Deadly Force, Constitutional Standards, Federal Policy Guidelines, and Officer Survival.Deadly Force An amount of force that is likely to cause either serious bodily injury or death to another person. Police officers may use deadly force in specific circumstances when they are trying to enforce the law. , Constitutional Standards, Federal Policy Guidelines, and Officer Survival by John Michael Callahan, Looseleaf Law Publications, Inc., Flushing, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , 2001. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It is axiomatic ax·i·o·mat·ic also ax·i·o·mat·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or resembling an axiom; self-evident: "It's axiomatic in politics that voters won't throw out a presidential incumbent unless they think his challenger will that the use of force is an inherent part of law enforcement. It remains equally self-evident, in a free society, that whenever a law enforcement officer makes a decision to use deadly force, others will scrutinize that decision severely. To maintain the appropriate balance between the rights of the individual and the interests of society in effective enforcement of its laws and the protection of its officers, it is essential that such scrutiny be fair. That fairness can be achieved only through the application of factually supported, objective criteria. When the criteria are neither factual nor objective, the result never can be fair. In such instances, the ill-informed--not to mention the ill-intentioned--have a disproportionate impact on the process. While little can be done to alter the views of the latter, it must be hoped that good information can educate the former. With this problem in view, a recently published volume may assist law enforcement officers, as well as attorneys, members of the media, and the general public. Titled Deadly Force, Constitutional Standards, Federal Policy Guidelines, and Officer Survival, this small book (only 46 total pages) addresses a wide range of topics critical to an understanding of the legal and practical issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the propriety of a law enforcement officer's decision to use deadly force. The book provides an excellent survey of the federal constitutional rules that govern the use of deadly force by the law enforcement community. Equally important, it represents an excellent primer on such issues as wound ballistics The field of wound ballistics largely comprises the study of the physiology and medical effects of projectile weapons (chiefly, but not exclusively, bullets) on humans or animals. It can be considered the intersection of medicine and terminal ballistics. , the concept of "action versus reaction," and physiological responses to stress. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , it covers the kinds of practical matters that influence an officer's ability to perceive the existence of a threat and to implement an appropriate and timely response. It is not an exaggeration to say that an understanding of these practical matters is essential to a proper application of both law and policy. The author, a retired FBI special agent, served in the Legal Instruction Unit at the FBI Academy The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is the training grounds for new Special Agents of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was first opened for use in 1972 on 385 acres (1.6 km²) of woodland. before becoming the chief division counsel in the Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New , FBI office. He has dealt with deadly force issues not only as an instructor but also as a law enforcement officer in the field. As a consequence of that academic and practical experience, he is singularly qualified to bring together both the legal and the practical elements relating to this subject. His "big" little book is well worth reading. Reviewed by John C. Hall, retired Legal Instruction Unit FBI Academy |
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