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  2. Deadly force - Wikipedia

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    Deadly force, also known as lethal force, is the use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person. In most jurisdictions, the use of deadly force is justified only under conditions of extreme necessity as a last resort , when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be employed.

  3. Use of force continuum - Wikipedia

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    A firearm is the most widely recognized lethal or deadly force weapon, however, an automobile or weapon of opportunity could also be defined as a deadly force utility. [7] [9] [10] The U.S. Navy teaches a six-step model: Officer presence, Verbal commands, Soft controls, Hard controls, Intermediate Weapons, and Lethal force.

  4. Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia

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    Whether a jurisdiction follows stand-your-ground or duty-to-retreat is just one element of its self-defense laws. Different jurisdictions allow deadly force against different crimes. All American states allow it against prior deadly force, great bodily injury, and likely kidnapping or rape; some also allow it against threat of robbery and burglary.

  5. When is deadly force justified? Recent police killings raise ...

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    Experts say the police shootings, two of hundreds across the U.S. each year, underscore the prevalent use of deadly force by law enforcement despite widespread de-escalation standards.

  6. Why Rochester police use deadly force against fleeing suspects

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    Going by the meaning of the English language, yes. ... the court found officers could only use deadly force against a fleeing suspect only if the officer has a good-faith belief the suspect poses ...

  7. When Akron police use deadly force, what comes next?

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    A law passed by Akron City Council in 2021 requires videos of "deadly force" by police to be automatically posted online for the public to view within seven days at akroncops.org.

  8. Use of force - Wikipedia

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    For the English law on the use of force in crime prevention, see Self-defence in English law.The Australian position on the use of troops for civil policing is set out by Michael Head in Calling Out the Troops: Disturbing Trends and Unanswered Questions; [4] compare "Use of Deadly Force by the South African Police Services Re-visited" [5] by Malebo Keebine-Sibanda and Omphemetse Sibanda.

  9. Self-defense (United States) - Wikipedia

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    When the use of deadly force is involved in a self-defense claim, the person must also reasonably believe that their use of deadly force is immediately necessary to prevent the other's infliction of great bodily harm or death. [3] Most states no longer require a person to retreat before using deadly force. In the minority of jurisdictions which ...