Police sometimes act with force up to and including deadly force when they are brought into life-safety dangerous situations when dealing with criminals who attack them or resist arrest,[29] they must carry out this use of force to quickly de-escalate a situation which they were called into because of an individual who has recently committed a crime or is in the commission of a crime but refuses to comply with those that enforce the law. Often these criminals are repeat offenders.,[30] or in other circumstances.[31]