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POLICY AREA CURRENT POLICY RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. Chokeholds & The carotid restraint is currently Recommend no change to this policy. <br /> Strangleholds suspended pending state <br /> legislation. <br /> Discourages shooting at vehicles Recommend no change to this policy. <br /> but recognizes situations where no <br /> reasonable alternatives may exist <br /> 2. Shooting at to save lives. These situations <br /> Moving Vehicles include when a vehicle is being <br /> used as a deadly weapon or when <br /> a person is shooting from the <br /> vehicle. <br /> Encouraged in policy. Scenario- Add language to the policy requiring <br /> 3. De-escalation based training regularly officers consider and utilize alternative <br /> Training & incorporates identifying de- tactics and de-escalation techniques <br /> Practice escalation opportunities. when feasible and when doing so will <br /> not reasonably compromise the safety <br /> of the officers or the community. <br /> Not required in policy. Add language to the policy which would <br /> require officers consider actions that <br /> may decrease the need for using force <br /> 4. Exhaust All when circumstances permit. <br /> Alternatives <br /> Before Using Add language which encourages <br /> Force officers to utilize reasonably available <br /> alternative tactics which may persuade <br /> an individual to voluntarily comply or <br /> mitigate the need to use force. <br /> Warnings are required, when Apply the warning requirement for <br /> 5. Warning feasible, preceding deadly force shooting at fleeing suspects to all deadly <br /> Before Shooting applications when suspects are force applications. <br /> fleeing. <br /> Policy outlines process for Update the policy to reflect the current <br /> reviewing significant uses of force use of force review and reporting <br /> and recommends supervisors practice. Current practice requires <br /> respond to these calls. supervisors respond, investigate and <br /> 6.Comprehensive document all use of force incidents. The <br /> Reporting Statistical data from use of force is process has six levels of review and <br /> tracked manually. compiles statistical data at the end of <br /> the year. <br /> No early warning system is in <br /> place. Implement use of force tracking and <br /> early warning system. <br /> 7. Duty to Duty to intercede policy requires Add requirement to report excessive use <br /> Intervene officers intervene in excessive of force to supervisor following incident. <br /> uses of force. <br /> Not in policy. No changes are recommended. A use of <br /> 8. Use of Force force continuum is a training concept <br /> Continuum that cannot realistically be applied to <br /> every possible situation an officer may <br /> encounter. <br /> Page 16 of 17 <br />