Use Of Force, Day 1

Use of Force started today, and we got right into it. Of course, I won’t be able to get into a lot of details as to the exact things we learned, but we discussed when force may be used, prohibitions on the use of course, levels and types of force, potential for deadly force, perception factors, special circumstances that mitigate use of force, the use of force continuum, how to handle pregnant inmates, disabled, infirm or injured inmates, SMI (seriously mentally ill), pre-attack cues, sucker punch indicators, officer’s body language,Vermont Law, the Civil Rights Act, Qualified Immunity, Case Law Hierarchy.