Force = The intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another person that prevents the intake of air. Deadly Force = Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy’s employing agency. Chokehold = A computer-based software program used for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents. Less-Lethal Force = Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Use of Force Definitions

Chokehold: Intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat, windpipe, or airway that prevents the intake of air.
Blue Team: Computer-based software program (IAPro) for documenting citizen complaints, use of force, K-9 utilization, and other Internal Affair related incidents, with an early intervention tool for flagging use of force incidents, K9 utilizations, and citizen complaints.

Deadly Force

Any use of force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury.
Examples of deadly force: • Firearms • Impact weapon strikes to the head, neck, throat, or clavicle • Use of a vehicle against other occupied vehicles or pedestrians • Vascular Neck Restraints, Chokeholds, or other weaponless control techniques with a potential for severe injury or death • Use of specialty munitions (SIMS) to the head, neck, throat, or clavicle

Excessive Use of Force and Less-Lethal Force

Excessive Use of Force: Use of force that exceeds the degree of force permitted by law, policy, or the observing deputy's employing agency.
Less-Lethal Force: Any use of force other than deadly force that involves physical effort, or the use of agency-issued less-lethal equipment to control, restrain, or overcome resistance.

Objectively Reasonable and Serious Bodily Injury

Objectively Reasonable: The determination that the necessity for using force and the level of force used is based on the deputy's evaluation of the situation in light of the totality of the circumstances known to the deputy at the time of the force used and upon what a reasonable prudent deputy would do under the same or similar situations.
Serious Bodily Injury: An injury to a person that involves a substantial risk of death, serious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part.

Soft Empty Hand Control and Totality of Circumstances

Soft Empty Hand Control: Techniques that have minimal implications of injury, designed to control primarily low levels of resistance (e.g., pain compliance techniques, transporters, take-downs, and/or other "hands on" maneuvers/techniques).
Totality of Circumstances: All facts and circumstances known to the deputy at the time or reasonably perceived by the deputy as the basis for a use of force decision, including the suspect's form of resistance, all reasonably perceived factors that may have an effect on the situation, and the response options available to the deputy.