Police Use Of Force Essay
The use of force by law enforcement becomes necessary and is permitted under specific circumstances, such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group. (Peak, (2015). I feel, law enforcement should acquire enough use of force which is necessary to gain control of a situation. The levels or continuum of force police use include basic verbal and physical restraint, less-lethal force and lethal force. (Peak, (2015). Throughout our history, police agencies have faced allegations of brutality and corruption. (Peak, (2015). There are three means by which the police can be brutal: verbal abuse, physical abuse and police brutality. Police brutality has become a great concern. Police brutality encompasses a wide range of practices, from the use of
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(Peak, (2015).
Petrowski, Thomas states: “Using force to defend against serious assaults is a priority because of the gravity of the encounter; using force to make arrests-where there is no immediate threat to the arresting officer or others- is a significant training concern because this use of force is far more common than using force in defense of life.” Futhermore, Petrowski states: “the dilemma facing use-of-force trainers is how to prepare officers to use reasonable force in both situations-using adequate force without hesitation in defense of life but never using excessive force to make an arrest of a nonthreatening subject and the answer is to train officers to use necessary force in a timely manner when they are about to be assaulted and discourage unnecessary force when seizing an uncooperative, but non-threatening subject.”
In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the court held that a police officer, when pursuing a fleeing suspect, may use deadly force only to prevent escape if 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. (Peak, (2015). John Blume wrote an article titled
(Peak, (2015).
Petrowski, Thomas states: “Using force to defend against serious assaults is a priority because of the gravity of the encounter; using force to make arrests-where there is no immediate threat to the arresting officer or others- is a significant training concern because this use of force is far more common than using force in defense of life.” Futhermore, Petrowski states: “the dilemma facing use-of-force trainers is how to prepare officers to use reasonable force in both situations-using adequate force without hesitation in defense of life but never using excessive force to make an arrest of a nonthreatening subject and the answer is to train officers to use necessary force in a timely manner when they are about to be assaulted and discourage unnecessary force when seizing an uncooperative, but non-threatening subject.”
In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the court held that a police officer, when pursuing a fleeing suspect, may use deadly force only to prevent escape if 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. (Peak, (2015). John Blume wrote an article titled