March 1st - Class 7 : Use of Force Model
Brian made it very clear that this idea of the use of force was very important because it helps us as police officers understand what we are allowed to do and why it allows us to act.
We learned that there are always situational factors that must be thought about before entering an unknown situation. This helps us be aware and prepared for what possible problems could be encountered. You must think ahead about things like,
- weapons
- number of family members
- drugs or alcohol
- history
- gender
- animals
- number of police with you
- weather
- environment
We talked about each section in depth and under the resistant sections, we discussed that there will be factors that can alter how you perceive resistance such as,
- size/gender
- ability level ( marital arts, hand to hand, etc)
- time and distance
- previous experience
It was a very informational class. It helped me start to understand when I would be allowed to use different tactics and weapons to control the situation. Brian shared some great stories to help understand this as well as videos of inappropriate use of force, but also situations that once you know the whole of it, the force they used was appropriate. It was a very cool class.
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