Use of Deadly Force: Training and Policies Pursuant to Senate Bill No. 230
1. A requirement that officers utilize de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention tactics, and other alternatives to force when feasible.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
Use of Force Directive – Tactical De-escalation
Training Bulletin – Tactical Disengagement
2. A requirement that an officer may only use a level of force that they reasonably believe is proportional to the seriousness of the suspected offense of the reasonably perceived level of actual or threatened resistance.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
3. A requirement that officers report potential excessive force to a superior officer when present and observing another officer using force that the officer believes to be beyond that which is necessary, as determined by an objectively reasonable officer under the circumstances based upon the totality of information actually known to the officer.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
4. Clear and specific guidelines regarding situations in which officers may or may not draw a firearm or point a firearm at a person
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
5. A requirement that officers consider their surroundings and potential risks to bystanders, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances, before discharging a firearm.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
6. Procedures for the filing, investigation, and reporting of citizen complaints regarding use of force incidents.
Department Manual Volume 3/406.30 – California Public Records Act (Revised)
7. Procedures for the filing, investigation, and reporting of citizen complaints regarding use of force incidents.
Department Manual Volume 3/810 – 834 Complaints
Guidelines for Accepting Public Complaints
8. A requirement that an officer intercede when present and observing another officer using force that is clearly beyond that which is necessary, as determined by an objectively reasonable officer under the circumstances, taking into account the possibility that other officers may have additional information regarding the threat posed by a subject.
Department Manual Volume 1/210.46 – Employees Duty to Report Misconduct
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
California Police Officer Standards and Training – Learning Domain 20
9. Comprehensive and specific guidelines regarding approved methods and devices available for the application of force.
BolaWrap Remote Restraint Device – Pilot Program
Use of Force Tactical Directive – Hobble Restraint Device
Use of Force Tactical Directive – Electronic Control Device TASER
Use of Force Tactical Directive – 40mm Less-Lethal Launcher
Use of Force Tactical Directive – Baton
Use of Force Tactical Directive – Oleoresin Capsicum
Use of Force Tactical Directive – Beanbag Shotgun
Training Bulletin – Weapons Other Than Firearms
10. An explicitly stated requirement that officers carry out duties, including use of force, in a manner that is fair and unbiased.
Department Manual Volume 1/340-345 – Equality of Enforcement and Policy Prohibiting Biased Policing
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
11. Comprehensive and specific guidelines for the application of deadly force.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
12. Comprehensive and detailed requirements for prompt internal reporting and notification regarding a use of force incident, including reporting use of force incidents to the Department of Justice in compliance with Section 12525.2.
Department Manual Volume 3/794 – Investigative Responsibilities of Officer Involved Shootings, Custodial and In-Custody Deaths, and Use of Force Incidents Resulting in Injury.
Department Manual Volume 4/245.05 – Categories and Investigative Responsibilities for Use of Force
Department Manual Volume 4/245/10 – Reporting a Non-Categorical Use of Force Incident
Department Manual Volume 4/245.30 – Reporting Uses of Force to the Department of Justice (New)
13. The role of supervisors in the review of use of force applications.
Department Manual Volume 4/245.10 – Reporting a Non-Categorical Use of Force Incident
14. A requirement that officers promptly provide, if properly trained, or otherwise promptly procure medical assistance for person injured in a use of force incident, when reasonable and safe to do so.
Training Bulletin – Rendering Medical Aid (Revised)
15. Training standards and requirements relating to demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the law enforcement agency’s use of force policy by officers, investigators, and supervisors.
16. Training and guidelines regarding vulnerable populations, including, but not limited to, children, elderly persons, people who are pregnant, and people with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities.
17. Comprehensive and specific guidelines under which the discharge of a firearm at or from a moving vehicle may or may not be permitted.
Department Manual Volume 1/556.10 – Policy on Use of Force (Revised)
18. Factors for evaluating and reviewing all use of force incidents.
Department Manual Volume 2/092.50- Use of Force Review Board Responsibilities
Department Manual Volume 3/792 – Adjudication of Categorical use of Force Incidents
Department Manual Volume 3/793 – Adjudication of Non-Categorical Use of Force Incidents
19. Minimum training and course titles required to meet the objectives in the use of force policy.
20. A requirement for the regular review and updating of the policy to reflect developing practices and procedures.
Department Manual Volume 2/093.96 – Tactics Training Review Committee (Revised)