G-0600 Critical Incident Review Process.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW PROCESS NO: G-600 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner REFERENCE: KCSOPPM G-300 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: August 1, 1990 02/24/2021 02/24/2021 02/24/2021 POLICY A Critical Incident Review shall be conducted for all uses of force where the suspect dies or receives serious injuries that may result in death as a result of the incident. Deadly force is any force that creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. This policy does not apply to an intended discharge of a firearm during training or to an unintentional discharge on the firing line at the Range, unless the unintentional discharge results in injury. Any incident involving the unintentional discharge of a firearm or the shooting of an animal will be investigated and reviewed in accordance with KCSOPPM G-300.