Use of Force Framework Flashcards
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What is the 'National Use of Force Framework' (NUFF) used by Canadian security professionals?
Answer: A model that illustrates the relationship between a subject's behaviour and appropriate force responses in a continuous, circular pattern
The NUFF is a circular model showing that force decisions are fluid and continuous. It maps subject behaviours (cooperative, resistant, assaultive, death threat) to appropriate officer responses.
What is 'de-escalation' in the Use of Force Continuum?
Answer: Reducing the level of force used as the threat decreases
De-escalation in the force continuum means reducing the level of force as the subject becomes more compliant. The guard must be prepared to both escalate and de-escalate as the situation changes.
What is 'muscle memory' and how does it relate to use of force training?
Answer: The body's ability to perform physical techniques automatically through repeated practice
Muscle memory is the ability to perform physical techniques automatically without conscious thought, developed through repeated practice. It ensures that under stress, trained responses override panic reactions.
What role does 'adrenaline' play in a use of force situation?
Answer: It can cause tunnel vision, loss of fine motor skills, auditory exclusion, and time distortion
Adrenaline triggers the 'fight or flight' response, which can cause tunnel vision (losing peripheral vision), loss of fine motor skills, auditory exclusion (not hearing sounds), and altered time perception.
What is the security guard's legal obligation regarding the use of restraint devices?
Answer: Restraints may only be used when justified by the circumstances, and the restrained person must be continuously monitored
Restraint devices may only be used when the situation justifies it (such as during a lawful arrest). Once applied, the guard must continuously monitor the person for breathing difficulties, circulation issues, and injury.
What is 'reasonable belief' in the context of use of force?
Answer: An honest and objectively justifiable belief, based on available information, that force is necessary
Reasonable belief must be both subjectively held (the guard genuinely believed it) and objectively justifiable (a reasonable person with the same information would reach the same conclusion).