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 Ninth Circuit continues to expect police officers to unreasonably expose themselves to extraordinary life-threatening situations
Our use-of-force training needs to be considerate of each of these groups if we want to re-establish police and community relationships
Modifying use of force policy by insisting that officers exercise restraint when dealing with objectively threatening and dangerous individuals comes with enormous risk
An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a man after being shot in the arm during a struggle early Monday
The suspected sex offender was recently profiled on CNN’s “The Hunt” with John Walsh
Maui mayoral candidate Beau Hawkes executed a face plant in the street while attempting to elude an officer in an episode that went viral
The images that emerged of Jah-miel Cuffee’s arrest shows him pinned on the pavement by other officers
After driving around two sets of stop sticks, a deputy performed a PIT maneuver and was quickly met with gunshots from the suspect
Police are investigating an officer’s use of force after cell phone video of a confrontation at a baseball game went viral
The city of Albuquerque has agreed to let both a court and an independent monitor oversee reform of its troubled police department
As the officer started to place the suspect under arrest, he began fighting the cop and reentered his vehicle – dragging the officer for a few feet as he sped off
The cellphone video shows a police officer with an arm around the suspect’s neck as he struggles to arrest him
Officers got calls Wednesday about a man walking in and out of traffic carrying the sword and occasionally swiping at cars
Agent Clint Lund fired three shots at the man in a hospital lobby after he refused to drop his weapons
The tactic is under renewed scrutiny, with some lawmakers and experts saying the decades-old theory no longer applies to a city with far less crime
29-year-old capital murder suspect had been spraying bullets toward officers who were outside the house in the town of La Joya
Speaking at a Tuesday afternoon briefing, NYC Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said the death of Eric Garner highlighted a need for improved training
As police approached, the man held the gun to his head before pointing it at officers
Police Chief Pat Kitchens declined to discuss details of the case or declare that the suspect had fired the fatal shot
More pictures and video have surfaced showing what happened before a city officer punched a woman at the city’s gay pride parade and festival last month
Four emergency workers involved in the medical response for an NYC man who died in police custody have been barred from responding to 911 calls
19-year-old Stockton man is expected to be charged Monday with triple-murder in the deaths of a woman taken hostage and two other robbery suspects
During the gunfire, one shot hit a propane tank, causing it to explode and injure four of five officers involved in the incident
Officer involved in the arrest of a man who died in custody has been stripped of his gun and badge and placed on desk duty
Police were investigating whether the same men who robbed a bank, took hostages and led a deadly chase and shootout carried out other recent bank heists
Plain-clothes police officer placed suspect in what appeared be a choke hold
Attorney representing the family of Misty Holt-Singh, is seeking documents, dispatch logs, video and other evidence police gathered after the hourlong robbery, pursuit and gun battle
The city of Cleveland has settled a federal lawsuit filed by the estates of two unarmed people killed in a hail of 137 gunshots fired by police
