THE POLICE' USE OF CERTAIN FORCIBLE MEANS | translated from Danish into English
Part 1 Overall provisions regarding the police‘ employment of force | Section 1. Pursuant to section 15 in the Police Act, the police may employ force 1) for the purpose of preventing and averting risk of disturbance of the public peace and order, as well as peril to individual or public security 2) for the purpose of controlling whether someone is in possession of or carrying weapons, 3) for the purpose of terminating criminal activities, or in connection with inquiries and prosecution of criminal offences, 4) in the course of assisting other authorities, 5) within the scope of control and inspection tasks, as well as 6) for the purpose of determining whether a child or an intoxicated, sick or helpless individual is in danger. || Section 2. Pursuant to the Police Act section 16, paragraph 1, the police‘ employment of force must be indispensable and adequate, and may only take place with means and to an extent in reasonable proportion to the interest that they aim to protect. The determination of the propriety must involve the assessment of the risk of third parties getting hurt. |I Paragraph 2. Force must be employed as carefully as the circumstances allow for, and in a manner so that any injuries are limited to a minimum, cf. the Police Act section 16, paragraph 2.

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