Legal Aspects of the use of Force and Reasonableness Standard

Abstract

In the social and political environment, regardless of jurisdiction, the use of force and the intervention of law enforcement agencies, especially of the police force, is current issue, and the topic of adequate intervention - a topic of debate. In different jurisdictions, different terms can be found to designate the general hypothesis of this research. The paper aims to elaborate on the content and to develop the legal concept of reasonableness, which will include references to reasonable suspicion and reasonable belief, the objective observer, and other matters of interest. From the above-mentioned reasoning, this research is dedicated to the subject of reasonableness of intervention and use of force, and it aims to identify and to develop on a standard to which a practicing professional can refer.

Keywords

• use of force
• intervention
• jurisprudence
• reasonable suspicion
• belief