TCOLE [Use of Force] Study Questions With Verified correct Answers

TCOLE [Use of Force] Study Questions With Verified correct Answers Force (Black's Law Dictionary) - ANSWER - Power, violence, or pressure directed against a person or thing. To compel by physical means or by legal requirement. Reasonable Force (Black's Law Dictionary) - ANSWER - That degree of force which is not excessive and is appropriate in protecting oneself or one's property. When such force is used, a person is justified and is not criminally liable, nor is he liable in tort. Deadly Force - ANSWER - Force that is intended or know by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury. Justification as a Defense - ANSWER - It is a defense to prosecution that conduct in question is justified in this chapter. Confinement as Justifiable Force - PC 9.03 - ANSWER - Confinement is justified when force is justified by this chapter if the actor takes reasonable measures to terminate the confinement as soon as he knows he safely can unless the person confined has been arrested for an offense. Threats as Justifiable Force - PC 9.04 - ANSWER - The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified. The threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force is necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force. Threats as Justifiable Force - PC 9.04 - ANSWER - 1. The threat of deadly force is not the use of deadly force.