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Determine the Level of Force Required (191-376-5106) (2003 STP)
Conditions: You are an investigating agent involved in a situation, with at least one offender, that cannot be resolved without the use of force. You are given a Military Police (MP) club, a weapon, an M36 chemical aerosol irritant projector (if available), military working dogs (if available), and orders.
Standards: Subdue the offender with the minimum amount of force necessary according to orders.
Performance Steps NOTE: The levels of force listed below are arranged from the lowest level in step 1 to the highest level in step 7.
1. Use verbal persuasion to subdue an offender. NOTE: Verbal persuasion is a firm directive and may be all that is needed in a given situation.
2. Use unarmed self-defense techniques to subdue an offender.
3. Use a chemical irritant projector (M36 or pepper spray [OC]) to subdue an offender. NOTE: This level of force may be effective if you are overpowered by an attacker.
4. Use the MP club to subdue an offender.
5. Use military working dogs, if available, to subdue an offender.
6. Present the use of deadly force to subdue an offender. WARNING: SHOULD THE USE OF A FIREARM IN ANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THIS TASK BE NECESSARY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS, WHEN POSSIBLE, TO PREVENT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.
a. Give an order to halt before firing.
b. Do not fire warning shots.
c. Fire shots only with due regard for the safety of innocent bystanders.
d. Discharge a firearm with the intent of rendering the person (s) at whom it is discharged incapable of continuing the activity or course of behavior prompting the individual to shoot.
e. Do not remove a weapon from the holster unless there is reasonable expectation that use of the weapon may be necessary.
7. Use deadly force to subdue an offender. Follow local policy if one or more of the following circumstances exist: NOTE: This level is the highest level of force and is used only in extreme cases and only when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be used.
a. In self-defense, when in imminent danger of death or serious injury.
b. To protect property related to national security when reasonably necessary to prevent--
(1) Threatened theft, damage, or espionage aimed at property or information designated as vital to national security.
(2) Actual theft, damage, or espionage aimed at property or information which, though not vital, is designated as substantially important to national security.
(3) Escape of an individual whose unauthorized presence near property or information vital to national security is a reasonable threat of theft, sabotage, or espionage.
c. To prevent sabotage or theft of property (such as operable weapons or ammunition) which, in the hands of an unauthorized person, presents a substantial potential threat of death or serious bodily harm to others.
d. To prevent serious offenses against persons involving death, threatened death, or serious bodily harm (such as murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault, or rape).
e. To apprehend or prevent the escape of a suspect when probable cause exists to believe the suspect has committed one of the offenses specified in b and d above.
f. To prevent the escape of a dangerous prisoner when deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary and when specifically authorized by competent authority governed by Army Regulation (AR) 190-14.
Apprehend a Subject (191-376-5112)
Conditions: You are in a situation that requires you to apprehend a subject. You are given orders, a subject, hand irons and/or flexi-cuffs, and a vehicle.
Standards: Perform all the necessary steps to ensure that the subject was legally apprehended.
Performance Steps CAUTION: AVOID MAKING AN APPREHENSION IN A CROWED AREA.
1. Determine that probable cause exists. NOTE: There must always be probable cause before being authorized to make an apprehension.
a. Believe that a crime has been committed, based on your own observation or a reliable report.
b. Have reason to believe that the subject committed the crime. NOTE: Probable cause requires more justification than mere suspicion, but it does not require evidence beyond a reasonable doubt like that needed for conviction of the offense.
2. Identify yourself.
3. Tell the subject what the offense is and that he is under apprehension.
4. Search the subject for weapons or evidence.
5. Obtain the subject's identification.
6. Place hand irons or flexi-cuffs on the subject, if necessary.
7. Put the subject into the vehicle for transportation to the Military Police (MP) station.
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