MCOLES SUBJECT CONTROL
CONTINUUM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Deadly Force Response (Level and Examples) - Answer-Fifth level of officer
response. Examples: Shooting, blunt force trauma to the head, etc.
All officer response controls available at the lower end of the continuum are still
available to the officer as the subject's action escalates. - Answer-(An officer
attempting to arrest a subject who is actively resisting may use verbal direction and
compliance controls as a control measure, even though the officer may also be
justified in using chemical aerosol spray and/or hard empty hand techniques.)
Compliance Control Devices fall under Compliance Controls when: - Answer-Used
as a compliance control device rather than as an impact weapon.
Less-Lethal Subject Control Devices (Chemical aerosol sprays, electrical devices,
impact projectile systems, etc.) have different risks of injury associated with them
and may be considered different levels of force. The decision to deploy any less-
lethal device, when used to physically control a subject, should be based on: -
Answer-The subject's actions, the totality of the circumstances, and be consistent
with the objectively reasonable standard that governs the application of force by law
enforcement officers.
Totality of Circumstances: - Answer-The question is whether the officer's actions are
"objectively reasonable" in light of all the facts and circumstances confronting the law
officer at the time the force is used.
Circumstantial Considerations:
(List is not all inclusive) - Answer-Type of crime committed or attempted; relative
size/stature of subject(s); exigent conditions: number of officers on scene, number of
subjects involved, and availability of back-up; reaction time; relative strength;
subject(s) access to weapons; subject(s) under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
exceptional abilities/skills of subject(s) (example: martial arts); injury to, or
exhaustion of, the officer; weather or terrain conditions; immediacy of danger;
distance from the subject; special knowledge (example: subject's prior history of
violence); etc.
Last Resort: - Answer-Situations may occur where immediate and drastic measures
must be undertaken by an officer to protect human life. Force used in these life
threatening situations may involve the use of tactics, techniques or weapons not
specifically authorized by policy (examples: neck restraint, striking with flash light,
etc.)
Subject Action: De-Escalation to Escalation - Answer-1. Inactive Resistance
2. Passive Resistance
3. Active Resistance
CONTINUUM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Deadly Force Response (Level and Examples) - Answer-Fifth level of officer
response. Examples: Shooting, blunt force trauma to the head, etc.
All officer response controls available at the lower end of the continuum are still
available to the officer as the subject's action escalates. - Answer-(An officer
attempting to arrest a subject who is actively resisting may use verbal direction and
compliance controls as a control measure, even though the officer may also be
justified in using chemical aerosol spray and/or hard empty hand techniques.)
Compliance Control Devices fall under Compliance Controls when: - Answer-Used
as a compliance control device rather than as an impact weapon.
Less-Lethal Subject Control Devices (Chemical aerosol sprays, electrical devices,
impact projectile systems, etc.) have different risks of injury associated with them
and may be considered different levels of force. The decision to deploy any less-
lethal device, when used to physically control a subject, should be based on: -
Answer-The subject's actions, the totality of the circumstances, and be consistent
with the objectively reasonable standard that governs the application of force by law
enforcement officers.
Totality of Circumstances: - Answer-The question is whether the officer's actions are
"objectively reasonable" in light of all the facts and circumstances confronting the law
officer at the time the force is used.
Circumstantial Considerations:
(List is not all inclusive) - Answer-Type of crime committed or attempted; relative
size/stature of subject(s); exigent conditions: number of officers on scene, number of
subjects involved, and availability of back-up; reaction time; relative strength;
subject(s) access to weapons; subject(s) under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
exceptional abilities/skills of subject(s) (example: martial arts); injury to, or
exhaustion of, the officer; weather or terrain conditions; immediacy of danger;
distance from the subject; special knowledge (example: subject's prior history of
violence); etc.
Last Resort: - Answer-Situations may occur where immediate and drastic measures
must be undertaken by an officer to protect human life. Force used in these life
threatening situations may involve the use of tactics, techniques or weapons not
specifically authorized by policy (examples: neck restraint, striking with flash light,
etc.)
Subject Action: De-Escalation to Escalation - Answer-1. Inactive Resistance
2. Passive Resistance
3. Active Resistance
