UOF Policy AND Procedure Flashcards
UOF:
Police Officers derive their authority from?
The Community
UOF:
Officers must place _____________ reliance on using force?
Minimal
UOF:
A threat of force that has the potential to cause injury or substantial pain and is greater than low-level force?
Intermediate Force
UOF:
A level of force that is neither likely, nor intended to cause injury?
Low Level force
UOF:
The level of force required to compel compliance, which is not intended and is not known to create substantial risk of causing death or SBH?
Non-deadly force
UOF:
An OBJECTIVE standard of force viewed from the perspective of a reasonable Officer and based on the totality of the circumstances presented at the moment the force is used, is?
Reasonable Force
UOF:
Any use of force which is required to overcome subject resistance to gain compliance that results in injury or complaint of injury, a complaint of continuing pain, or
any use of force greater than low-level force and any application of the LVNR?
Reportable force
UOF:
Any force requiring medical treatment at a medical facility?
Significant Force
UOF:
T/F, MOST significant force is reportable force?
False, ALL
UOF:
Is UOF investigated objectively or subjectively?
OBJECTIVELY!
UOF:
Graham V Conner factors?
1) Severity of the Crime
2) Immediate threat to officers or the public
3) Actively resisting by fight or flight?
UOF:
Additional LVMPD factors considered in UOF?
1) Time
2) Resources available
3) Suspect armed
4) Drugs/Alcohol/Mental condition
5) Environmental factors
UOF:
T/F In some situations the BEST course of action is to transport the subject to a medical facility, as opposed to waiting for a medical transport?
TRUE
UOF:
Mandatory medical attention
- LVNR
- ECD strike head, neck or groin
- OC sprayed to face
- Baton strike head, neck or groin
- K9 bites
- Firearms
- Vehicles
UOF:
T/F The officer SHALL dictate the amount of force used in MOST situations?
False, the resistance offered by the subject dictates the force used by the Officer.
UOF:
When may Reasonable force be used?
- To protect themselves or others
2. To affect lawful detention, arrest, or search
UOF:
Officers will ______ report observation of excessive force to _________?
Promptly
Supervisors
UOF:
Levels of resistance?
Compliant Passive Active Agrressive Aggrivated aggressive
UOF:
Parameters of deadly force?
1) Protect themselves or others from imminent death or serious bodily harm?
2) Prevent the escape of a fleeing felon (committed violent felony and is an imminent threat to human life if they escape).
UOF:
The prospect of a favorable outcome is often enhanced when supervisors become ____1____ in the management of an overall response to potentially violent encounters by coordinating resources and officers’ tactical actions. Supervisors ____2_____ possess a good knowledge of tactics and ensure that officers under their supervision perform to a standard. As a good practice, supervisors ____3_____ acknowledge and respond to incidents in a timely manner where law enforcement use of force is probable.
- Involved
- Should
- Will
UOF:
Any unintentional discharge of a firearm is known as?
Other firearm discharge
Post Force:
Any commissioned officer present and observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is “objectively reasonable” under the circumstances ______, when in a position to do so, safely ________ to prevent the use of excessive force?
WILL
Intercede
Post Force:
All UOF reports in Blue Team will be completely documented and reviewed through the officer’s chain of command within ______?
30 Calendar Days
UOF:
When practical, officers will _____ and _____ identify themselves as a peace officer before using force?
Clearly
Audibly
