Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-602 - SECURITY OPERATIONS › Section 33-602.210 - Use of Force

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) Controlled Conditions - Circumstances in
				which the inmate upon whom force would be used is secured in a cell, shower
				room, recreation enclosure, isolation management room, or similarly secure
				setting, and is not causing, or posing a threat of, any harm to themselves or
				others.
(b) Correctional Emergency
				Response Team - A team comprised of Department staff trained in special
				tactics, including the use of deadly force, for the intervention and resolution
				of life-threatening crisis events.
(c) Crisis Intervention Techniques (CIT) -
				Methods used to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals who experience
				an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, or behavioral distress or
				problems.
(d) Crisis Intervention
				Techniques Training - This training assists staff in applying non-force
				de-escalation techniques and strategies in the care and control of inmates
				suspected to be mentally ill.
(e)
				CS - Ortho Chlorobenzyl Malononitrile or Orthochlorobenzylidene Malononitrile -
				An irritant agent that causes a burning sensation and tearing of the eyes,
				nasal discharge, and skin and upper respiratory irritation.
(f) Custodial grasp - The firm grasp by
				Department staff of the tricep(s) or elbow(s) of an inmate who is being
				transported internally and who is proceeding appropriately.
(g) Deadly Force - Force that is likely to
				cause death or great bodily harm.
(h) Direct Firing - The practice of firing
				specialty impact munitions directly into a group of rioters with a target area
				of the waist or below from no less than a minimum distance designated by the
				manufacturer of the munitions.
(i)
				Electronic Immobilization Device (EID) - A device (hand-held, dart-fired,
				shield, or belt/band type) that delivers an immobilizing electric charge of
				pre-determined and preset duration.
(j) Emergency Action Center - The unit
				located in the Central Office charged with receiving information regarding
				serious incidents, such as riots and escapes, from all state correctional
				institutions and private correctional facilities and reporting the information
				to the proper authorities. This unit also receives requests for criminal
				histories, warrant confirmations, and offender location requests from law
				enforcement agencies throughout the United States.
(k) Great Bodily Harm - A physical condition
				that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or
				protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or
				organ.
(l) Incident Commander - The
				employee responsible for the management of emergency incidents, such as riots
				and natural disasters.
(m)
				Institution - Any "state correctional institution" as defined in Section
				 944.02, F.S., or "private
				correctional facility" as defined in Section
				 944.710, F.S.
(n) Isolation Management Room - A room in an
				infirmary or inpatient mental health unit that is used for observation and
				management of inmates who present symptoms of acute mental impairment, inmates
				who present a risk of serious self-injurious or suicidal behavior, and other
				inmates in need of observation for mental health reasons.
(o) Less-Lethal Weapons - Weapons whose
				standard use is less likely to cause death or great bodily harm than are
				firearms loaded with lethal ammunition, including EIDs batons, chemical agents
				described in this rule, and specialty impact munitions.
(p) Less Than Lethal Force - Any force that
				is neither intended nor likely to cause death or great bodily harm.
(q) Observation Cells - Cells in areas
				outside of an infirmary/inpatient mental health unit that meet the safety and
				custodial standards of an isolation management room.
(r) OC - Oleoresin Capsicum - An inflammatory
				agent that causes tearing and involuntary closing of the eyes, nasal discharge,
				sneezing, disorientation, and the sensation of respiratory distress. OC is the
				primary chemical agent to be utilized for cell extractions and other in-cell
				uses unless circumstances exist as described in this rule.
(s) Organized Use of Force - Any force that
				may be administered to control, escort, or geographically relocate an inmate,
				or to quell a disturbance in controlled conditions, when the immediate
				application is not necessary to prevent a hazard to any person.
(t) Procedural Violation - A violation of any
				rule, procedure, or training that is not related to the type or amount of force
				used and is not criminal in nature.
(u) Psychiatric Restraints - Devices,
				procedures, or techniques used to restrict movement or behavior as to greatly
				reduce or eliminate the ability of an individual to harm himself, herself, or
				others, including four-point and five-point psychiatric restraints.
(v) Qualified Mental Health Professional - A
				clinician who is credentialed and approved by the Department's credentials
				review committee or a Department contractor who provides mental health
				treatment and services to an inmate assigned to a given level of mental health
				care.
(w) Rapid Response Team - A
				team comprised of correctional officers (officers) specially trained in
				less-lethal and lethal munitions, chemical munitions, crowd control, and riot
				suppression.
(x) Reactionary Use of
				Force - Any force that must be administered quickly or immediately to compel
				the cessation of an inmate's violence or resistance to a lawful
				order.
(y) Reasonable Force - Any
				force that is authorized, consistent with current training, and appropriate for
				the purpose of protecting oneself or another or for gaining an inmate's
				compliance with a lawful order.
(z)
				Rubber Ball Rounds - Multiple pellets fired from cartridges at the lower
				extremities of rioters that are designed to inflict pain compliance.
(aa) S-2 - The mental health classification
				grade denoting mild impairment in the ability to meet the ordinary demands of
				living within general inmate housing (including segregation) due to a diagnosed
				mental disorder. The impairment in functioning is not so severe as to prevent
				satisfactory adjustment in general inmate housing with provision of mental
				health services. Clinical management of the disorder may require at least
				periodic administration of psychotropic medication, which the inmate may
				exercise his or her right to refuse.
(bb) S-3 - The mental health classification
				grade denoting moderate impairment in the ability to meet the ordinary demands
				of living within general inmate housing, due to a diagnosed mental disorder.
				The impairment in functioning is not so severe as to prevent satisfactory
				adjustment in general inmate housing with provision of mental health services.
				Clinical management of the disorder may require at least periodic
				administration of psychotropic medication, which the inmate may exercise his or
				her right to refuse.
(cc)
				Self-Injury or Self-Injurious Behavior - Any behavior where an individual
				purposefully inflicts harm to his or her body without the obvious intention of
				committing suicide.
(dd) Shift
				Supervisor - The highest ranking officer of the on-duty shift.
(ee) Skip Firing - The practice of firing
				specialty impact munitions five to seven feet in front of rioters, thereby
				deflecting the munitions into the legs of the rioters.
(ff) Specialty Impact Munitions - Munitions
				designed to incapacitate, distract, and control a subject with a relatively low
				likelihood of life-threatening injury.
(gg) Suicide Attempt - Any intentional act
				that is potentially lethal and is committed in an effort to complete a
				suicide.
(hh) Uninvolved
				CIT-Trained Staff Member - A CIT-trained staff member who is not involved in
				the events leading up to the need to use force.
(ii) Wooden Baton Rounds - Multiple wooden
				projectiles fired from a 37/40-mm weapon, designed to be skip fired into the
				lower extremities of rioters to inflict pain compliance.