Department members may only use a level of force that they reasonably believe is necessary, reasonable, and proportional to the seriousness of the suspected offense or the reasonably perceived level of actual or threatened resistance.
The Situational Use of Force Options chart was designed to visually depict the Department's Use of Force policy, and is intended to enhance a deputy's understanding of the utilization and application of force, given a specific situation or set of circ*mstances.
The LAPD primarily serves the city of Los Angeles, while the LASD serves the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and some incorporated cities that contract their law enforcement services with the LASD.
An officer should only discharge a firearm at a moving vehicle or its occupants when the officer reasonably believes there are no other reasonable means available to avert the threat of the vehicle, or if deadly force other than the vehicle is directed at the officer or others.
Broadly speaking, the use of force by law enforcement officers becomes necessary and is permitted under specific circ*mstances, such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group.
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