Use of Force

Officer Alec Iurato was given the Courage in Service award after shooting the gunman who shot him and killed two other officers in an ambush

The five former officers continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts

The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject

Court rules that the behavior of the dog, and the subject's failure to control the dog, could lead a reasonable officer to perceive the dog as an imminent threat

Right now, a very dangerous person is preparing for the day they meet you. Are you preparing for them?

Convictions on the criminal charge of failure to intervene should reverberate in every police agency across the nation

You don’t get to “win” the fight. You stop when the violence or active resistance has stopped

Implement these steps to help ensure when your officers are asked how they are holding up after an OIS you’ll get an answer that’s better than “I’m okay."

These charges encompass offenses such as wire fraud and the deprivation of rights under the pretense of authority

The main topic of discussion at the court-ordered reform meeting was the circumstances under which officers employ force

Judge: "Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances"

The court determines whether to grant officers qualified immunity for allegations of excessive force

“We've got seven police officers who were just doing their duty, and were placed in a position by all three of the deceased that they had to use deadly force.”

BolaWrap can mitigate liability, enhance officer safety, minimize trauma and gain compliance without pain

Two Colorado prosecutions of officers for failing to intervene illustrate what makes a prosecutable case