Du Bois founded at Atlanta University in 1940. Specifically, we consider if poor or ill-advised tactics, ineffective communication, a lack of personal control and/or a misunderstanding of acute stress led the officer(s) to escalate the event unintentionally and unconsciously.Welcome to Phylon, the peer-reviewed journal that W.E.B. We dissect the behavior of the offender and more importantly, the thoughts and behavioral processes of the officer(s) involved. Legally Justified But was it Avoidable analyzes dozens of recent use of force videos and focuses on the totality of the interaction. We should look backward from the moment force was used and honestly assess whether the officer, by action or lack of action, contributed to its ultimate need. The legal doctrine does not (and should not) preclude officers, trainers, and supervisors from examining cases with that 20/20 vision. While Graham does dismiss the necessity to examine in hindsight it does so only reference a civil rights lawsuit. However, ignoring the citizen perspective and expectations is a mistake. Graham clearly established that the moment force was used could not be judged “with the 20/20 vision of hindsight” and the officer’s perspective in the moment based on the totality of factors was all that mattered. Police officers dismiss this concern as it ignores the legal standard and is a second guessing of officers which the Graham case prevented. In essence, such thinking puts the entire responsibility on the officer and excuses the behavior of the citizen who forced was used against. When citizens, the media and politicians evaluate police use-of-force incidents, they ask an entirely different question: Was it avoidable? Basically they want to know whether the involved officer could have done something – anything – else besides resort to force. Connor and whether said force was ‘objectively reasonable’ and justified, at the moment, and through the lens of ‘a reasonable officer on the scene.’ For information please contact evaluate use-of-force incidents by focusing on the legal standard set by the Supreme Court in the 1989 case Graham v.

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