Deadly Force : Constitutional Standards, Federal Policy Guidelines, and Officer Survival

by Callahan, John M.

• ISBN13: 9781889031491
• ISBN10: 1889031496
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Looseleaf Law Pubns Corp

Summary

Be Prepared To Quickly and Confidently Evaluate a Deadly Force Decision! This to-the-point guide effectively explores the crucial elements of deadly force decision-making, from understanding the constitutional standards and the legalities involved in justifying their application to the pivotal details of both the "Dangerousness Component" and the "Necessity Component." Created in an easy-to-read format, this book helps you rise to the challenges of deadly force decision-making while protecting yourself from liability, prosecution and harm. In a succinct, easy-to-understand format you will: learn the constitutional standards for deadly force; examine the elements of the "Dangerous Component" - including threats with weapons and threatened or actual serious bodily harm; and prepare to evaluate the "Necessity Component."

Table of Contents

Introduction	i
Constitutional Standards - Deadly Force	1	(4)
The Seizure Issue and the Objective Reasonableness Standard	5	(6)
The Dangerousness Component	11	(9)
Dangerousness - Threats with Weapons	11	(5)
Dangerousness - Crimes Involving Threatened or Actual Infliction of Serious Bodily Harm	16	(4)
The Necessity Component	20	(5)
Federal Deadly Force Policy	25	(4)
The Objectively Reasonable Officer - Officer Survival	29	(1)
Action v. Reaction	29	(1)
Fleeing Armed Suspects	30	(3)
Wounding Factors	33	(6)
Survival Statistics	39	(1)
Physiological Factors	40