What is passive resistance?

What is passive resistance?

• A. Physical actions that hinder officer's attempts
• B. Verbal objections only
• C. Physical actions that do not prevent officers attempt of touch or control of the subject
• D. Active aggression toward officer

Answer: (C)

Passive resistance is when someone is non-cooperative but does not physically block or prevent the officer from touching or taking control. The person may linger, be uncooperative, or go limp, offering little to no resistance while the officer works to gain compliance. This distinction matters because the challenge lies in gaining control without the subject actively hindering the officer. Verbal objections alone aren’t the same, since the focus here is on physical behavior that doesn’t impede control. Active resistance would involve actions aimed at hindering or escaping, and assaultive behavior is outright aggression toward the officer.

Passive resistance is when someone is non-cooperative but does not physically block or prevent the officer from touching or taking control. The person may linger, be uncooperative, or go limp, offering little to no resistance while the officer works to gain compliance. This distinction matters because the challenge lies in gaining control without the subject actively hindering the officer. Verbal objections alone aren’t the same, since the focus here is on physical behavior that doesn’t impede control. Active resistance would involve actions aimed at hindering or escaping, and assaultive behavior is outright aggression toward the officer.