Policy

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PD-22 (rev. 17), “GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEES”

The provisions within this directive are applicable to all Texas Board of Criminal Justice and
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) employees with the exception of the disciplinary
process for employees who allegedly commit a PD-22, “General Rules of Conduct and
Disciplinary Action Guidelines for Employees,” rule violation while attending: (a) the PreService Correctional Training Course or Non-Correctional Officer Training Course at the TDCJ
Training and Leader Development Division (TLDD) Pre-Service Training Academy (PSTA); (b)
the TDCJ TLDD Parole Officer Entry Level Training Academy (POTA); or (c) the Office of
Inspector General Training Academy (OIGTA). When this occurs, the disciplinary process will
be in accordance with PD-33, “Trainee Management.”

1-16.000 – DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE POLICY ON USE OF FORCE

It is the policy of the Department of Justice to value and preserve human life. Officers may use only the force that is objectively reasonable to effectively gain control of an incident, while protecting the safety of the officer and others, in keeping with the standards set forth in Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989). Officers may use force only when no reasonably effective, safe, and feasible alternative appears to exist and may use only the level of force that a reasonable officer on the scene would use under the same or similar circumstances.

CDCR Adopted Regulations NCR 21-03

(CDCR) policy governing the use of force. The policy has its foundation in California Penal. Code statutes and relevant case decisions.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE POLICY ON USE OF FORCE Adopted May 20, 2022

Attached is the Justice Department’s updated use-of-force policy. This policy has been crafted in consultation with, and has been approved by, the heads ofthe ATF, DEA, FBI, and USMS. With these updates, our Department-wide policy is now more in line with the training and best practices you use every day. Our policy was last updated in 2004 –eighteen years ago. In the time since, you have all spent countless hours training to the highest standards of law enforcement.