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.
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Officer is hospitalized with serious injuries after being run down Tuesday night by a possible burglary suspect
Tuesday’s shooting marks the department’s third this year
Officer’s attorney argued that officer did what he was trained to do to subdue a dangerous suspect who was coming at him with a knife
City mayor called standoff with man who planned to kill cops among ‘most intense’ in U.S.
Officer remains in critical condition after undergoing a third surgery
Former Officer Nathanial Robinson plans to appeal his firing after being terminated last week over his use of force in the incident
Officers fatally shot James Boyd, who was holding two knives, during an hourslong standoff in March
Officer shot and killed suspect after he began hitting the officer with a shovel
Woman was shot by officer during a domestic disturbance call Tuesday
Man sped from the scene after hitting the officer with his car but was later captured after causing a string of crashes
Judge also said two supervisors demoted for violating police protocol in the case should be reinstated
Todd William Shultz was shot 17 times outside of a Kmart in December 2012 after failing to drop a table knife and pair of scissors he was wielding
A Texas police officer shot in the face during a standoff Tuesday is recovering after undergoing jaw reconstruction surgery
Several officers were interviewing a suspect in a domestic violence incident when gunfire erupted
Reverend Jarrett Maupin, a civil rights activist, had a quick change of heart after undergoing three different shoot-don’t-shoot scenarios
Bomb squad found containers of frozen urine in the vehicle of man who police say lunged at an officer with a knife and was fatally shot
Earlier Wednesday, one officer was released from the hospital
Police training and proper documentation is more important than ever in order to prevent or defend Section 1983 actions
Our goal in any tactical situation should be to posture ourselves in a way that maximizes our time to decide and act while dominating the situation in time and space
Officer Grant Morrison testified that he feared for his life when he fired the three shots that killed Richard Ramirez
Newly released video footage from officer’s lapel camera shows motorist opening a driver door and firing shots during the weekend traffic stop
More than 100 anti-police protesters crashed a medal presentation honoring a 100-year-old Navy vet Saturday
Mayor has chosen not to swear in a police academy cadet who fired shots at a vehicle during a traffic stop while serving as a rookie officer
Nathanial Robinson was fired following an internal affairs investigation into the Dec. 11 incident
A man who was shot and killed by officers left behind several suicide notes in his cellphone, including one addressed to police
Man suspected of shooting and wounding an Albuquerque officer during a weekend traffic stop was arrested after a massive manhunt
Monday night’s shooting unfolded as officers were searching for suspects in an armed robbery
31-year veteran Officer Lou Golson was struck twice by gunfire shortly after stopping the unidentified suspect Saturday
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