Does your Use of Force Policy require officers to exhaust all alternatives before shooting?

Our use of force policy is very direct that officers will use only that amount of force that is reasonable and necessary to effect the lawful purpose intended.  Officers must apply an immediate risk assessment in order to determine the timing of force and which tools and tactics to employ.

All force applications shall be in conformity with the statutes and Constitutions of the United States and the State of Washington.

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1. Does your Use of Force Policy require de-escalation?
2. Does your Use of Force Policy allow for chokeholds and strangleholds?
3. Does your Use of Force Policy require a verbal warning before shooting?
4. Does your Use of Force Policy require officers to exhaust all alternatives before shooting?
5. Does your Use of Force Policy require comprehensive reporting when force is used?
6. Does your Use of Force Policy include a use of force continuum?
7. What are MPD’s reporting procedures when an officer uses force that results in death or harm; and when death occurs while in police custody? How comprehensive is the reporting for these events?
8. Does MPD mandate that officers intervene to stop excessive force when used by other officers? If so, is there also a requirement to report the incident to a supervisor?
9. Does MPD have a policy banning officers from shooting at moving vehicles?