Individuals employed in the Criminal Justice field may be called upon to use force against others in the execution of their duty. How the "officer" responds to the given situation may result in potentially harmful outcomes for the officer as well as their employer.

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Clearly the events of 9/11 have given us reason to rethink our nation’s attitude toward civil police intelligence operations. At the same time our government has taken a somewhat draconian defensive posture; airline security has been raised to a level that threatens the practical utility of air travel, we talk of shutting bridges and tunnel access when some threat to security is raised, and, every time some reporter thinks up another way for us to be attacked (blowing up LNG tankers in Boston Harbor for example),it sends us into a frenzy of running in circles, screaming and shouting.

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Prosecutions of police officers emanating from the use of force are commonplace in America’s inner cities; police officers have become acutely aware of the consequences of its use and in particular the use of deadly force.

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The Federal Air Marshal Service will carefully review the circumstances under which its officer(s) discharged his weapon at a passenger claiming to have a bomb on board an airliner preparing to get under way.

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