Force Decisions · A Citizen's Guide by Miller, Rory -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements Introduction

About Me About You The Format of This Book

Section 1: Training

1.1 The Bottom Line 1.2 The Three Golden Rules

Rule #1: You and your partners go home safely at the end of each and every shift Rule #2: The criminal goes to jail Rule #3: Liability free

1.3 The Duty to Act

Duty to Act When You Can’t Do Anything

1.4 The Goal 1.5 The Threat

Levels of Force

1.6 The Force Continuum

The Levels of the Force Continuum

Level 1: Presence Level 2: Verbal Level 3: Touch Level 4: Pain Compliance and Physical Control Level 5: Damage Level 6: Deadly Force

1.7 Factors and Circumstances 1.8 The Threat Is in Control 1.9 Scaling Force 1.10 The Final Note

Section 2: Neither Here Nor There

2.1 Checks and Balances 2.2 Skills Taught at the Academy

Use of Force Defensive Tactics Firearms Baton, OC, and Taser Confrontational Simulations (ConSim)

2.3 Force Law for Civilians

Section 3: Experience

3.1 Types of Officers

Eager Rookie The Lop Average Joes Meat Eaters Posers Burnouts

On Burning Out

3.2 Concrete Thinkers: The Dilemma 3.3 Dark Moments: Will You Act? 3.4 What Constitutes a Lethal Threat? 3.5 Feelings, Pain, Damage, and Death 3.6 The Nightmare Threat 3.7 No More Mr. Nice Guy 3.8 Cultural Differences 3.9 Altered States of Mind 3.10 The Threshold 3.11 It’s an Integrated World 3.12 Abuse of Power and Excessive Force

Questionable Force Excessive Force Unnecessary Force

3.13 Feelings of Betrayal 3.14 Totalitarianism 3.15 Interview with Loren Christensen

Section 4: About You

4.1 What You Didn’t Know Before 4.2 Police Relationships with the Community 4.3 Dealing with an Officer 4.4 An Outside Perspective

The Hard Truths Glossary Annotated Bibliography of Further Reading Notes Advance Praise for Force Decisions