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Graham v. Connor (1989) - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Severity of crime Whether suspect poses an immediate threat Whether suspect is actively resisting arrest Attempting to evade arrest by flight Additi...

Critical Incident - ANSWER-An event requiring an extraordinary degree of adaptation by the individual who experiences the event Crisis - ANSWER-An event is sudden, arbitrary, and unpredictable Critical Incident Stress - ANSWER-Stress experienced at any level resulting from exposure to a critical incident Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER-The development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experien...