Which term describes a suspect who is uncooperative but shows no overt movement during resistance?

Which term describes a suspect who is uncooperative but shows no overt movement during resistance?

• A. Lethal threat
• B. Harmful threat
• C. Resistant (passive)
• D. Cooperative control

Answer: (C)

Passive resistance is shown when someone refuses to comply but doesn’t move in a way that signals an intent to harm or flee. In this scenario, the person is uncooperative, yet remains still and doesn’t make any threatening or offensive moves. That combination—a refusal to comply without any overt motion—fits the concept of passive resistance. The other terms describe situations involving threats or movement, or a cooperative stance, which don’t apply here. So the behavior described aligns with resistant, passive.

Passive resistance is shown when someone refuses to comply but doesn’t move in a way that signals an intent to harm or flee. In this scenario, the person is uncooperative, yet remains still and doesn’t make any threatening or offensive moves. That combination—a refusal to comply without any overt motion—fits the concept of passive resistance. The other terms describe situations involving threats or movement, or a cooperative stance, which don’t apply here. So the behavior described aligns with resistant, passive.