USE OF DEADLY FORCE

• NCJ Number: 42647
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 0 pages
• Sale Source: William Kenda Productions; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 21 MINUTES, 16 MM COLOR, 1976 RENTAL ALSO AVAILABLE. TRAINING OFFICER'S GUIDE INCLUDED

Annotation

THIS FILM DRAMATIZES THREE POLICING PROBLEMS: A NIGHTCLUB DISTURBANCE, AN ARMED ROBBERY, AND A FAMILY FIGHT. RESTRAINT BY THE OFFICER IS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT; DEADLY FORCE SHOULD ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT.

Abstract

THE FILM ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF UNWARRANTED USES OF DEADLY FORCE THROUGH EACH OF THE THREE VIGNETTES. COLORADO SPRINGS (CO) POLICE OFFICERS ARE THE ACTORS FOR THE SCENARIOS, AND THE FILM IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN BOTH TRAINING AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAMS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...TWH