Exam 11: Police Use of Force

An overwhelming majority of suicide by cop subjects ______.

In 2018, nearly 1,000 people were shot and killed by the police in the U.S.

When well-meaning officers charge into situations from which they can then extricate themselves only by using force, it is an example of unnecessary force.

Incidents of suicide by cop are difficult to measure because the intent of the subject is not always known.

Brutality may be a good-faith police mistake.

Police culture has little influence on police officer use of force.

Differentiating brutality from unnecessary force is largely dependent on the officer's ______.

The most common type of physical force used by the police is ______.

Taking a resistant subject off of their feet is called ______.

Which of the following is an example of a conducted energy device?