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Active as of Summer Session 2013
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Use of Force
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2160
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
Use of force includes basic techniques and tactics for a Peace Officer to defend against different types of assaults against an officer and the reasonable force necessary to overcome the resistance being forced upon the officer in defending himself/herself. This course will decrease the likelihood of injury to the officer, and minimize the use of excessive force.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 2160 - Use of Force
All Course(s) from the following...
7. Other Prerequisites
Must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher, current/valid MMPI (Psychological Exam), valid driver's license, background check completed
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 2160 - Use of Force
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Rochester Community College, 2 credits
Hibbing Technical and Community College, SKL 2661, 2 credits
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
Skills Certificate
Other - If this course is not required in a program or is not part of the MN Transfer Curriculum, it may be used for the purpose(s) listed below:
Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Effectively communicate and de-escalate a potentially aggressive subject |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Determine whether lethal or less than lethal force would be necessary in a given situation |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Critically think and utilize proper use of force when effecting an arrest |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate relative and tactical positioning
- Demonstrate self discipline
- Demonstrate alert/interrogation stance
- Demonstrate baton tactical defense
- Demonstrate capability adjustment
- Demonstrate approach to subject
- Demonstrate interpretation of body language
- Demonstrate lifestyle for health and fitness
- Demonstrate proper balance familiarization
- Demonstrate performance test
- Demonstrate pretest evaluation
- Demonstrate preventative disarmament employment
- Demonstrate proficiency, speed and quick reactions
- Demonstrate professional verbal skills
- Demonstrate ground defense tactics
- Demonstrate proficiency in fight or flight scenarios (redman decisions)
- Execute escorts and come along techniques
- Execute active counter measures
- Execute basic take down defense
- Execute distraction techniques
- Execute joint locks
- Execute pressure point and motor dysfunction techniques
- Execute edged weapon defense
- Execute handcuffing and searching techniques
- Exhibit a professional demeanor while employing defensive tactics
- Exhibit safe work practices and compliance with state statutes, rules, policy and procedure
- Identify authorized force
- Identify chemical agent capabilities
- Identify chemical agent limitationsIidentify chemical agent self protection
- Identify chemical agent use and considerations
- Identify chemical agents and exposure to agent.
- Identify force continuum-levels of control and levels of resistance
- Identify mental and physical conditioning
- Identify physical encounter pitfalls
- Identify physical control and diffusing aggression
- Identify risk of physical confrontation
- Identify vulnerable areas.
- Identify sudden in-custody death syndrome
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Use of Force
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2160
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
Use of force includes basic techniques and tactics for a Peace Officer to defend against different types of assaults against an officer and the reasonable force necessary to overcome the resistance being forced upon the officer in defending himself/herself. This course will decrease the likelihood of injury to the officer, and minimize the use of excessive force.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CRJU 2160 - Use of Force
All Course(s) from the following...
7. Other Prerequisites
Must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher, current/valid MMPI (Psychological Exam), valid driver's license, background check completed
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CRJU 2160 - Use of Force
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Rochester Community College, 2 credits
Hibbing Technical and Community College, SKL 2661, 2 credits
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Criminal Justice AAS
Skills Certificate
3. Other - If this course does NOT meet criteria for #1 or #2 above, it may be used for the purpose(s) selected below:
Technical Elective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Effectively communicate and de-escalate a potentially aggressive subject |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Critically think and utilize proper use of force when effecting an arrest |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate relative and tactical positioning
- Demonstrate self discipline
- Demonstrate alert/interrogation stance
- Demonstrate baton tactical defense
- Demonstrate capability adjustment
- Demonstrate approach to subject
- Demonstrate interpretation of body language
- Demonstrate lifestyle for health and fitness
- Demonstrate proper balance familiarization
- Demonstrate performance test
- Demonstrate pretest evaluation
- Demonstrate preventative disarmament employment
- Demonstrate proficiency, speed and quick reactions
- Demonstrate professional verbal skills
- Demonstrate ground defense tactics
- Demonstrate proficiency in fight or flight scenarios (redman decisions)
- Execute escorts and come along techniques
- Execute active counter measures
- Execute basic take down defense
- Execute distraction techniques
- Execute joint locks
- Execute pressure point and motor dysfunction techniques
- Execute edged weapon defense
- Execute handcuffing and searching techniques
- Exhibit a professional demeanor while employing defensive tactics
- Exhibit safe work practices and compliance with state statutes, rules, policy and procedure
- Identify authorized force
- Identify chemical agent capabilities
- Identify chemical agent limitationsIidentify chemical agent self protection
- Identify chemical agent use and considerations
- Identify chemical agents and exposure to agent.
- Identify force continuum-levels of control and levels of resistance
- Identify mental and physical conditioning
- Identify physical encounter pitfalls
- Identify physical control and diffusing aggression
- Identify risk of physical confrontation
- Identify vulnerable areas.
- Identify sudden in-custody death syndrome
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Use of Force Lecture:
- Deadly force
- Minimum force necessary to affect an arrest
- Minnesota State Statutes
- Supreme Court Decisions
- Tennessee vs. Garner
- Graham vs. Connor
- Brower vs. County of Inyoe
- Others
- Physiological and psychological effects
- Chemical Agents:
- Exposure to Agent
- Use and considerations
- Electronic Control Device (Taser)
- Deployment
- Use and considerations
- Levels of Control
- Empty Hand control, (Hard and Soft)
- Intermediate Weapons (Hard and Soft)
- Lethal Force
- Active Counter Measures:
- Kicks
- Knee Strikes
- Punches
- Stances:
- Open Stance
- Ready Stance (Interview)
- Defensive Stances
- Relative Positioning
- Control Techniques:
- Pain Compliance
- Escorts and come-along techniques
- Verbal direction and Non-Verbal skills
- Types of Resistance:
- Passive
- Defensive
- Active Aggression
- Deadly Force
- Weapon Retention and disarming techniques:
- Reactionary gap
- Survival Considerations
- Approach
- Handcuffing Techniques:
- Handcuffing- cooperative and non-cooperative subjects
- Application and tactical positioning
- Technique considerations
- In Custody deaths
- Excited delirium
- Positional asphyxia
- Others
- Systematic search
- Defensive considerations from ground position
- Tactical Baton Applications
- Collapsible baton
- Strikes
- Blocks
- Identify authorized use
- Impact weapons-basic techniques
- Lifestyle techniques:
- Mental and physical conditioning
- Professional conduct
- Health and fitness
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
- Chemical Agents:
- Exposure to Agent
- Use and considerations
- Electronic Control Device (Taser)
- Deployment
- Use and considerations
- Levels of Control
- Empty Hand control, (Hard and Soft)
- Intermediate Weapons (Hard and Soft)
- Lethal Force
- Active Counter Measures:
- Kicks
- Knee Strikes
- Punches
- Stances:
- Open Stance
- Ready Stance (Interview)
- Defensive Stances
- Relative Positioning
- Control Techniques:
- Pain Compliance
- Escorts and come-along techniques
- Verbal direction and Non-Verbal skills
- Weapon Retention and disarming techniques:
- Reactionary gap
- Survival Considerations
- Approach
- Handcuffing Techniques:
- Handcuffing- cooperative and non-cooperative subjects
- Application and tactical positioning
- Technique considerations
- In Custody deaths
- Excited delirium
- Positional asphyxia
- Others
- Systematic search
- Defensive considerations from ground position
- Tactical Baton Applications
- Collapsible baton
- Strikes
- Blocks
- Identify authorized use
- Impact weapons-basic techniques