Use of force is the amount of force, mainly a police officer, uses in order to take control of a certain situation or person. Following will be five guidelines for use of force. 1) An officer should use of force when either the officer’s life is in danger or the life of another person. An officer should use this guideline when he/she arrives at a scene when either their life is being threatened or another person’s life is. 2) When the officer arrives at a scene and they see a suspect with a weapon. The use of this guideline would come in handy if an officer would arrive at a scene and the suspect had a gun or any other weapon pointing towards the officer or another person. 3) If a police officer is trying to make an arrest and he/she is making
