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The Use of Lethal Force in Self-Defense. (News in Breif).


The ALl-ABA (Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities
Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C.
, PA) has released The Use of Lethal lethal /le·thal/ (le´th'l) fatal.

le·thal
adj.
1. Capable of causing death.

2. Of, relating to, or causing death.



lethal

deadly; fatal.
 Force in Self-Defense (Law) in protection of self, - it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant.
- Wharton.

See also: Self-defense
, a video that includes discussions on the appropriate use of lethal force, footage of field training demonstrations, analysis and courtroom presentation strategies. Taglined "What prosecutors, defenders and policy makers should know," the video covers such topics as: formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating.

American Law Institute Formulation
 of a prosecution/defense strategy; evidence and expert witnesses; use of force by police vs. by civilian; training; presentation of technical information; and, special challenges in lethal force cases. The video costs $166.
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