What do you know about the force continuum for police? Police officers use the force continuum, a scale of force alternatives, to mediate each situation's response level. It gives law enforcement officers and civilians rules about how much force may be used against a resisting subject. If you would like to task yourself and learn something, try this quiz on the police force continuum.
Scared
Deadly force is a threat
An arrest is made
A suspect runs
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Ribs
Knees
Head
Stomach
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Pepper spray
A taser
A knife
Bean bag
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Ears
Face
Mouth
Eyes
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Nerve
Pressure
Pain
Blood
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One
Two
Three
Four
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Open Handed
Verbal
Command voice
Officers presence
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Arizona v Miranda
Terry v Ohio
Brown v Mississippi
Tennessee v Garner
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Only one individual is liable
Liability is shared
Individuals are immune from liability
Only those who admit liability are liable
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Verbal commands
Contact controls (open handed)
Impact weapons
Defensive tactics
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Distance it takes for a car to come to a complete stop after breaking
Time it takes to determine there is a problem
Amount of time it takes an officer to pull a gun
The safe distance between an officer and the offender
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An ASP
A slapjack
A pr24
A nightstick
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Probability
Gender
Ability
Ethnicity
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You can not see well
You are acting reasonably
Actions judged by the reasonable officer standard
You are judged by all facts even those unknown at the time
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