Evaluating The Argument Of Police Force

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The second power that I am going to evaluate is the amount of force a police officer can use whilst they are arresting a suspect, entering a premises or searching a vehicle. I think that when it comes to an arrest the police must use force as a way of not letting the suspect escape but also to arrest the suspect. If a suspect is using aggressive force against a police officer then then that police officer can use more force to overpower the suspect and get the suspect in a good position where they cannot use any force. If on the other hand the suspect was compliant with the police officer by doing everything they ask, not being abusive or using any force then the police are likely to be more lenient with them and might not even use handcuffs