Use of Force in a Jail Setting
Learning Objectives for Use of Force in a Jail Setting
Learning Objective: The student will be able to recognize circumstances which justify use of force to subdue an inmate or defend themselves.
Learning Objective: The student will be able to determine when the use of force can be considered excessive and what some of the possible indicators are for excessive use of force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to define terms relating to the use of force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize the psychological aspects of the use of force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify factors to consider when determining the need to use force. Additionally, the student will be able to identify common types of incidents that may require the use of force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to list six force options available to corrections officers.
Learning objective: The student will be able to discuss the relationship of the level of vulnerability to the appropriate level of force response as exhibited in the “Use of Force Continuum Scale”.
Learning objective: The student will be able to list factors that relate to a corrections officer's command presence.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify aspects of communication strategies used when dealing with inmates.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize characteristics of verbal judo (verbal persuasion). Additionally, the student will be able to identify helpful “tools” used in redirecting someone's behavior using verbal persuasion and will be able to identify the various types of verbal appeals that can be used during persuasion.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify elements used for prior analysis of a scene.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize benefits for corrections officers that may result from training in rhetorical strategies and communication strategies.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize elements that a corrections officer must recognize and control in every encounter.
Learning objective: The student will be able to determine when words are no longer effective as a force option.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify criteria relating to professional corrections officers.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify general principles relating to confrontation communication (verbal judo).
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify when it is appropriate to use weaponless control techniques.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify factors relating to the justification for use of Electrical Weapons or Chemical Agents. Students will also be able to identify possible situations in which electrical or chemical weapons can be used and unauthorized use of these weapons.
Learning objective: The student will be able to determine when it is appropriate to use a baton or impact weapon.
Learning objectives: The student will be able to identify typical procedures that are followed in an internal affairs investigation of excessive force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize issues that should be addressed in an agency's deadly force policy.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify the fleeing felon rule established in common law.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify key elements of the most significant court case concerning the use of deadly force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify psychological reactions that officers often experience following a critical incident.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify various post-critical incident services available to officers.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify typical procedures that are followed after an officer-involved deadly force incident.
Learning objective: The student will be able to describe the relationship between psychopathology and violent behavior in typical correctional populations.
Learning objective: The student will be able to describe the concept of “character disorder” and will be able to identify examples of violent inmate behavior resulting from identifiable patterns of thinking.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify causes of disturbances in a jail setting.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify methods for preventing disturbances in a jail setting.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify methods for controlling disturbances in a jail setting.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize guidelines for hostages in a correctional setting.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify the possibilities of criminal charges being filed in civil rights cases involving excessive use of force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify tort suits, tort actions, and breach of duty.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify governmental liability under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify elements of Title 42 United States Code Section 1983. The student will also be able to identify major constitutional provisions that are used as the basis for Section 1983 actions involving corrections/law enforcement use of force. Additionally, the student will be able to identify fourth amendment and eighth amendment applications to excessive force cases.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify certain basic principles of the nature and scope of Section 1983 that have emerged from Supreme Court decisions. Additionally, the student will be able to recognize types of relief or damages that are available in a tort or Section 1983 lawsuit.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize the potential for loss of large sums of money to pay for attorney fees under Title 42 Section 1988 United States Code Annotated even if compensatory or punitive damages are small.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize opportunities for legal representation and indemnification as provided by statute, local ordinance, or local policy in an excessive force case.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize the effect their agency's written directives have in officer liability. The student will also be able to identify officer liability in not following prudent corrections/law enforcement procedures prior to the decision to use force.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize possible personal liability for failure to stop other officers from using excessive force in his presence.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify factors that the courts use to determine if unreasonable force was used in a case.
Learning objective: The student will be able to recognize the concepts of vicarious liability.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify the most common ways for vicarious liability to be established in federal civil rights violation cases.
Learning objective: The student will be able to identify the issue of good faith as it affects officer liability and the liability of local government.