If a Police Officer Uses a Baton or Taser to Gain

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a police officer uses a baton or Taser to gain compliance when a subject has ignored previous commands, the level of force is considered to be ______.

• A) less-lethal
• B) lethal
• C) empty-hand control
• D) officer presence

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Definitions:

Distinctive Aspect

A unique or characteristic feature that differentiates something or someone from others.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process through which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus to elicit a behavior.

Observation

The action or process of closely monitoring or watching something or someone carefully in order to gain information.

Operant Behavior

Operant behavior involves actions that are controlled by their consequences, a concept fundamental to operant conditioning theories in psychology.