Chapter 3: Speaking Techniques, Physical Controls, and Personal Body Weapons

As part of SCRJ’s Model Use of Force Policy Beta Release, we will be posting individual chapters and accompanying explanatory materials. Read Chapter 3 Main Points and download our Fact Sheet.

OVERVIEW

Chapter 3 provides requirements for the use of speaking techniques, physical controls, and personal body weapons. Before using physical controls or personal body weapons, this Chapter requires the satisfaction of preconditions to the use of force and the use of available speaking techniques, such as verbal persuasion and verbal command. This Chapter also limits the use of personal body weapons to when physical controls do not work and, even then, to preventing imminent bodily harm. When officers are allowed to use physical controls or personal body weapons, the use of force must comply with the standards set forth in the policy.

Included in this Chapter is a High-Level Policy Summary outlining the overarching principles of the Speaking Techniques, Physical Controls, and Personal Body Weapons chapter of the Model Use of Force Policy, the full Policy Language, a Supporting Memorandum providing the policy rationale and guidance, and a Comparison Memo Summary that compares this Chapter in the Model Use of Force Policy to other national and state-level policies.

READ THE FULL CHAPTER 3.

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