AJ 106...presentation...need some help!

[Ardy]

Hey guys, I have a presentation coming up in my Criminal procedures class. I chose to speak on the continuum of force and how it relates to police work. What I am looking for are small video clips of police involved situations including...tasing (not training) hands on restraint...non lethal (oc etc.) and a good quality police involved shooting (good shoot) If anyone can help me out, I would really appreciate it. I will continue with my Google searches, but I was hoping maybe someone had some good stuff saved to their HD's..

Best,

Rob

 

[motorman4life]

The makers of Tazer have an awesome compilation of tazer videos on their demo CD/DVD. I don't have a copy, but you may be able to contact them about the police demo DVD or maybe find one on eBay.

There are some good shooting videos on the 'net too.

FWIW, the continuium of force is outdated. Now they call it a force wheel now. Rather than a ladder with obvious escallation and levels (verbal/non-physical/physical/chemical/impact/less-than-leathal, lethal), the officer is in the center of a wheel of force choices/tactics and is asked to predicate by selecting the appropriate force/tactical choice based upon the information s/he has gathered and weighing that against their experience and training to neutralize the threat using the appropriate level of force.

BS or not, it is what most all use-of-force schools are teaching now. The ladder is out, wheel is in.

 

[Ardy]

Man
Well does not seem like my AJ prof has become aware of this...and I already ahve the presentation laid out for continuum of force...so on with the show. I will however make a slide indicating the new training! May I use your name for a referance to this materail? We have to cite our sources. Best regards,

Rob

 

[motorman4life]

Read this:
http://www.leeforum.com/articledetail.php?recordID=286
Excerpt:
One shape a use-of-force continuum often takes is a ladder. If a continuum is depicted as a ladder, one side of the ladder is the suspect’s actions. The other side of the ladder is the officer’s use of force. The rungs represent the techniques the officer can use. The bottom rung would be the less violent force options, such as presence or verbal commands. The top rung would be deadly force. Every force option that a police agency allows officers to use should fall in between the bottom and top rung.Some continuums have evolved into a nonlinear format. This was done in an attempt to remove the necessity for officers to move from less violent force options to more violent options in the order they are written in the continuum. Aveni (2003) states that the . . . perceived advantages of nonlinear continuums are that they (1) flow from the suspect’s actions directly to the most appropriate response, rather than through a linear chain of options that might not be applicable, (2) they seem to offer more latitude to officers dealing with threats that might not always be as quantifiable as we’d like them to be, and (3) the very nature of a nonlinear force continuum lends itself to incorporation of one of the most neglected force continuum options, disengagement from an untenable situation. (p. 75) Nonlinear continuums can also take a wheel design. This type of continuum depicts the officer as the hub of the wheel. The suspect’s actions are the tire, and the force options are the spokes. This completely removes the necessity to use force options in a sequential order because as the wheel turns, the officer can select the most appropriate option. (see the last link below too).

Search on-line.
I found these with a simple search:
use of force continuum wheel
maybe add police and/or training and see what you get!

REALLY GOOD ONE>>> http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc...9418&ctrlInfo=Round19:Mode19b:DocG:Result&ao=

http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Aveni/The Force Continuum Conundrum.pdf

http://www.aclu-mass.org/pdf/Less_Lethal_Report.pdf

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2002/june2002/june02leb.htm#page_15

 

[Ardy]

Thanks so much for your help! I have all of the continuum stuff down, I just need to find a way to squeeze a few axtra minutes in to discuss the new "wheel" approach...they only gave me ten minutes... I would cut out a video clip or two, but I fear thats going to be the only thing keeping the class awake thanks again for the literature!


Rob

 

[JPM]

Yup, the wheel has been reinvented. There are a bunch of good vids on the net, just use google. And end it all with a classic, the Chris Rock "How not to get your ass kicked by the police".

 

[Ardy]

lol, sounds good!!

 

[NorCalBusa]

"If you run from the po-leece, you can be sure they'll bring an ass-whooping with them".