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When Can officers use force?

To achieve and maintain control of resistive subjects,

to detain persons reasonably suspected of criminal behavior,

to make lawful arrests,

in defense of self or others,

to prevent escapes.

REACT

Request Cooperation

Explain Reason

Allow Choice

Check Decision

Take action

DONE

Danger

Overriding Concern

No progress

Escape

USE OF FORCE RESTRICTIONS

US Constitution

Wisconsin state statutes

Wisconsin admin code

Agency policy

Passive resistance

Non-Threatening and non-compliant behavior

Active Resistance

occurs when an officer encounters behavior that psychically counteracts his or her attempt to control

Continued Resistance

Maintaining a level of counteractive behavior that is not controlled by an officer's current efforts

Graham Vs. Connor

Use of force must be objectively reasonable

Deadly Force

The intentional use of a firearm or other instrument that creates a high probability of death or great bodily harm.

Deadly Force Justification

Behavior which has caused or immently threatens to cause death or great bodily harm to you or another person or persons

Great Bodily Harm

Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily injury

Follow-Through Considerations

A. Stabilize

B. Monitor/Debrief

C. Search

D. Escort

E. Transport

F. Turn-Over/Release

Stabilize

Presence Stabilization

Verbal Stabilization

Standing Stabilization

Wall Stabilization

Ground Stabilization

Special restraints

Monitor/Debrief

Calm self and partner

Calm subject

Provide initial medical assessment

Reassure the subject

Rebuild the subject's self esteem

Protective Alternatives

-Active countermeasures

~Vertical stuns

~Focused Strikes

*Reaction hand strike

*Reaction forearm strike

*Strong hand strike

*Strong forearm strike

*Reaction front kick

*Reaction knee strike

*Strong angle knee strike

*Strong angle kick

-Incapacitating technique

~Diffused strike from the front

~Diffused strike from the rear

-Intermediate weapons

~Baton

*Baton jab

*Baton jab-multiple strikes

*Angle strike

*Angle-cross strike

*Multiple/overload strikes

Key rules for use of force

-The purpose is control

-Escalation does not need to follow step-by-step through intervention options, You can always disengage and/or escalate

-Once control is achieved, you must reduce the level of force to that needed to maintain control

-You must always maintain a position of advantage

categories of force

-a trained technique

-a dynamic application of a trained technique

-not trained but justified under the circumstances

3 types of EDP's

Short Term

Long Term

Chemical Abuser

Officer/Subject Factors

-Numbers

-Age

-Size

-Strength

-Skill Level

Pre-Attack postures

-boxer stance

-shoulder shift

-hand set

-target glance

-thousand yard stare

Special Circumstances

Reasonable Perception of Threat

Special Knowledge of Subject

Sudden Assault

Subjects ability to escalate force rapidly

Your physical positioning

Injury or Exhaustion

Equipment or Training

Availability of Backup

Other Special Circumstances

Level/Stage/Degree of stabilization

-presence stabilization

-verbal stabilization

-standing stabilization

-wall stabilization

-ground stabilization

-special restraints

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