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.
A state legislator plans to introduce a bill to change the legal standard for LE in California from using “objectively reasonable force” to “necessary force”
When cops encounter a volatile situation that is beyond their control, there are ways for officers to withdraw gracefully and still complete their mission to “protect and serve”
Agencies must do everything possible to enhance current subject control training programs; they owe it to their officers and their communities
Suspect was arrested after attacking an off-duty officer and staff at a medical center, where he was taken after exhibiting bizarre behavior
Incident began when State Patrol received multiple 911 calls about a tan pickup stopped in the center lanes of the bridge
A Chesapeake police officer was inside a squad car last Thursday when he shot an unarmed man standing in front of him in Portsmouth
A police officer was put on desk duty after video surfaced showing him punching a woman at the city’s gay pride parade and festival
An officer was injured and a suspect was shot and killed during a bank robbery Monday morning
Officer came upon a shootout between two men Sunday afternoon and fired multiple shots, killing one while the other escaped
A BLM ranger, CHP officer and a suspect were injured Saturday
Police believe it escaped from a slaughterhouse in west Baltimore
March 12 high-speed pursuit led to the death of suspect
New videos show negotiations with officers attempting to get James Boyd to leave his campground slowly deteriorated over the course of three hours
November 2012 pursuit ended with 137 gunshots and the deaths of two people
Floyd County Sheriff Darrell Mills said proper procedure was taken to prevent woman from harming herself
Officers enforcing an eviction notice Tuesday shot the 74-year-old homeowner twice when he displayed a shotgun
Video captures Jerad and Amanda Miller in the final moments of their lives, as they lay barricaded on the floor of a Wal-Mart store Sunday
Around two dozen demonstrators picketed outside Hotel Albuquerque to demand Chief Gorden Eden’s resignation
Officer was shot in an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday
Man struck officer twice before police returned fire, hitting the man several times in the upper torso
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said the move was the latest in a series intended to improve transparency and accountability
An officer was shot and a suspect was shot multiple times in an exchange of gunfire during an arrest attempt Tuesday
Man was suspected in an armed robbery when he pulled his car into a bustling Walmart parking lot in March 2010
Officer shot and killed a 16-year-old boy who pointed a gun at officers Sunday morning
Several people unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight, and the officer could not get the suspect off her
Kristopher Barkus, 25, ignored Trooper Brian Knirnschild’s orders to drop a weapon he pointed at the trooper
Man who police say staged an assault on a Ga. courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside
Dash cam footage has been released capturing police as they fatally shoot two pit bulls brutally attacking a 6-year-old girl