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I. The Policy Purpose The primary responsibility of this department and of each of its members is to protect the lives of the citizens we serve. It is critical, therefore, that every action of this department and of each of its members be consistent with that responsibility. It is the responsibility of each member of this department to honor and to protect the rights guaranteed all citizens by the Constitution of the United States and by the Constitution of this State. These rights include the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt under due process of law, and the right to be free from suffering penalties that are far in excess of the seriousness of the offenses for which they have been imposed. It is also the responsibility of each member of this department to honor the established principles of democracy. These include a reverence for human life, the principle that the value of any human life exceeds that of any property, and the principle that it is the function of the judiciary and of correctional authorities to punish wrongdoers. Each police officer in this department has been granted extensive powers to meet these responsibilities. These powers have been granted by citizens, and each police officer in this department is accountable to the citizens for the manner in which he exercises those powers. None of the powers granted to police officers by citizens is more unique and more awesome than the power to use deadly force. It is critical, therefore, that the power to use deadly force be exercised in a manner that is consistent with our responsibility to protect life, and that is in accord with Constitutional provisions and democratic principles. It is critical also that this department and each of its members be held accountable to the citizens for the manner in which deadly force is exercised. The laws of this state define deadly force as force capable of causing death or other grievous physical injury. In practice, police officers most often exercise their power of deadly force by using their firearms. Further, regardless of whether an officer intends to shoot another person, every display or discharge of a firearm is potentially deadly. It is the policy of this department that display and discharge of firearms shall be held to the absolute minimum required to. fulfill the responsibilities of this department and to protect the safety of officers. It is the policy of this department that officers shall not display or draw firearms unless such action will aid in controlling a situation, as opposed to provoking it. Officers must not participate in needless escalation of tension and violence. Therefore, this department has upon this date enacted the following specific policy guidelines regarding the use of firearms and other means of deadly force. A. Display of Firearms. It is the policy of this department that firearms may be unholstered, handled, or otherwise displayed only when there exists no less lethal means to bring an unlawful situation under control.
Object Description
Title | Task force [1 of 2] |
Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1989, 1993, 1996-1997 |
Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family’s involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
Box Number | 10 |
Folder Number | 1 |
Language | eng |
Object Type | Text |
Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
Identifier | naacp-ms508-0210001 |
Date Digitized | 2016-02-08 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0210001-26 |
OCR Transcript | I. The Policy Purpose The primary responsibility of this department and of each of its members is to protect the lives of the citizens we serve. It is critical, therefore, that every action of this department and of each of its members be consistent with that responsibility. It is the responsibility of each member of this department to honor and to protect the rights guaranteed all citizens by the Constitution of the United States and by the Constitution of this State. These rights include the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt under due process of law, and the right to be free from suffering penalties that are far in excess of the seriousness of the offenses for which they have been imposed. It is also the responsibility of each member of this department to honor the established principles of democracy. These include a reverence for human life, the principle that the value of any human life exceeds that of any property, and the principle that it is the function of the judiciary and of correctional authorities to punish wrongdoers. Each police officer in this department has been granted extensive powers to meet these responsibilities. These powers have been granted by citizens, and each police officer in this department is accountable to the citizens for the manner in which he exercises those powers. None of the powers granted to police officers by citizens is more unique and more awesome than the power to use deadly force. It is critical, therefore, that the power to use deadly force be exercised in a manner that is consistent with our responsibility to protect life, and that is in accord with Constitutional provisions and democratic principles. It is critical also that this department and each of its members be held accountable to the citizens for the manner in which deadly force is exercised. The laws of this state define deadly force as force capable of causing death or other grievous physical injury. In practice, police officers most often exercise their power of deadly force by using their firearms. Further, regardless of whether an officer intends to shoot another person, every display or discharge of a firearm is potentially deadly. It is the policy of this department that display and discharge of firearms shall be held to the absolute minimum required to. fulfill the responsibilities of this department and to protect the safety of officers. It is the policy of this department that officers shall not display or draw firearms unless such action will aid in controlling a situation, as opposed to provoking it. Officers must not participate in needless escalation of tension and violence. Therefore, this department has upon this date enacted the following specific policy guidelines regarding the use of firearms and other means of deadly force. A. Display of Firearms. It is the policy of this department that firearms may be unholstered, handled, or otherwise displayed only when there exists no less lethal means to bring an unlawful situation under control. |
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