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.
Even a reasonable, properly performed use of force incident can come under scrutiny if the report describing the situation is not effectively written
In a case arising from the fatal shooting by a state trooper of an armed civilian threatening suicide, the First Circuit affirmed the trooper was entitled to qualified immunity
In any given year, roughly half of all police-involved shootings take place from or around vehicles – find out the steps agencies can take to harden vehicles to protect officers from attack
Police said they resorted to force only after the passenger repeatedly refused to leave the car and kept reaching toward the back seat
No charges to be brought against officers involved in a raid that seriously injured a toddler when a flash grenade detonated in his playpen
Police have released body camera footage capturing the July 10 shooting of a man who posted threats against police online and brandished a fake gun
The police officer was responding to a “welfare check” on a man who was lying in a stairwell of an apartment Sunday
County prosecutors said Wednesday that they were reviewing the report but had no evidence to suggest information in the tweet was credible
Foot pursuit continued even after the suspect was hit with a baton and ended with him slamming an SUV into a restaurant
Prosecutors aim to file new charges against a woman in a chaotic 2013 traffic stop during which an officer fired shots at her van full of kids
An unarmed man who intervened in a confrontation between police and a knife-wielding assailant died of a gunshot to the back
The Twitter user claimed in a tweet posted Wednesday that a friend serving on the grand jury said the panel lacked evidence to warrant an arrest of Darren Wilson
Man repeatedly ignored commands to show his hands and made a motion the officer believed looked like pulling a gun
Officer insists he accidentally pulled the trigger during the fatal raid when a witness grabbed his gun
15-year veteran officer was stabbed with a 10-12 inch steak knife during a struggle on a sidewalk
“That is not the society we want. It’s not the society that our children deserve.”
A woman punched repeatedly by a CHP officer on the side of a freeway will receive $1.5 million under a settlement
A Louisiana deputy was shot and killed by his fellow officers after opening fire during a domestic dispute Wednesday
Chief acknowledged that Michael Brown’s body remained in the street for too long after he was killed
Officer stopped driver for a seat belt violation Sept. 4. The man got out of his car, trooper shot him as he reached back into his vehicle
Investigators did not say how long they expect the probe to take
Justice Department has begun its latest review of department practices following grand jury’s decision not to indict officers in fatal shooting
Officers had asked the 18-year-old man to come to a police station on Tuesday night to answer questions
A jury found a University of Central Florida student guilty of resisting arrest Friday in a confrontation with an officer that was caught on camera last year
Deputy arrived at the scene Tuesday after the dog bit two people
Caller reported suspect was waving a rifle in the store. Police said he didn’t obey commands to put down what turned out to be an air rifle
Deputies followed the rules when they used a sleeper hold and stun gun to restrain a man who died in the downtown jail, defense attorney said Monday
Man was killed Aug. 5 while holding an air rifle his family said he’d taken off a store shelf. Two officers responded to a call reporting a man waving a gun
Police say an officer subdued a 15-year-old Ohio high school student who came to school armed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol
After the agent entered the parked vehicle and inspected the drugs, the suspects brandished an AK-47 and a pistol