Goal of Force Option correct answers To prepare you to make the right decision for the right
reason and to justify those reasons legally
Threats manifest through a combination of these characteristics that shape the encounter correct
answers The Citizen
The Officer
The Environment
Improvised Weapon correct answers A fashioned object that leads a police officer to reasonably
believe it is capable of producing death or serious bodily injury
Simulating Possession of a weapon correct answers Example: Pointing ones finger through your
shirt
Qualified Immunity correct answers Protects an officer from liability, in certain circumstances,
when the officer violates a person's constitutional rights, as long as the officer was acting
"reasonably".
Conditions for Exigent or Emergency Circumstances correct answers - Pursuit of a fleeing felon
- Imminent destruction of evidence
- Preventing a suspect's escape
- A risk of danger to police or others
Primary goal of the police use of force correct answers Control
Decision making process correct answers - Legally based
- Logical
- Simple
, - Quick
Reasonable or Necessary Force correct answers - Minimum Amount
- Of lawful aggression force
- Necessary to achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective
Professional Presence correct answers The lowest form of police use of force
Law Enforcement Role in Arrest correct answers The police use of force is Defensive/reactive in
nature
Excessive Force correct answers Result of using more force than is reasonable, necessary,
immediate, and proportional
When is the threat of force is justified? (P.C. 9.04) correct answers When the use of force is
justified.
Protection of Life or Health (P.C. 9.34) correct answers A person is justified in using force, but
not deadly force, against another when and to the degree they reasonably believe the force is
immediately necessary to presents a person from committing suicide or inflicting serious bodily
injury to themselves.
When can you use deadly force to protect property? (P.C. 9.42) correct answers If you reasonably
believe the deadly force is immediately necessary to prevent the subject's imminent commission
of:
- Arson
- Burglary
- Robbery
- Aggravated Robbery
- Theft during the nighttime