Answer to Question 1
o Police officers may have to use force in their day-to-day patrol activities.
The use of physical force by law enforcement personnel is rare, occurring in
o only about 1 of all police-public encounters.
Police officers are justified in using force to protect themselves and other
o citizens. To provide guidance for officers, nearly all law enforcement agencies use a use of force matrix.
There are two kinds of force, non-deadly and deadly force. Most force used by law enforcement is non-deadly and is often considered reasonable. Reasonable
o force is the degree of force that is appropriate to protect the police officer or
other citizens and is not excessive.
o Deadly force applied by a police officer is likely to cause death.
Deadly force is allowed if the officer has probable cause to believe that a
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Answer to Question 2
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