Police Use of Force

1. Police officer must use the minimal amount of force necessary to effect heir lawful law enforcement objectives.

• True

• False

Force may only be used to effect a custodial arrest.

• True

• False

A police officer must use the “least intrusive” or “best” option when using force

• True

• False

A suspect must cause harm to an officer before an officer can use force

• True

• False

A subject must be armed to justify a reasonable use of deadly force.

• True

• False

Violating agency use of force policy, but complying with the Fourth Amendment, can still result in criminal or civil liability.

• True

• False

A subject’s known mental defect precludes officers from using deadly force, or at minimum requires officers to try options other than deadly force.

• True

• False