Ethics Instructor Certification Course Bob Melan

Objective Assimilate Use of Force training with the ethical aspect of all that use of force entails Assimilate Use of Force training with the ethical aspect of all that use of force entails

Use of Force

How to Crash and Burn When filling out your use of force report by telling a story that is just that a story. Stay with the facts, just the facts. When filling out your use of force report by telling a story that is just that a story. Stay with the facts, just the facts.

Decertification Most officers loss their job by falsifying documents. The truth and nothing but the truth are not just words. Most officers loss their job by falsifying documents. The truth and nothing but the truth are not just words.

Death never becomes us so live to fight another day. Always watch their hands! Death never becomes us so live to fight another day. Always watch their hands!

Officer Suspect Active Counter Measures Impact Weapons Non-Aggressive Control Holds Non-Aggressive Control Holds Lethal Force Lethal Force Officer Presence Officer Presence Less-Lethal Equipment Verbal Commands OC

Lack of equipment or tools Lack of equipment or tools Lack of skill/ability and/or training Lack of skill/ability and/or training Lack of physical conditioning Lack of physical conditioning Anger Anger Fear Fear Escalation to Deadly Force May Be Unreasonable Based on...

Federal Standard is Laid Out in Graham v Connor (1989) Federal Standard is Laid Out in Graham v Connor (1989) The issue of “reasonableness” was addressed and is applied in the same manner as in the 4th Amendment

Factors the Court identified, based on the “totality of the circumstances”, to use in evaluating the reasonableness of the officer’s use of force:

Totality of the Circumstances Age, Size, Gender Age, Size, Gender Multiple Officers / Suspects Multiple Officers / Suspects Weapons Involved Weapons Involved Injury / Exhaustion Injury / Exhaustion Ground Position / Location Ground Position / Location Officer’s Perception of Threat Level Officer’s Perception of Threat Level

TENNESSEE V GARNER 1985

Law enforcement officers may not use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspect. Unless... Law enforcement officers may not use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspect. Unless... 4 …the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm to the officer or to the public.

* A Fourth Amendment right that Garner identified is the right to receive a verbal warning, if feasible, before being subjected to deadly force.

Your language and actions will affect the witnessing public’s view of your force level Your language and actions will affect the witnessing public’s view of your force level

SMILESMILE When you are in public view during a force transaction, assume that you are being videotaped When you are in public view during a force transaction, assume that you are being videotaped

There are many pitfalls in our profession. That booze, women, and property are the down fall of most cops. Saying if you can keep those three things straight you’ll have a long career. Martin J. Hannon There are many pitfalls in our profession. That booze, women, and property are the down fall of most cops. Saying if you can keep those three things straight you’ll have a long career. Martin J. Hannon

Marty would be sad to hear that creative writing has now moved to the top of the heap, regarding what get cops in trouble. Marty would be sad to hear that creative writing has now moved to the top of the heap, regarding what get cops in trouble.

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. Samuel Butler... Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. Samuel Butler...