Force and Coercion
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The most controversial aspect of the legal authority of police
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A non-physical but aggressive form of force
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Occurs when police want citizens to act in a particular way
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Central to many training programs are classes that deal with the major risks faced by police officers
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The second approach to defining brutality
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When an officer is in view in a situation; the mildest level of force
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Weapons designed to disrupt a subjects central nervous system by means of deploying electrical energy
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Violence of a degree that is more than is justified to affect a legitimate police function
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More vibrant and is issued in the form of an order
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Sticky foams, Dazzler light, and lasers
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Authorized use of deadly force on fleeing suspects
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Used as part of police training that goes from the least to the greatest, to match the intensity of the suspects resistance