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.
The proper opportunity – limited risk to innocent people or officers – is necessary for de-escalation to be successful
Compatibility with an array of weapons makes the experience more realistic and provides better memory transfer for officers in training
Consider a roundtable discussion of these two cases during roll call training
Incident highlights the danger that tribal officers can face when patrolling the huge reservation — sometimes alone
Even as he’s emerged as a leading national advocate of reform, top cop now finds his own agency under scrutiny
Complaints have fallen 40.5% and use of “personal body” force by officers has been reduced by 46.5%
Suspect was charged on two counts after a scuffle that began after the suspect was denied entry into a bar
Kenosha police officer Pablo Torres returned from leave Saturday, 10 days after shooting a man who advanced on police armed with knives
A man accused of shooting two cops in Ferguson returned to court Tuesday over a claim that police used excessive force during his arrest
Two plainclothes officers shot and killed a woman who they said was driving erratically and hitting other motorists Tuesday evening
Neighbors heard the man yelling that he hated police, “F--- America”, and that he was going to shoot cops
Seeking $18,000 for emotional distress and damage to her property from bullets
Suspect became aggressive when the officers ordered him to drop the weapon in the June 2014 incident, according to police
Officers said the brothers threw several bombs at them, including pipe bombs and a pressure-cooker bomb similar to those used in the marathon attack
No officers were injured in the shooting
Husband-and-wife meth users disarmed an officer and a sheriff’s deputy then forced them to their knees before the husband was killed in a struggle
Spring breakers were drinking on a beach Sunday when between 10 and 15 people started fighting
Denver officers’ body cameras recorded just 21 of 80 documented uses of force in the downtown district during the trial
Suspect died Friday night in a confrontation with a police officer who was answering a call about a man disrupting traffic
Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells died Tuesday in a shootout while trying to arrest the fugitive
A 64-year-old man was killed Wednesday after he exchanged gunfire with officers and shot one in his ballistic vest
Officer responded to reports of a suspicious person knocking on doors and crawling on the ground naked
Police were searching for a suspect in a double murder when the gunfire exchange occurred
Chief said he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson’s “missteps”
Path to Skid Row was marked by mistakes and miscommunication by three governments on three continents over nearly 20 years
Officer Robert Wilson III was at the counter of a GameStop Thursday when two armed brothers entered
Officer was shot in the head after he and his partner exchanged gunfire with two suspects trying to rob a GameStop
While the jury’s verdict was a clear vindication for the officers, the case may be far from over
Department’s police chief credited his officers for their handling of the potentially deadly incident
Report says there were no credible witnesses who incriminated Wilson and whose accounts were consistent with prior statements
The problems began in the late 1990s when French officials gave suspect a passport under what turned out to be a stolen name
