| property name |
data type |
| force_applied |
string |
| deadly_force |
string |
The force_applied property refers to actions taken by law enforcement as described by the Use of Force Continuum from the U.S. Department of Justice. Information systems creators may wish to store the human-readable descriptions of uses of force in their systems as metadata. For convience, I've provided the human-readable names and descriptions along side of the slugs used in the schema. You can find examples of each level of force on the U.S. National Institute of Justice's website.
| Level of Force |
slug |
description |
| Officer Presence |
officer-presence |
No force is used. Considered the best way to resolve a situation. |
| Verbalization |
verbalization |
Force is not-physical. |
| Empty-Hand Control |
empty-hand-control |
Officers use bodily force to gain control of a situation. |
| Less-Lethal Methods |
less-lethal |
Officers use less-lethal technologies to gain control of a situation. |
| Lethal Force |
lethal |
Officers use lethal weapons to gain control of a situation. Should only be used if a suspect poses a serious threat to the officer or another individual. |
The deadly_force property allows creators and users of information systems to distinguish between different types of deadly force. Possible values for this property originates from Scott Harman-Heath's Renaming Deadly Force paper.
| Deadly Force |
slug |
| Anticipatory |
anticipatory |
| Preemptive |
preemptive |
| Reactive |
reactive |