The law behind Police and the Use of Force Policy | The "USE OF FORCE CONTINUUM" explained.

The Law behind Police and the Use of Force Policy

The "USE OF FORCE CONTINUUM" explained.

Cases:

Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985)

Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)

Factors: See below.

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FACTORS

OFFICER CONSIDERATIONS

○ Size

○ Strength / overall fitness

○ Skills

○ Experience

○ Age

○ Fears

○ Gender

○ Sight, vision

○ Cultural background

○ Stress symptoms

○ Number of officers

○ Availability of back up

○ Reasonable perception of subject’s ability and willingness to resist

○ Reasonable perception of imminent threat to public, self, or subject

○ Proximity to firearm

○ Position, distance, reaction time

○ Disengagement

○ Exhaustion, injury or disability

SUBJECT CONSIDERATIONS

○ Size

○ Strength

○ Skills (when demonstrated)

○ Age

○ Gender

○ Weapon(s)

○ Multiple Assailants

○ One subject facing one officer

○ One subject facing two or more officers

○ Multiple subjects facing one officer

○ Multiple subjects facing multiple officers

○ History of violence

○ Drug-induced

○ Goal-oriented

○ Mental state

○ Language barrier

○ Previous history, reputation

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

○ Friendly or hostile territory

○ Availability of physical cover

○ Proximity of back-up officers

○ Disengagement

○ Terrain (footing, effectiveness of force options)

○ Weather (footing, rain, snow, wind, visibility, effectiveness of force options)

○ Lighting (visibility, daylight, darkness, effectiveness of force options)

○ Physical position (rooftop, roadside, stairwell, cell area)

○ Cover, concealment

○ Other hazards

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