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warrant of arrest - ANSWER--issued by the court, directed to the
officers, commanding the arrest of a particular person
Use of Force - ANSWER--act of physical coercion normally involving
contact between persons
Deadly force - ANSWER--force likely to cause death or great bodily
harm
examples of non-deadly force - ANSWER--fists, feet, impact
weapons, chemical weapons, restraint devices, canines
examples of deadly-force - ANSWER--striking a suspect's head with a
baton, firing a "warning shot" at a suspect, striking a suspect's head
on pavement
reasonable force - ANSWER--the minimum amount of lawful
aggression sufficient to achieve a legitimate law enforcement
objective
Graham Factors - ANSWER--1. Severity of crime
2. whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the
officers or others
3. whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade
arrest by flight
totality of circumstances - ANSWER--all facts known to the peace
officer at the time, or that would be known to a reasonable officer in
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the same situation, including the conduct of the officer and the
subject leading up to the use of deadly force.
Cooperative person - ANSWER--officer presence, verbal control,
restraint devices
passive resister - ANSWER--joint manipulation, pressure sensitive
area techniques, possible use of chemical agents
active resister - ANSWER--stunning techniques with control
instruments, without control instruments, take-downs, chemical
agents, control instrument techniques, canine deployment
aggressive assailant - ANSWER--punches, kicks and other striking
techniques, impact tools, take-downs directed at the skeletal
structure of the body
deadly force assailant - ANSWER--firearms, other measures that
could result in GBH
Duty to Intervene - ANSWER--A peace officer, or any other person
acting under the color of law who has an opportunity to intervene,
shall have an affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop another
peace officer in his or her presence from using any unauthorized
force or force that exceeds the degree of force permitted, if any,
without regard for chain of command.
what is needed for a conviction? - ANSWER--Proof beyond a
reasonable doubt
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what is needed for an arrest? - ANSWER--probable cause
what is needed for a Terry stop? - ANSWER--reasonable suspicion
exclusionary rule - ANSWER--deter law enforcement from
committing illegal searches and seizures
"Fruits of the poisonous tree" - ANSWER--excludes evidence
acquired as an indirect result of police misconduct
independent source - ANSWER--having information apart from an
illegal search that satisfies the requirements of a warrant
inevitable discovery - ANSWER--evidence unlawfully discovered will
be admissible if would have been inevitably discovered by lawful
means
Good faith - ANSWER--reasonable reliance on a search warrant that
was actually issued without probable cause
Reasonable Suspicion - ANSWER--stop and detain any person in a
public place for a reasonable amount of time when you can
reasonably infer from the circumstances that the person is
committing or about to commit a crime