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.
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
Is it “objectively reasonable” or “necessary” for California to change the law on the use of deadly force?
A veteran cop describes the split-second decisions that go through a cop’s mind when faced with a man with a gun
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
California Highway Patrol investigators have seized the medical records of a woman seen on video being repeatedly punched by one of its officers
Authorities in Jersey City, already on edge following the ambush-killing of a rookie police officer over the weekend, said an officer shot a man Tuesday morning
25-year-old defendant Siale Angilau got out of his seat, grabbed a pen and rushed a witness “in an aggressive, threatening manner” during his trial April 21
The gun in Stephen Corkery’s hand when he allegedly robbed several Spokane businesses and walked into a fatal standoff was fake. The consequences were very real
When police arrived, the suspect pointed a gun at the officer, who responded by firing his weapon six times
Officer fired his weapon once at men in a truck as they fled a pro-Israel rally after using wooden poles bearing Palestinian flags to hit protesters
Police are unsure what caused the confrontation, but the Internal Affairs lieutenant offered identification before exiting the vehicle
Suspect’s widow, Angelique Campbell, told a news station that her husband should have killed more officers if they were planning to kill him
Prisoner was awaiting surgery on the eighth floor of the hospital when he attempted to escape
Gunman shot Officer Melvin Santiago in the head shortly after he and his partner arrived at a 24-hour Walgreens
Police Chief Don Weedman ordered the man to put down his gun, but instead the man fired at Weedman
Prosecutors who spent months investigating the shooting of Miriam Carey said that officers from the Secret Service and the Capitol Police did not use excessive force
Man critically injured Tuesday beat his grandmother with his fists and feet and threatened her life just two hours before he was shot
Fare-dodger was shot to death by an officer after pulling a gun and pointing it at the cop’s head during the July 1 incident
Police say a man armed with a bottle of flammable liquid set himself and a police officer ablaze before another officer shot him
The incident began after the officer witnessed 37-year-old Livingston Manners run a stop sign June 27
K-9 Tracker was killed while pursuing 50-year-old Billy Wayne Lomaneck