The use of force by law enforcement personnel is a matter of critical concern both to the public and to the law enforcement community. The purpose of the Response to Resistance policy is to provide officers with guidelines on objectively reasonable response to resistance. Each officer is expected to use these guidelines to make decisions in a professional, impartial and objectively reasonable manner.
Read the full Response to Resistance policy here.
See a report presented to Lockhart City Council on police practices and the Response to Resistance policy here.