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Question 1: What are the kinds of police use of force that this chapter discusses?
Question 2: Which is the type of force most commonly used by police officers?
Question 3: What is meant by the term force continuum? Provide examples of levels of force that might be identified by a force continuum.
Question 4: What is meant by the term force factor? How does it relate to a suspect's level of resistance?
Question 5: What is the meaning of deadly force within the law enforcement context?
Question 6: What legal standards govern the use of deadly force by police officers?
Question 7: What is meant by suicide by cop? How can suicide-by-cop situations be avoided?
Question 8: What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case of Tennessee v. Garner for law enforcement officers? What standards did it set?
Question 9: What legal standards govern the use of nondeadly force by police officers?
Question 10: What kinds of less-lethal technologies are available to law enforcement agencies today?
Question 11: How might today's less-lethal weapons be effectively employed in place of deadly force?
Question 12: What is the significance of the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case of Graham v. Connor for considerations involving the use of nondeadly force by police officers?
Question 13: Identify three types of excessive force and provide examples of each.
Question 14: What is meant by the term the third degree?
Question 15: Do you believe that excessive force is a serious problem in policing today? Explain.
Question 16: What can police administrators do to ensure that officer