3. STEPS PRIOR TO CEW DEPLOYMENT                                    
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Procedure before deployment                                    
Where time and circumstances permit, a supervisor is to be advised prior to the deployment of the CEW.                           √       √
Officer safety                                    
Cover officer or supervisor should be present to assist.   √ √   √ √ √ √   √                
Members not equipped with CEWs shall, upon encountering a situation in which it is determined that a CEW may be required, request that a member with a CEW attend the scene.           √                        
Use of CEW as “force presence” prior to discharge                                    
CEW may be used as a force presence by presenting it and issuing a verbal warning to obtain compliance. √ √ √     √ √ √ √       √ √ √     √
If the presence of the CEW has failed, or was inappropriate or unreasonable, the officer may choose to utilize:
The push-stun mode:		             √   √                  
● to engage the subject in the stun capability without a loaded air cartridge; or
● to engage the subject in the stun capability with a spent (fired) air cartridge.
The probe mode:
● to discharge the CEW air cartridge at the subject which will connect to the subject through probes and conduct wire.
Stun or probe deployment?                                    
Distance from subject must be considered when deciding between stun or probe deployment.         √         √                
A CEW is used in the contact-stun mode when:
● probes fail to work;
● employing a second cartridge is not reasonably possible or appropriate; or
● proximity dictates and the inmate continues to resist.		                             √      
Use of a CEW in contact-stun mode is according to training procedures.                             √      
Warnings                                    
Police will verbally warn the subject that the CEW will be used before it
is used.		 √     √     √               √ √   √
Unless the circumstances make it impractical or unreasonable, the contact police officer will notify other police officers at the scene, in person, that the CEW may be used.         √     √   √       √        
All secure locations where CEW units may be deployed, including escort vehicles, must post the approved warning signs.  Warning signs will not be posted in public areas of the courthouse facility.                                   √
Content of warning                                    
Before using the CEW, when tactically feasible, give the CEW Challenge. “CEW Challenge” means the declaration issued by a member before using the CEW:       √                     √ √   √
“Police, stop or you will be hit with 50,000 volts of electricity!” The suggested warning to be given to a subject prior to actively deploying the CEW is as follows:
“You have been instructed to __________, if you do not immediately comply with those instructions you will be subjected to 50,000 volts of electricity.” While the
suggested warning does not need to be delivered “verbatim,” at minimum must ensure that the subject knows:
● what they have been instructed to do;
● that they are expected to comply immediately; and
● that they will be subjected to 50,000 volts of electricity.
Failure of force presence and warning                                    
If the force presence of the CEW has failed (i.e., presenting it and verbally warning the subject that it will be used, thereby obtaining voluntary compliance from   √ √     √ √ √ √       √ √        
the subject), or was inappropriate, the member would then discharge the CEW darts at the subject needing to be controlled. (FORCE PRESENCE MUST BE ATTEMPTED PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.)