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.
De-escalation is not a tactic. De-escalation is a desired end state
California Assembly Bill 931 seeks to establish a “necessity” standard for the legal use of deadly force by peace officers
Implementing a crisis communications plan will prepare police leaders to navigate the treacherous tsunami of social media during the first 24-48 hours of a crisis
An officer was briefly hospitalized after being assaulted during a mostly peaceful protest in Northern California over a fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the February incident, saying the shooting was an accident and the deputy had no criminal intent
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released police reports stemming from the case during a news conference where he also identified the officer involved
Woman called 911 and said she was going to kill her family with an Uzi if the cops didn’t show up
Death prompted a backlash on social media against the LAPD, with some comparing it to the shooting of Michael Brown
18-year-old Michael Brown, whose fatal shooting by police ignited days of heated protests, was suspected of stealing cigars and pushing a clerk at a convenience store
Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke led a group of six who called into question whether the DA can adequately investigate the case
Man was shot dead August 4th by a deputy after ramming multiple vehicles — including the officer’s — and attempting to run over his girlfriend
On Wednesday, LAPD released a detailed narrative of the confrontation, alleging that the man tackled one officer and went for his gun before police opened fire
Officer John Calhoun was shot Wednesday afternoon while struggling with an armed man near a bus stop
Police and prosecutors have declined to name the officer, citing concerns that his life, and the lives of his relatives, could be endangered
Missouri State Highway Patrol will take over supervising security in the St. Louis suburb that’s been the scene of violent protests
James Hill is on trial for charges of attempted homicide and related counts in the shooting
A protest is being planned for Sunday in front of Los Angeles police headquarters in downtown after a man was shot and killed by an officer Monday
A woman was also shot in the head and wounded during the area’s sporadic street demonstrations overnight
Investigators have released few details, saying only that the shooting was preceded by a scuffle
The group, under the program they’ve coined “Operation Ferguson,” has warned of further consequences if police interfere with civilians protesting the shooting
FBI opened an investigation Monday into the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot multiple times Saturday by an officer
Results of a preliminary ballistics report show that police fired the 10 bullets that struck Misty Holt-Singh - her wounds likely came during a final burst of gunfire
The first responding officer was met by the suspect holding two knives in the front yard of a house
A candlelight vigil for an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police turned ugly, with crowds looting and burning stores, vandalizing vehicles and taunting officers
Police have become increasingly at odds with Mayor Bill de Blasio over the appearance he is taking sides against them after the death of a suspect last month
The fatal shooting of a teenager by police sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments Saturday
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said the officer, “fearing for his life,” fired one shot from his gun
The Justice Department and the city of Detroit have asked a judge to scale back federal monitoring of the city’s police department
San Diego police Wednesday shot and wounded a gun-waving man who may have wanted to commit “suicide by cop”
City’s top law enforcement official went on a media blitz Friday to deny that the in-custody death of a black suspect shows that police are singling out minorities
