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WorksheetsForce Options Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
_____ is defined as being under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to an order of a court of this state or another state of the United States
Custody
Restrained
Imprisoned
Jailed
Detained
9.51 of the Texas Penal Code states that there is no duty for a peace officer to _____.
Retreat
Use any manner of force
Use only non-deadly force
Prevent offenses
A citizen may not use deadly force when it is immediately necessary to prevent the imminent commission of _____.
Forgery
Arson
Burglary
Robbery
All of these
A parent _____ against their child, who is younger than 18 years.
May use force
May not use force
May use force, but not deadly force
Must use any force
A peace officer may use force if he/she reasonably believes the arrest or search is _____.
Reasonable
Lawful
Forcible
Defensible
A peace officer, or a person acting in a peace officer’s presence and at his direction, is justified in using force against another when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to...
Make or assist in making an arrest
Make or assist in making a search
Prevent escape after arrest.
Assist in preventing escape after arrest
All of these
A police officer that is present when excessive force is being used by other officers has the duty to...
Intervene to stop the force
Immediately report it to a supervisor
Get statement from witnesses
Ask for a transfer
According to PC 9.02, A peace officer who uses force may...
Not use the unlawful act of the accused as a defense
Use “justified” force as a defense to prosecution
Not be pursued under civil or criminal law
None of these are correct
An educator may use force, but not deadly force, against a person,...
If the person is on school grounds
If the person is entrusted with the care, supervision, or administration of the person for a special purpose.
If and when to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is necessary to further the special purpose or to maintain discipline in a group
B and C Only
An officer or employee of a correctional facility is justified in using force against a person in custody when and to the degree the officer or employee reasonably believes the force is necessary to maintain the _____ the correctional facility
Security of
Discipline of
Order of
None of these are correct
Apprehension by the use of deadly force is considered _____, which is subject to the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness requirement.
An excessive force case
A seizure
A search
A justifiable homicide
A murder
At what time of day were more officers killed in the line of duty?
4:01pm-midnight
12:01am-8:am
8:01 am – 4:00 pm
10:01 am – noon
Department General Orders should be disregarded if they conflict with...
State law
Federal law
General orders take precedent over all law
They are all equal
A or B
Federal Civil Rights complaints are investigated by _____.
Internal affairs
Texas Rangers
Attorney General’s Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
American Civil Liberties Union
Force, but not deadly force, may be used against an incompetent, if the actor is the incompetent’s guardian or someone similarly responsible for the general care and supervision of the incompetent, and when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is necessary to safeguard and promote the incompetent’s welfare; or if the incompetent is in an institution for his care and custody, to __________ _________in the institution
feed them
maintain discipline
control riots
remain calm
In physical arrest, the law enforcement role is essentially _____.
Assertive
Aggressive
Non-assertive
Defensive
In which of the following is the use of force justified?
To resist a lawful arrest or search
The exact force used or attempted was consented to
If the actor provoked the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful force
None of these justify the use of force
In which of the following is the use of force not justified?
In response to verbal provocation
When the threat of force is justified.
When confinement is justified
When the person believes the force is immediately necessary to protect him against the other’s use or attempted use of unlawful force
Ineffective control results when the level of force is _____ the subject’s level of resistance
greater than
The same as
Justified against
Less than
It is an affirmative defense, according to the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to a civil action for damages for personal injury or death that the defendant, at the time the cause of action arose, was justified in using deadly force under PC 9.32, against a person who at the time of the use of force was committing an offense of...
Unlawfully carrying a weapon
Possessing a prohibited weapon
Unlawful entry in the habitation of the defendant
Felony criminal mischief at night
Milstead V. Kibler allows officers immunity from:
Liability of criminal conduct
Liability from civil damages
Liability from violation of wrongs
Liability of injuries
Regarding the necessity of force, the conduct is NOT justified if..
The actor reasonably believes the conduct is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm
The desirability and urgency of avoiding the harm clearly outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the law prescribing the conduct
A legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed for the conduct does not otherwise plainly appear
The suspect is a convicted felon
The communication process involves what factors?
Words, touch, message and body movement.
Coding, decoding, and transaction
Voice, tone, content and message
Message, language and writing
The concept of control is...
Control of the violator
Self-control and use of empty hand controls
A “two way street” for the officer to control the violator
A and B
The deciding factor (s) in determining the use of force when effecting an arrest is/are:
Suspect is submitting peacefully or is he resisting?
Is the suspect armed?
What is the nature of the crime?
Number of suspects involved?
All of the answers are factors
The good faith defense for an officer is greatly enhanced when he/she follows the written directives of the department.
True
False
The minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to achieve a legitimate law enforcement purpose is the definition of...
Reasonable or Necessary force
Legal Force
Unreasonable force
Responsible force
The number one thing that gets officers in to trouble is their _____
Partner
Supervisor
Emotions
Appearance
The threat of Deadly Force is __________?
Deadly force
Extreme force
The use of force
Excessive force
The threat of force is...
Not justified when faced with force
The use of force
Justified only when faced with the threat of deadly force.
The only reasonable force
None of these is the threat of force
The use of deadly force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, as decided by the United States Supreme Court in the case of...
Osabutey v. Welch
Anderson v. Creighton
Tennessee v. Garner
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
The use of force to prevent the escape of an arrested person from custody is justifiable when...
The person is a convicted felon
The person is under arrest for either a misdemeanor or a felony
The force could have been employed to effect the arrest under which the person is in custody
Every time
There are many factors on whether the officer’s actions created a situation of danger where a fatal error was likely, which of the following would fall into that category?
The nature of the offense in which control was lost
Actions of third parties who were present
An emergency situation which existed
The physical size, strength, and weaponry of the arrestee
All of the answers are correct
There is no _____ for criminal violations
Legal recourse
Statute of limitation
Good faith defense
Civil repercussions
Garrity ruling
To judge whether a peace officer did or did not exceed his or her authority to use force in apprehending an offender, the courts will apply the Penal Code standard of __________ force in looking at the officer’s action
Probable
Excessive
Reasonable
Noticeable
What are the three key elements in the use of deadly force?
intended, culpable mental state, manner of its use
known, capable of causing, manner of how its not used
intentional, knowing, reckless
intended or known, capable of causing, manner of its use
When/If you are involved in an Internal Investigation, and there is a potential for a criminal investigation, what warning should be given prior to giving a statement for the Internal Investigation?
Garrity warning
Departmental procedures
Terry warning
Garner warning
None of these
Which Supreme Court decision provided for the use of the officers’ actions are objectively reasonable in light of the facts and circumstances confronting them at the time, without regard to their underlying intent or motivation?
Brower v. Inyo County
Milstead v. Kibler
Tennesse v. Garner
Graham v. Conner
Which are the two types of communication?
Inflection & tone
Speech & writing
Language & writing
Verbal & written
Nonverbal & verbal
Which is not a “tool” for the officer to maintain a psychological and physical edge?
Caliber size of their pistol
demonstrated alertness
triangle interview
personal appearance
Which of the following accurately depicts the Use of Force Continuum?
Deadly force, weapons, weaponless, verbal, command presence
Command presence, verbal, weaponless, weapons, deadly force
Command presence, verbal, weaponless, weapons, deadly weapons
Verbal, soft hands, hard hands, weapons, deadly force
Deadly weapons, non-deadly weapons, chemical means, hands-on means, non-verbal
Which of the following is a factor that the courts use to determine if unreasonable force was used in a confrontation?
vicarious liability
negligent act
adequately trained
availability of alternatives
Which of the following is not one of the options on the use of force continuum?
Weapons
Verbal
Documentation
Deadly force
Command presence
Which of the following percentages is correct?
10% of the time a message is received due to content; 30% of the time a message is received due to voice; 70% of the time a message is received due to body language
7% of the time a message is received due to content; 33% of the time a message is received due to voice; 60% of the time a message is received due to body language
15% of the time a message is received due to content; 45% of the time a message is received due to voice; 75% of the time a message is received due to body language
None of these are correct
Which of these are the three key elements in the use of deadly force?
Intended, emotions, mental state
Intended, capable, manner
Disregard, causing, known to cause
Weapon, intended, causing
None of these are correct
_____ % of an officer’s day-to-day activities involves verbal skills
60
77
90
97
_____ be used to protect one’s own property and that of a third person.
Force, but not deadly force, may
Deadly force may not
Force and deadly force may
Force may
_____ means (assigned by PC 38.01) unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose or limited period of time or leave that is part of an intermittent sentence, but does not include a violation of conditions of community supervision or parole other than conditions that impose a period of confinement in a secure correctional facility
Escape
Flee
Evade
Elude
Break out
_____ means force which is not excessive and is appropriate in protecting oneself or one’s property. When such force is used, a person is justified and is not criminally liable, nor is he liable in tort.
Force
Deadly force
Reasonable force
Unreasonable force
Use of force
_______________ is defined as force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury
Deathly force
Reasonable force
Deadly force
Force
