Compare and contrast use of force, excessive force, and excessive use of force. Explain the importance of the force factor and the use of force continuum
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include definitions of use of force as the use of physical restraint by a police officer when dealing with a member of the public; excessive force as using more force than is necessary to compel compliance from a suspect; and the excessive use of force as the phenomenon of force being used unacceptably, often on a department-wide basis. The force factor is the level of force used by the police relative to the suspect's level of resistance—this is key in reducing injuries to police and suspects. The use of force continuum shows force as a continuum of responses by the police to their perception of the suspect's behavior.
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