Use of Force
The Use of Force topic provides news, information and training on one of the most commonly discussed areas in police training programs. Learn how to educate your community about use of force, the risks unarmed individuals pose and more.
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the law and its potential result on police use of force
The Ninth Circuit’s recent split decision carries important implications for police training, policy and street practice
This case reminds officers of the need to give short, clear commands directing a subject to make specific movements
Officer used his cruiser to ram an armed suspect who was firing his weapon into the air
Malik Shabazz, the president of Black Lawyers for Justice, says his group also will conduct its own investigation into the death
Suspect was shot and wounded after opening fire on an officer with a rifle and leading police on a pursuit
Robert Bates, an insurance executive who was volunteering on an undercover operation in Tulsa, accidentally shot Eric Harris on April 2
Officer thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun, when he fired at 44-year-old Eric Harris
Chief’s top task was to repair relationships with the black community that had been strained for years
Sharpton appeared at Charity Missionary Baptist Church, where mayor Keith Summey and Police Chief Eddie Driggers were in the congregation
April 2 shooting occurred after convicted felon Eric Courtney Harris sold a 9mm pistol to undercover officers during a sting and fled
Video has been released of the brutal melee between police and a family that ended with a suspect killed, another suspect shot and a cop shot
Attorney believes drugs caused suspect’s death, not the use of a K-9 and other force in the March 31 incident
Judge has removed the prosecutor from the case of two officers charged in the shooting death of a homeless man last year
Sheriff’s statement said Francis Pusok fled from deputies early in the afternoon as they tried to serve a search warrant in an identity-theft investigation
Armed man kidnapped a woman, killed a Census Bureau guard and led police on a pursuit before an exchange of gunfire left him and an officer wounded
Video shows the man fatally shot by a police officer get out of his car and then run away during a traffic stop
The FBI, Director James B. Comey said, must improve how it collects and analyzes data from law enforcement agencies
One of the officers is in the intensive care unit at a local hospital, requiring facial reconstruction
Officials say suspect swung a metal broom and refused commands to stop, but the suspect’s family called this week for an independent investigation
In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested that greater use of body cameras could help improve community/police relations
A look at legal issues raised by Saturday’s police shooting in South Carolina
About 75 people gathered outside City Hall in North Charleston after an officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a fleeing man
“His intention last night was to kill several of my officers”
Protesters feel the United States government can’t be trusted
Cops who shot a total of 137 rounds into a car in 2012 had ample reason to believe that suspects were shooting at them
As the officer was attempting to arrest a struggling DUI suspect, his brother suddenly ran at the officer and slammed him into his squad car
73-year-old reserve deputy Robert Charles Bates shot and killed Eric Courtney Harris after pulling out his service weapon instead of his ECD
Officer Michael Brelo told investigators he couldn’t remember standing on the hood and firing the final 15 rounds of a 137-shot barrage down into a windshield
Woman reported to an officer that a car was following her. Moments later, another car pulled up and a man opened fire
Officer who was wounded after a brief pursuit in Houston was shot in the arm by his partner