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Major depressive disorder - ANSWERS-Indicated by profound sadness and/or an
inability to experience pleasure
Bipolar disorder - ANSWERS-consists of one or more manic episodes, and usually
one or more depressive episodes; dramatic highs and lows in mood, energy, and
ability to think clearly
Anxiety Disorder - ANSWERS-Group of mental illnesses that cause people to suffer
from excessive worry and abnormal feelings of nervousness without particular
causes, which cannot be alleviated through normal actions
,Autism - ANSWERS-Show a noticeable lack of awareness of the existence or
feeling of others
Excited Delirium - ANSWERS-Psychotic behavior, elevated temperature, extreme
fight or flight response by nervous system
Additional factors considered when applying standard of Graham v. Connor that
may govern the reasonableness of using force - ANSWERS-# of suspects/# of
officers
Size, age, condition of officer/suspect
Duration of action
Whether force applied resulted in injury
Previous violent history known to officer at time
Use of alcohol/drugs
Suspect's mental history known to officer at time
Presence of innocent bystanders
Availability of officer weapons
Range of Reasonableness - ANSWERS-Officer responses range from:
Hesitation---------------Aggressive
,Graham v. Connor (1989) - ANSWERS-Recognized that the right to make an arrest
or investigatory stop necessarily carries with it the right to use some degree of
physical coercion/threat to affect it.
In the course of an arrest or stop is properly analyzed by Fourth Amendment's
'objective reasonableness' standard
Graham Factors - ANSWERS-Severity of crime
Whether suspect poses an immediate threat
Whether suspect is actively resisting arrest
Attempting to evade arrest by flight
Tennessee v. Garner (1985) - ANSWERS-Supreme Court stated it is not reasonable
to shoot an unarmed non-dangerous fleeing suspect.
Key Elements of Tennessee v. Garner - ANSWERS-Probable cause
Threat
Officer not obligated to wait until death or serious bodily harm is occurring
If based on totality of circumstance and the officer perceives a threat of such
action, a reasonable force option may be used
Common Restrictions in Agency Use of Force Policy - ANSWERS-Use of warning
shots
Use of maximum force
Moving vehicles
Exhausting lesser means of force first
Physiological Changes triggered when faced with a threat - ANSWERS-Pounding
heart
Muscle tension
Rapid, shallow breathing
Nausea
Dizziness
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