Law Enforcement Use of Force and De-escalation

This class reviews law enforcement application of force from a federal, statutory, policy, and officer perspective.

Subjects covered include the following:
• Constitutional policing
• Standards for evaluating force
• Objective reasonableness standard
• State law standard for force
• UOF regarding medical emergencies and diminished capacity
• 10th Circuit reasonableness analysis
• UOF policy considerations
• De-Escalation
• Medical considerations

Please see attached flyer: Law Enforcement Use of Force and De-escalation (Oct. 30)

Students must notify the sponsoring training region/provider at least 14 days prior to the training if they are not able to attend the training. If sufficient notification is not provided, your agency may be restricted from receiving future regional POST grant funding (class, scholarship, training equipment) for a period of up to six (6) months. Any penalties issued will be at the sole discretion of the training region boards.