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Title: Force Continuum


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Force Continuum
  • PS II
  • Patrol Operations

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Force Continuum
  • The Force Continuum provides a series of
    responses which are available for officers when
    confronting a subject. The Force Continuum, as
    adopted by most police departments, consists of
    eight steps.

3
Level 1 Officer Presence
  • The mere presence of an officer may bring a
    situation under control.

4
Level 2 Verbal Commands
  • Communications and verbal commands, given in a
    professional and firm manner, may diffuse a
    situation or enable an arrest to be made without
    additional force.

5
Level 3 Soft Empty Hands
  • This level of empty hand control is used when the
    officer faces passive resistance. Techniques
    that are included in this category include
    pressure points and joint manipulation.

6
Level 4 OC Spray
  • OC Spray, as authorized by policy, is used when
    the subject has signaled his intention to
    actively resist the officers efforts to make an
    arrest.

7
Level 5 Hard Empty Hands
  • This is used when the officers face active or
    aggressive resistance.
  • These techniques have the potential for creating
    soft tissue damage, lacerations, or bone
    fractures.
  • Techniques include active countermeasures,
    stunning strikes or kicks and taking the suspect
    to the ground.

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Level 6 ASP Baton
  • This level of force employs the use of the ASP
    Baton to control offenders when deadly force is
    not justified, but empty hand control and OC is
    not sufficient in effecting an arrest.
  • The use of the ASP Baton has the potential for
    creating soft/connective tissue damage,
    lacerations and bone fractures.

9
Level 7 TAZARS
  • This level of force employs the use of a TAZAR to
    control an offender when deadly force is not
    justified, but ASP Baton and OC is not sufficient
    in effecting an arrest.

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Level 8 Deadly Force
  • This is defined as any method of control which
    may cause grave bodily harm or death. The use of
    Deadly Force is governed by State Law.
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