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.
Open Handed
Verbal
Command voice
Officers presence
One
Two
Three
Four
A taser
Pepper spray (OC)
A firearm
A canine
Only one individual is liable
Liability is shared
Individuals are immune from liability
Only those who admit liability are liable
Arizona v Miranda
Terry v Ohio
Brown v Mississippi
Tennessee v Garner
Probability
Gender
Ability
Ethnicity
Scared
Deadly force is a threat
An arrest is made
A suspect runs
Ribs
Knees
Head
Stomach
Pepper spray
A taser
A knife
Bean bag
An ASP
A slapjack
A pr24
A nightstick
Ears
Face
Mouth
Eyes
Verbal commands
Contact controls (open handed)
Impact weapons
Defensive tactics
Nerve
Pressure
Pain
Blood
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
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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