Assertion: police's officer | /r/CapableOf | use force
Facets:
value: after foot chases
type: TEMPORAL
value: exactly
type: DEGREE
value: less often
type: DEGREE
value: to control a suspect
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: For example an officer may use force if necessary to arrest or detain a person when it would ordinarily be assault.
text: In events that the educated officers do use force, it is usually what is considered "reasonable" force.
text: Police in larger departments also are more likely than those in small agencies to say officers in their department are more reluctant to use force to control a suspect even when it is appropriate, a move that police critics may view as a positive sign but
text: But thanks to the new data, the researchers confirmed what officer John Farrell long suspected: Officers tended to use force following foot chases.
text: So, if officers use force less often after foot chases, there will be fewer instances of excessive force involving minorities.
text: For example, although the Las Vegas police department has always collected some data, they focused on crime rates, and didn’t gather numbers on demographics or various types of police interactions—such as exactly when officers used force, Farrell says.