State use of force

A governed subcategory within Public Safety, Policing & Criminal Legal Systems.

What this is. A governed subcategory within Public Safety, Policing & Criminal Legal Systems.

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State use of force

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Government Use of Force
Concerns government use of force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Law-Enforcement Use of Force
Concerns law-enforcement use of force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Force During Arrest
Concerns force during arrest, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Force During Detention
Concerns force during detention, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Force During Protest Control
Concerns force during protest control, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Force During Security Operations
Concerns force during security operations, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Less-Lethal Force
Concerns less-lethal force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Excessive Force
Concerns excessive force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Unnecessary Force
Concerns unnecessary force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Disproportionate Force
Concerns disproportionate force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Threatened Use of Lethal Force
Concerns threatened use of lethal force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.
Lethal Force
Concerns lethal force, distinguishing authorization, identity, necessity, imminence, proportionality, feasible alternatives, review, and remedy; force is not automatically unlawful or extrajudicial.