NYPD Lieutenant Practice Questions - Promotion To Lieutenant (Police) Examination Exam

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A lieutenant reviews an arrest where the officer used physical force to overcome a suspect's active resistance. Under the NYPD Patrol Guide use-of-force framework, the central legal standard the lieutenant must confirm the officer applied is that the force used was:

The maximum the officer felt was warranted Reasonable under the circumstances and proportional to the threat or resistance encountered Equal to the force the suspect first displayed, no more and no less Authorized in advance by a supervisor

Correct Answer:

Reasonable under the circumstances and proportional to the threat or resistance encountered

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