AJ 4 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Excited Delirium, New York City Police Department

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 4
• Professor: Watkins

Document Summary

Minority groups are more likely to experience police threat or use of force as a consequence of police contact. Race may be a factor that determines the outcome of police-citizen encounters, but it is certainly not the only one. But the suspects behavior is much more powerful determinant of police response than age or race. Deadly force: the intentional use of a firearm or other instrument, resulting in a high probability of death. Factors related to police shootings: local and national violence levels, exposure to violence, workload, firearm availability, social conflict (economic damage), administrative policies, and race. Controlling deadly force: tennessee v garner = 4th amend. Nondeadly force: force that is unlikely to cause death or significant bodily harm. Excited delirium: an overdose of adrenaline that can occur in heated confrontations with the police. Controlling nondeadly force: graham v. connor force is excessive when the force used was unreasonable.