7-02/025.00 Reporting Prevented Uses of Force



A prevented use of force occurs any time personnel are able to employ effective de-escalation techniques in order to gain compliance from inmates deemed recalcitrant or who are the subject of an inmate extraction or other planned use of force. If custody personnel have successfully de-escalated an incident, they shall, at the direction of a supervisor, document the incident on the Prevented Use of Force Notification Form (SH-J-634) and submit the completed form to the on-scene supervisor. The supervisor shall verify the form and may enter it into the Electronic Line Operations Tracking System (e-LOTS), if feasible, or submit it to the facility’s operations office, where it shall be entered into e-LOTS by designated personnel.