When Excessive or Unreasonable Force Is Used in Dealing with a Citizen

question 40

Multiple Choice

When excessive or unreasonable force is used in dealing with a citizen, suspect, or offender and there is a significant disparity between the level of compliance by the person and the level of force used by the officer, the use of force is considered to be:

• A) police misconduct
• B) police malfeasance
• C) police mistreatment
• D) police brutality

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