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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSection 1 Chapter 4-Use of Force PLPD RIOR AKE OLICE EPARTMENT PPM OLICY AND ROCEDURE ANUAL UF SE OF ORCE DI:F22,2010 RD:U ATE SSUED EBRUARY ETENTION ATE NTIL R ESCINDED S1C4 ECTION HAPTER P URPOSE TPLP HE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE OFFICERS OF THE RIOR AKE OLICE D- EPARTMENT WITH GUIDELINES REGARDING THE USE OF DEADLY AND NONDEADLY .T FORCE HESE RULES SHALL APPLY TO ALL OFFICERS OF THIS DEPARTMENT ENGAGED IN , THE DISCHARGE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES WHETHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL CPL. LIMITS OF THE ITY OF RIOR AKE P OLICY I T IS THE POLICY OF THIS DEPARTMENT THAT POLICE OFFICERS SHALL USE ONLY THAT FORCE THAT IS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY BRING AN INCIDENT , UNDER CONTROL WHILE PROTECTING THE LIVES AND SAFETY OF THE OFFICER OR . ANOTHER TPLPD: HE SAFETY PRIORITIES OF THE RIOR AKE OLICE EPARTMENT ARE  H OSTAGES  I,- NVOLVED NONSUSPECT CIVILIANS  PO OLICE FFICERS  S USPECTS SR TATE EQUIREMENTS TDMSS626.8452 HE EPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH INNESOTA TATE TATUTE TO , ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE A WRITTEN POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF FORCE INCLUDING D.F, DEADLY FORCE BY PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE EPARTMENT URTHERMORE THE D, EPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON THE USE OF FORCE DEADLY FORCE AND THE USE OF FIREARMS TO ALL NEWLY APPOINTED PEACE OFFICERS AND PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION TO CURRENTLY EMPLOYED PEACE OFFICERS ON THE USE OF ,. FORCE DEADLY FORCE AND THE USE OF FIREARMS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR JUF USTIFIED SE OF ORCE SS609.06,, TATE TATUTE AUTHORIZES POLICE OFFICERS OR THOSE ASSISTING THEM TO USE ’ REASONABLE FORCE TOWARD THE PERSON OF ANOTHER WITHOUT THE OTHERS CONSENT WHEN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST OR THE ACTOR REASONABLY BELIEVES : THEM TO EXIST ()I; A N EFFECTING A LAWFUL ARREST OR ()I; B N THE EXECUTION OF LEGAL PROCESS OR ()I; C N ENFORCING AN ORDER OF THE COURT OR ()I. D N EXECUTING ANY OTHER DUTY IMPOSED UPON THE PUBLIC OFFICER BY LAW J USTIFICATION OF THE USE OF FORCE IS DETERMINED BY THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES .A OF EACH CASE MONG THE FACTORS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED ARE THE SEVERITY OF , THE CRIME AT ISSUE WHETHER THE SUSPECT POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE SAFETY , OF THE OFFICERS OR OTHERS AND WHETHER THE SUSPECT IS ACTIVELY RESISTING ARREST . OR ATTEMPTING TO EVADE ARREST BY FLIGHT FC ORCE ONTINUUM TPLPD: HE RIOR AKE OLICE EPARTMENT RECOGNIZES FIVE DISTINCT LEVELS OF FORCE 1.OP FFICER RESENCE 2.VD ERBAL IRECTION 3.EHC MPTY AND ONTROL 4.IW NTERMEDIATE EAPONS 5.LF ETHAL ORCE O FFICERS SHALL USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FORCE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTENDED OBJECTIVE WITHOUT IMPAIRING THE SAFETY TO THEMSELVES .T,, OR OTHERS HIS PROVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED HOWEVER TO REQUIRE OFFICERS TO FIRST ATTEMPT USING TYPES AND DEGREES OF FORCE THAT REASONABLY APPEAR TO BE . INADEQUATE TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTENDED OBJECTIVE P--, ROTRACTED HANDTOHAND COMBAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY THE SAFETY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON BEING .A, ARRESTED CCORDINGLY IT SHALL BE DEEMED REASONABLE FOR OFFICERS TO USE THAT - TYPE AND DEGREE OF NONDEADLY FORCE NECESSARY TO BRING A SUBJECT WHOM THE . OFFICER INTENDS TO ARREST QUICKLY UNDER CONTROL O, FFICER SHALL CARRY AND USE ONLY DEPARTMENT APPROVED WEAPONS UNLESS CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WHICH POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE OFFICER - OR THE PUBLIC REQUIRING THE IMMEDIATE USE OF A NONAPPROVED WEAPON TO COUNTER .T THE THREAT HIS PROVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AUTHORIZING OFFICERS TO -,, USE A NONAPPROVED WEAPON WHERE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IT WOULD BE . FEASIBLE TO PROCURE APPROVAL FOR USE OF THE PARTICULAR WEAPON PRIOR TO ITS USE TF HREATENING THE USE OF ORCE A/, S AN ALTERNATIVE ANDOR PRECURSOR TO THE ACTUAL USE OF FORCE OFFICERS MAY .O VERBALLY ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENT TO USE FORCE ON ANOTHER FFICERS MAY ALSO .T DISPLAY AN AUTHORIZED WEAPON AS A THREAT OF FORCE HE THREATENED USE OF FORCE SHALL ONLY OCCUR IN SITUATIONS IN WHICH AN OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED TO USE .T FORCE HIS POLICY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZED OR ENDORSE THE USE OF ,,. BIAS DISCOURTEOUS ABUSIVE OR UNPROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE UN-F SE OF ONDEADLY ORCE W, HERE DEADLY FORCE IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR REQUIRED OFFICERS SHALL ASSESS THE .O SITUATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF FORCE IS REQUIRED FFICERS SHALL ,/- UTILIZE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF FORCE TECHNIQUES ANDOR WEAPONS TO BEST DE . ESCALATE THE SITUATION AND BRING IT UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY O-- FFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE DEPARTMENTAPPROVED NONDEADLY WEAPONS AND : FORCE TECHNIQUES FOR THE RESOLUTION OF INCIDENTS AS FOLLOWS 1)T; O PROTECT THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER FROM PHYSICAL HARM OR 2)T/; O RESTRAIN OR SUBDUE A PERSON RESISTING APPREHENSIONARREST OR 3)T. O BRING AN UNLAWFUL SITUATION UNDER EFFECTIVE CONTROL UD SE OF EADLY FORCE T HE USE OF DEADLY FORCE BY A PEACE OFFICER IN THE LINE OF DUTY IS JUSTIFIED ONLY : WHEN REASONABLY NECESSARY 1)T O PROTECT THE PEACE OFFICER OR OTHERS FROM APPARENT DEATH OR GREAT . BODILY HARM 2)T, O EFFECT THE ARREST OR CAPTURE OR PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF A PERSON WHOM THE OFFICER KNOWS OR HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE HAS COMMITTED OR ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT A FELONY INVOLVING THE USE OR ; THREATENED USE OF DEADLY FORCE OR 3)T, O EFFECT THE ARREST OR CAPTURE OR PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF A PERSON WHOM THE OFFICER KNOWS OR HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE HAS COMMITTED OR ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT A FELONY IF THE OFFICERS BELIEVES THAT THE PERSON WILL CAUSE DEATH OR GREAT BODILY HARM IF APPREHENSION IS . DELAYED :A NOTE FLEEING FELON SHOULD NOT BE PRESUMED TO POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE IN THE ABSENCE OF ACTIONS THAT WOULD LEAD ONE TO REASONABLY BELIEVE SUCH ,, IS THE CASE SUCH AS A PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED THREAT TO OR A WANTON . DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE O, FFICERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT THE USE OF A FIREARM OR IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ,,, THE USE OF A VEHICLE BATON OR OTHER IMPROVISED WEAPON MAY CONSTITUTE THE USE SSDP OF DEADLY FORCE AND THAT TATE TATUTES AND EPARTMENT OLICY CONCERNING . THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE GOVERN THE USE OF THESE DEVICES I, F FEASIBLE OFFICERS SHALL GIVE A WARNING BEFORE USING OR ATTEMPTING TO USE . DEADLY FORCE LLM ESS ETHAL UNITIONS LLM, ESS ETHAL UNITIONS MEANS PROJECTILES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO STUN ,. TEMPORARILY INCAPACITATE OR CAUSE TEMPORARY DISCOMFORT TO A PERSON ASSA2001, S AMENDED BY TATE TATUTE IN PRIL THE DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM LOADED WITH LESS LETHAL MUNITIONS AND USED BY A PEACE OFFICER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF . OFFICIAL DUTIES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DEADLY FORCE O NLY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A DEPARTMENTALLY APPROVED TRAINING COURSE IN THE PROPER USE AND DEPLOYMENT OF LESS LETHAL MUNITIONS . SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO USE THEM L ESS LETHAL MUNITIIONS SHALL ONLY BE USED IN THE SHOTGUNS DEDICATED FOR THIS . PURPOSE A NY PERSON WHO IS STRUCK BY A LESS LETHAL ROUND SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO A . MEDICAL FACILITY FOR AN EXAMINATION UCA SE OF HEMICAL EROSOLS T- HE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING NON .O DEADLY FORCE NLY CHEMICAL AGENTS THAT ARE DEPARTMENT APPROVED AND ISSUED . SHALL BE USED O FFICERS SHALL EXERCISE DUE CARE TO ENSURE THAT ONLY INTENDED PERSONS ARE .T SPRAYED OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS HE USE OF STUN GUNS AND OTHER TYPES OF ELECTRICAL SHOCKING DEVISES IS PROHIBITED AFTER A CHEMICAL AGENT HAS BEEN USED ON A PERSON DUE TO THE FLAMMABLE NATURE OF . CHEMICAL AGENTS C HEMICAL AGENTS SHALL NOT BE APPLIED TO ANY PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTING . PUNISHMENT W, HEN CHEMICAL AGENTS ARE USED THE INVOLVED SUBJECT SHALL BE KEPT UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION UNTIL THEY ARE RELEASED TO MEDICAL OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT .T PERSONNEL HOSE PERSONNEL SHALL ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE CHEMICAL AGENT . WAS USED CED(CED) ONDUCTED NERGY EVICES TPLPDCED, HE RIOR AKE OLICE EPARTMENT ISSUED ONDUCTED NERGY EVICE THE “T”,CEDPLP ASER BRAND IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR USE BY RIOR AKE OLICE D.TX26T EPARTMENT OFFICERS HE ASER IS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE THAT IS A - NONLETHAL FORCE ALTERNATIVE USED TO ASSIST OFFICERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF .TX26T- THEIR DUTIES HE ASER IS DESIGNED TO TEMPORARILY IMMOBILIZXE A NON ,.TX26T COMPLIANT VIOLENT OR POTENTIALLY VIOLENT SUBJECT HE ASER MAY BE USED .I IN SITUATIONS WHERE TIME AND CONDITIONS PERMIT T CAN BE AN EXTREMELY .W EFFECTIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR CLOSE RANCE INCAPACITATION HEN DEPLOYING A X26T,’, CARTRIDGE FROM THE ASER IT SHOULD NEVER BE AIMED AT THE SUBJECTS HEAD ,,.W, NECK EYES OR GROIN HEN DEPLOYED IN THE DRIVE STUN MODE THE NECK AND GROIN . ARE PROHIBITED TARGET AREAS APLOL LL RIOR AKE FFICERS BELOW THE RANK OF IEUTENANT WILL BE TRAINED IN THE USE TT.D OF THE ASER AND SHALL CARRY THE ASER WHEN ON DUTY IN UNIFORM UE TO THE T, LIMITED NUMBER OF ASERS AVAILABLE THERE MAYBE TIMES SUCH AS DURING LD,T. AKEFRONT AYS THAT NOT ALL OFFICERS WILL HAVE A ASER AVAILABLE TO THEM D URING SUCH OCCURENCES THE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO REGULAR PATROL SHIFTS SHALL T.O HAVE THE ASERS FFICERS WILL BE RECERTIFIED ONCE A YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENTS T. ASER CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR U,X26 NLESS THE SITUATION IS LIFE THREATENING OFFICERS SHOULD AVOID USING THE T7 ASER ON OBVIOUSLY PREGNANT FEMALES AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 70 OR OVER THE AGE OF DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO FALL WHEN T. INCAPACITATED BY THE ASER OX26T FFICERS SHOULD AVOID USING THE ASER ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON AN ELEVATED SURFACE OR NEAR OPEN WATER UNLESS THE ENCOUNTER RISES TO THE LEVEL OF . A DEADLY FORCE SITUATION TCED.TCED HE CAN IGNITE FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES AND GASES HE SHALL NOT BE DEPLOYED ANYTIME THERE IS A REASONABLE BELIEF THAT A FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE OR . GAS IS PRESENT AND MAY IGNITE T: ASERS MAY BE USED AS FOLLOWS HT’() OLSTERED ASERS MUST BE CARRIED ON THE OFFICERS WEAK SUPPORT . SIDE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENTAL DRAWING OR FIRING OF A SIDEARM TT“ HE USE OF ASERS IS NORMALLY CONSIDERED TO BE AT THE HARD EMPTY ”.T HAND LEVEL OF FORCE OR ABOVE HIS LEVEL OF FORCE IS APPROVED FOR .T AGGRESSIVE RESISTANCE AND ABOVE ASERS SHALL NOT BE USED ON -. PASSIVE SUBJECTS OR AS A COMEALONG TOOL TT HE ASER MAY BE USED ONLY AS NECESSARY TO CONTROL RESISITING ,. SUBJECTS OR VIOLENT OR POTENTIALLY VIOLENT SUBJECTS O,,T FFICERS SHOULD IF POSSIBLE OBTAIN BACKUP BEFORE USING THE ASER . TO CONTROL THE SUBJECT W, HEN POSSIBLE OFFICERS SHALL GIVE A VERBAL WARNING TO BOTH THE T. SUBJECT AND ASSISTING OFFICERS THAT THE ASER WILL BE DEPLOYED TT.T HE ASER MAY BE USED WITH OR WITHOUT THE AIR CARTRIDGE HE T“” ASER PROBE MODE SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY SETTING OPTION WITH THE “”. DRIVE STUN MODE GENERALLY USED AS A SECONDARY OPTION WT, HEN ACTIVATING A ASER OFFICERS SHOULD USE IT FOR ONE STANDARD ( CYCLE AND STOP TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE SITUATION A ).T STANDARD CYCLE IS FIVE SECONDS ASERS SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR MORE THAN TWO CYCLES IF THE SUBJECT CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS .IT THREAT OF BODILY HARM TO THE OFFICERS OR CITIZENS F THE ASER IS , BEING EFFECTIVE A LONGER CYCLE FACILITATING HANDCUFFING IS .TT APPROPRIATE HE ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE FROM A ASER WILL NOT ,“” AFFECT TRANSFER OR JUMP TO OFFICERS ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN THE . SUBJECT W,T HEN POSSIBLE THE ASER WITH AIR CARTRIDGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT ,.., THE CENTER MASS OF THE BODY IE TO THE SUBJECTS BACK WHERE .T CLOTHES TEND TO BE TIGHTER HE LOWER BODY MAY BE THE ONLY . AVAILABLE TARGET AREA IF THE SUBJECT IS WEARING HEAVY CLOTHING TT,, HE ASER SHALL NOT BE INTENTIONALLY AIMED AT THE HEAD NECK . FACE OR GENITALIA OT NLY ONE OFFICER SHOULD ACTIVATE A ASER AGAINST A PERSON AT A . TIME T ASERS MAY ONLY BE USED ON THOSE IN CONTROL OF A MOTORIZED ’ VEHICLE OR BICYCLE IN MOTION WHEN THE SUBJECTS ACTIONS JUSTIFY . DEADLY FORCE TT HE ASER IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR STOPPING THE AGGRESSIVE .TT BEHAVIOR OF WILD OR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS HE ASER IS /. ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE FOR VICIOUS ANDOR DANGEROUS DOGS T: ASERS MAY NOT BE USED O. N SUBJECTS EXHIBITING COMPIANCE OR PASSIVE RESISTIVE BEHAVIOR T,,,,. O THREATEN HARASS COERCE TAUNT OR ABUSE SUBJECTS I. N AN UNLAWFUL MANNER O, N RESTRAINED INDIVIDUALS UNLESS THE ACTIONS OF THE SUBJECT PRESENT A THREAT OF DEATH OR BODILY HARM TO THEMSELVES OR ANY . OTHER PERSON A, S AN INTERROGATIVE DEVICE THROUGH EITHER APPLICATION OR THREAT . THEREOF SM TORAGE AND AINTENANCE TT. HE ASERS WILL BE STORED IN THE DEPARTMENT ARMORY OT FFICERS MUST CHECK THE BATTERY LEVEL ON THE ASER WHEN CHECKING ONE OUT .O PRIOR TO THEIR SHIFT FFICERS SHOULD REPLACE THE BATTERIES AS NECESSARY TO T ENSURE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE ASER AND SHALL REPLACE THE BATTERIES T. AFTER THE ASER IS DEPLOYED TT. HE ASER NUMBER MUST BE ENTERED ON THE PATROL LOG SHEET D UTIES AFTER DEPLOYMENT O,T NCE THE SUBJECT IS RESTRAINED OR HAS COMPLIED THE ASER SHALL BE TURNED OFF . AND WIRES DISCONNECTED P,,, ROBES LOCATED IN SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS THE FACE NECK GROIN AND BREAST .P SHALL BE REMOVED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ROBES LOCATED IN OTHER AREAS MAY BE .O REMOVED BY OFFICERS AT THE SCENE FFICERS SHOULD TREAT USED PROBES AS A T BIOHAZARD AND REMOVE ASER PROBES USING PRACTICED PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BLOOD .O BORNE PATHOGENS FFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT PROPER MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED TO ,T THE SUBJECT AND OFFICERS WILL REGULARLY MONITOR ANYONE SUBJECTED TO ASER . ACTIVATION UNTIL THEY ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF DETENTION OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL OT FFICERS SHALL INFORM DETENTION OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT A ASER WAS USED . WHEN THEY TURN OVER THE ARRESTEE OR SUBJECT O.O FFICERS SHOULD TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF PROBE SITE MARKS NCE THE PROBES HAVE ,“” BEEN REMOVED THE PROBES SHALL BE TREATED AS BIOHAZARD SHARPS AND PLACED .T POINT DOWN INTO THE EXPENDED CARTRIDGE AND SEALED WITH TAPE HE OFFICER SHALL .T THEN PLACE THEIR INITIALS AND BADGE NUMBER ON THE TAPE HE PHOTOGRAPHS AND . EXPENDED CARTIDGE WITH PROBES SHALL BE PROPERTY INVENTORIED AS EVIDENCE AT, NYTIME THE ASER IS ACTIVATED OTHER THAN FOR TRAINING OR DEMONSTRATION ,‘UT’ PURPOSES A SE OF ASER REPORT SHALL BE COMPLETED AND FORWARDED TO THE CP. TRAINING OFFICER FOR REVIEW AND THEN ONTO THE HIEF OF OLICE OT FFICERS MUST SUBMIT DISCHARGED ASERS FOR DOWNLOADING FOLLOWING . DEPARTMENT PROTOCOLS TCED HREATS FROM S OCED FFICERS THREATENED BY A SUBJECT ARMED WITH A ARE AT RISK OF BEING .T INCAPACITATED AND POSSIBLY DISARMED HEY SHOULD TAKE DEFENSIVE MEASURES TO .T20 PROTECT THEMSELVES WHEN FEASIBLE HE RANGE OF POSSIBLE THREAT IS JUST OVER .OCED15.I FEET PTIMUM RANGE FOR CURRECT MARKET S IS FEET F THE SITUATION ,,, PREMITS OFFICERS SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING COVER BACKING UP AND TRY TO SPLIT UP .I TO ALLOW FOR A SAFER ATTEMPT TO DISARM THE SUBJECT T IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY A CED, DEADLY FORCE SITUATION IF ONE OFFICER IS SHOT WITH A WHEN THERE ARE OTHER OFFICERS AT THE SCENE UNLESS THE SUBJECT MAKES AN EFFORT TO GET THE DOWNED ’. OFFICERS GUN OR POSES OTHER SERIOUS THREATS TO THE OFFICERS LFIWTC ETHAL ORCE MPACT EAPON ARGET ONSIDERATIONS O FFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT A BLOW TO CERTAIN PARTS OF , THE HUMAN BODY CAN CAUSE IMMEDIATE DEATH OR GRIEVOUS INJURY THAT CAN LEAD .A TO A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INCAPACITY OR EVENTUAL DEATH REAS ,,, SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEATH OR POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY ARE THE HEAD NECK THROAT CHEST ().U, IN THE VICINITY OF THE HEART AND ARM PIT NLESS DEADLY FORCE IS JUSTIFIED . OFFICERS SHOULD AVOID STRIKING ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED AREAS PIWT ERMISSIBLE MPACT EAPON ARGETS T,. HE TARGET AREA FOR IMPACT WEAPONS SHOULD BE THE ARMS LEGS AND ABDOMEN S TRIKING A SUSPECT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE TEMPORARY PHYSICAL ,: INCAPACITY BUT NOT DEATH -O -T -K UTER BICEPS HIGH IDNEY -I -K -C* NNER ELBOWS NEE CAP OCCYX -F -B -S OREARM EHIND KNEE IDE OF CALF -H -S -A ANDHINS NKLE TENDON -S -T -A TOMACH OES NKLE FRONT -G* -C -A ROIN ALF MUSCLE NKLE BONE *A, LTHOUGH THE GROIN AND COCCYX ARE NOT CONSIDERED LETHAL FORCE AREAS EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN STRIKING THESE AREAS WITH AN IMPACT . WEAPON AS SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT