5-314.02 USE OF CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES
(CED) – SUBJECT FACTORS (10/01/10)
Officers must consider the possible
heightened risk of injury and adverse societal reaction to the use of CED’s
upon certain individuals. Officers must be able to articulate a correspondingly
heightened justification when using a CED upon:
·
Persons with known heart conditions, including pacemakers or
those known to be in medical crisis;
·
Elderly persons or young children;
·
Frail persons or persons with very thin statures (i.e., may have
thin chest
walls);
·
Women known to be pregnant;
Prior to using a CED on a subject
in flight the following should be considered:
·
The severity of the crime at issue;
·
Whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of
the officer or others, and;
·
The officer has a reasonable belief that use of the CED would not
cause significant harm to the subject fleeing unless use of deadly force would
otherwise be permitted.
Definitions
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