What factors will a court consider when determining whether the use of force by a police officer against an individual in custody was unreasonable?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Robinson v. Cnty. of Shasta, 384 F.Supp.3d 1137 (E.D. Cal. 2019):
circumstances in which the individual is detained, and, where appropriate, "defer[ ] to the policies and practices that in th[e] judgment of [ ] officials are needed to preserve internal order and discipline and to maintain institutional security. " Id. at 2473 (quoting Bell v. Wolfish , 441 U.S. 520, 540, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979) ). Courts may consider a variety of factors to determine whether the force used was objectively unreasonable, including:
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