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OPD Deadly Force Policy (code)


Ans: 1.4.2




OPD Deadly Force Policy


Ans: Deadly force may be employed when necessary to protect the

officer or others from what he/she reasonably believes is a threat of death

or serious physical harm.




OPD Deadly Force Policy


Ans: When considering whether to use deadly force to apprehend a

person for the commission of a crime an officer must have probable

cause to believe that the suspect if not apprehended poses a threat of

serious physical harm to the officer or a threat of serious physical harm to

others.

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Tennessee V. Garner Prong 1


Ans: Officers are authorized to use deadly force against any person as

necessary in self-defense or the defense of another, when they have

reason to believe they or another are in immediate danger of death or

serious physical harm.




Tennessee V. Garner


Ans: Under the fourth amendment of the U.S. constitution a police officer

may use deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect only if

the officer has a good-faith belief that the suspect poses a significant

threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.




Tennessee V. Garner Prong 2