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.
Modifying use of force policy by insisting that officers exercise restraint when dealing with objectively threatening and dangerous individuals comes with enormous risk
With an officer’s future at stake, how does a prosecutor get proficient at fairly analyzing the situation in a hurry?
Say goodbye to “positional asphyxia” and hello to genetic cardiac testing
Jerad and Amanda Miller wore adult diapers and carried four handguns, a shotgun, water and food
Police in Camden used a TASER for the first time to take down a mentally ill woman threatening officers with a foot-long knife
Man died Feb. 15 after the altercation with three Moore police officers and off-duty Oklahoma game wardens
Protesters advocating for drastic changes within a police agency criticized by the U.S. Justice Department over its use of force put the embattled police chief “on trial” during a rally Saturday
November 2012 pursuit ended with officers firing 137 rounds and killing two unarmed people
Officer shot and killed a man who was wanted for allegedly firing at officers Monday night
The officers, who are representing themselves in the case, brought the suit against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and others
Man in his teens or early 20s was shot as authorities say he tried to run from a car after a traffic stop in Boynton Beach
Suspect was found not guilty by a judge June 11
Isaac Vigil, 32, opened fire as he was exiting the back seat of a patrol car
Court has ruled in favor of Duke and two of its officers in the 2010 shooting death of a man outside the school’s hospital
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