my brother lonnie and joe. anything got. it's not often that an officer is forced into a response from the fifth tier of the model, but nonetheless be ready to take that action. if an assault by a subject places officer or anyone else in danger of serious bodily harm or death, he has the right and commission to protect himself and the others around him. the use of deadly force is a matter, but it's an option which sometimes becomes necessary so. in the final analysis is the goal of the use of force model to help officers maintain a high degree of enforcement. that readiness manifest itself in two ways. first, in a willingness to keep enforcement responses on the lowest tier possible through skillful use of physical and communicative and second in the resolve escalate to the appropriate level response whenever necessary to protect human life and maintain control of the situation. it is absolutely essential that all law enforcement officers understand the precepts of the use of force model and are fully confident in their abil