Across
- 4. amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual treatment
- 5. amendment about reasonable search and seizure amendment
- 7. (2 words) excessive force during an arrest is often called ______ _______
- 8. (2 words) the last step on the use of force specturm where officers use weapons such as firearms
- 10. an officer isn't allowed to _____ criminals who no longer pose a threat who are already successfully restrained and the situation has de-escalated
- 11. The courts look at the total circumstance to determine whether the actions were excessive force or objectively ________
- 13. (2 words) using mere presence on the use of force spectrum
- 14. in order to be considered reasonable and compliant to the US constitution, the use of _______ force must stop when the need for force cesases.
Down
- 1. in the supreme court case of Tennessee v. Garner the court found that police used ecessive force by ______ an unarmed, non-threatening teenager.
- 2. (3 words) using physical bodily force through grabs, holds, punches or kicks
- 3. a step on the use of force spectrum where officers use verbal statements , from non-threatening requests to direct orders
- 6. courts can give officers qualified _______ meaning this protects the officer from civil liability (law suits) as long as they were reasonably performing their duty.
- 8. _____ _____ Methods is when you use weapons like a boaton, chemical sprays, tasers, police dogs (2 words)
- 9. a person may file a __________ with the US department of justice to investigate a constiutional violation of excessive force.
- 12. ______ force can only be used during an arrest to prevent an escape and if the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death