Use of Force Policy Handbook - CBP

Use of Force Policy , Guidelines and Procedures HandbookOffice of Training and DevelopmentHB 4500-01 CMay 2014 CBP Use of Force Policy , Guidelines and Procedures Handbook May 2014 Table of Contents FOREWORD FROM THE COMMISSIONER .. i I. Policy on the Use of Force By CBP Officers and Agents .. 1 A. General Guidelines .. 1 B. Objectively Reasonable and the Totality of Circumstances .. 2 C. Use of Less-Lethal Force .. 3 D. Use of Deadly Force .. 3 E. The CBP Use of Force Continuum .. 4 F. Use of Safe Tactics .. 6 G. DHS Commitment to Nondiscriminatory Law enforcement Activities .. 6 II. Operational Guidelines and Administrative Procedures .. 7 Chapter 1: Authorized Officers/Agents and the Authority to Carry Firearms .. 7 A. Authorized 7 B. Authority to Carry CBP-Issued Firearms .. 8 C. Carriage of CBP-Issued Firearms .. 8 D. Flying Armed on a Commercial Aircraft.

constitutional law, as interpreted by federal courts in cases such as Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) and Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985), federal statutes and applicable DHS and CBP policies. 2. Authorized Officers/Agents may use "objectively reasonable" force only when it is necessary to carry out their law enforcement duties . 3.

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