in cite qoutes, apa format, reference pageEvery day when a police officer signs on for duty, there is a chance
for a use of force encounter. Use of force can be necessary to ensure
that an aggressive offender complies with the officer’s commands during
an arrest. The officer can choose between different non-lethal weapons
such as the bat on, pepper spray, non-lethal ammunition, and/or a taser.
However, if the offender has a weapon, the officer is allowed to use
deadly force with his firearm.Every time, the officer is involved in an use of force incident,
internal affairs investigations will be performed to ensure that the
officer did not perform excessive force. A use of force matrix and
department policies ensures that the officer uses the force necessary to
detain the suspect.Write a four to five page assignment presenting a case study of an
officer involved use of force case. Answer the following questions:Was the applied force necessary to detail the offender?Did the officer use excessive force?What could the officer have done to avoid the confrontation?In your opinion, are the officer’s actions ethical or not?Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please
remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of
the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an
underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the
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