Passive resistance is characterized by which behavior?

Passive resistance is characterized by which behavior?

• A. Any Resistance Where The Subject Actively Fights To Break Free
• B. The Subject Does Not Attempt To Defeat The Officer s Contact Attempts But Will Not Voluntarily Comply With Verbal Or Physical Control
• C. The Subject Submits To Control
• D. The Subject Verbally Complains During Control

Answer: (B)

Passive resistance means the person isn’t fighting or trying to break contact, but won’t voluntarily submit to verbal or physical control. They stand or hold position without actively resisting, showing noncompliance without attempting to defeat the officer’s contact. This sits between simply complying and actively resisting, requiring measured, non-escalating responses. The other behaviors involve active fighting to escape, full submission, or primarily verbal complaints, which don’t capture the noncompliant, non-fighting stance of passive resistance.

Passive resistance means the person isn’t fighting or trying to break contact, but won’t voluntarily submit to verbal or physical control. They stand or hold position without actively resisting, showing noncompliance without attempting to defeat the officer’s contact. This sits between simply complying and actively resisting, requiring measured, non-escalating responses. The other behaviors involve active fighting to escape, full submission, or primarily verbal complaints, which don’t capture the noncompliant, non-fighting stance of passive resistance.