In order to decide whether the use of force is wise or pertinent to the situation, an officer would like to know as much information as possible as to whether the subject poses a threat to you and how much of a threat they present. Tactical evaluation is the means in which an officer would go about acquiring this information. Factors to be considered when performing a tactical evaluation fall into four categories: threat assessment opportunities, officer/subject factors, special circumstances, and the level/stage/degree of stabilization.

Threat assessment opportunities are behaviors by the subject that can give you information about the threat potential a subject possesses. Indicators to be considered are the level of resistive tensi

Once an officer has established preclusion, or immediately escalated by realizing the threat meets the requirements to respond with deadly force, he or she must now focus on target requirements. Target requirements consist of three areas; target acquisition, target identification, and target isolation. Target acquisition means that you have acquired a target to shoot at. Once you have acquired your target, you must identify the threat as the source of the imminent danger. By identifying the threat you can reduce the danger it poses to yourself and others in the area. The target must also be isolated; this reduces the danger of harming innocent people as well. There is only one exception the target isolation and that is known as the greater danger theory.

Without being too in depth, intervention options govern how we use force and when to use more. The first step is presence, or a visible display of authority. The next step would be dialog, which simply means talking to a subject in order to verbally persuade them. Empty hand control is used to safely initiate contact and to overcome passive resistance if dialog does not work. Other examples of this would be oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, passive and active countermeasures, and incapacitating techniques. If the subject continues to not comply, use of an intermediate weapon may be needed. Intermediate weapons are used to impede a subject. The final level of force set forth in intervention options is deadly force, when a firearm or other means are used to stop the threat.

Let us now look at the different aspects of the subject and how that will play a role on our decision to use deadly force. The definition of subject behavior that justifies an officer to use deadly force is any behavior which has caused or imminently threatens to cause great bodily harm to you or another person or persons. One word you probably notice often while reading this is imminent. Imminence simply means about to happen. In order to be imminent, the subjects actions must meet three requirements; intent, weapon, and delivery system. In

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