Policy Text
| SUSPECT’SRESISTANCE | OFFICER’SRESPONSE |
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| LEVELI INDICATORSOFRESISTANCE – Non-verbalcuesindicatingsubject’sdemeanorand attitudecoupledwithanapparentreadinesstoresist . | EMPLOYEE’SPRESENCE Theemployee’sattitudeanddemeanorandtheir lawfulrighttobewheretheyare . |
| LEVELII VERBALRESISTANCE – Thesubject’sverbalresponsesindicating noncomplianceandunwillingnesstocooperate . | VERBALDIRECTIONS Theemployee’sverbalcommunicationsthat specificallydirecttheactionsofthesubjectandoffer theopportunityforcompliance . |
| LEVELIII PASSIVERESISTANCE – Thesubjectfailstoobeyverbaldirectionpreventing theemployeefromtakinglawfulaction . | SOFTCONTROL Theemployeeappliestechniquesthathavea minimalpotentialforinjurytothesubject ifthesubject , resiststhetechnique . |
| LEVELIV ACTIVERESISTANCE – Thesubject’sactionsareintendedtofacilitatean escapeorpreventanarrest Theactionsarenotlikely . toinjuretheemployee . | HARDCONTROL Theemployeeappliestechniquesthatcouldresult ingreaterinjurytothesubject ifthesubject resists , theirapplicationbytheemployee . |
| LEVELV AGGRESSIVERESISTANCE – Thearresteehasbattered orisabouttobattera , person/employeeandthearrestee’sactionislikelyto causeseriousinjurytoa person/employee . | INTENSIFIEDTECHNIQUES Thosetechniquesnecessarytoovercomethe actionsofthesubject shortofdeadlyforce Ifthe , . subjectresistsorcontinuestoresistthesetechniques , thereisastrongprobabilityofinjurybeingincurredby thesubject . |
| LEVELVI DEADLYFORCERESISTANCE – Thesubject’sactionsarelikelytocausedeathor greatbodilyharm totheemployeeoranotherperson . | DEADLYFORCE Employee’sactionsmayresultindeathorgreat bodilyharm tothesubject . |