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title: "What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth the \"reasonable officer\" standard for police use of deadly force?"  
description: "What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth the \"reasonable officer\" standard for police use of deadly force?"  
author: "Peterson arnold"  
published: 2018-04-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41969/what-u-s-supreme-court-decision-set-forth-the-reasonable-officer-standard-for-police-use-of-deadly-force  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What U.S. Supreme Court decision set forth the "reasonable officer" standard for police use of deadly force?

What U.S. Supreme [Court decision](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40882/what-was-the-outcome-of-the-brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka-supreme-court-decision-in-1954) set forth the "reasonable officer" [standard](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33425/which-are-the-important-standard-objects-in-salesforce) for police use of deadly force?


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