Description should include

the levels of force (i.e., the escalating levels of response available to the police officer, beginning with officer presence and continuing through verbal commands, control restraint, less-than-lethal force, and deadly force)
duty to intervene
the role of de-escalation
citizen actions that precipitate the escalating levels of police response, to include cooperative, passive resistance, active resistance, active assaultive, and deadly threat
threat perception
the legal definition of self-defense
the legal relationship between the fear of bodily harm and the use of deadly force (See the Code of Virginia for specifics about the use of deadly force)
the tests under the law that justify the use of deadly force to defend oneself or another person
the conditions under which an officer may use less-than-lethal force to control a situation or effect an arrest
the conditions under which an officer may use deadly force
the right of officers (and other protective services officers) to use deadly force vis-à-vis a citizen’s right to self-defense
an administrative review of all use-of-force incidents
a review of Graham v. Connor (1989).

Process/Skill Questions:

What is an officer’s fundamental duty?
What are an officer’s key responsibilities?
What are the legal ramifications involved in the use of any force?
What are the personal, civil, or criminal ramifications for the officer who uses any force?
What is the difference between a citizen review board and an administrative review board?
What are considered deadly weapons?
Why is handcuffing considered use of force?
What is the objective reasonableness test created as an outcome of Graham v. Connor 490 U.S. 386 (1989)?