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.
One possible approach to public statements after a controversial event is to state what the mission was, and why the police were called to respond to it
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”
Ruling Tuesday reversed a lower court decision that allowed the lawsuit to go forward against six West Memphis, Ark., officers
LA County sheriff’s deputy was shot Monday during an incident that left one person dead
In YouTube videos and a long written manifesto, Elliot Rodger aired his contempt for everyone from his roommates to the whole human race
The knife-wielding man was attacking a woman when the good Samaritan stepped in to help late Thursday and was stabbed
Department believes officers acted “professionally and within policy” in arresting a man whose lawyer is claiming excessive force
Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them
Our version ‘Goldilocks’ is a police officer in a training scenario who needs to have everything “just right” or their performance suffers
We must create the proper environment in order for officers to visualize the true threat that is ever present and be prepared physically and mentally to prevail
Cell phone video capturing a deadly encounter between Salinas officers and a suspect wielding a pair of shears has gone viral
The discussion ranged over a wide area of topics — here are a just handful of things that stood out
There is much about sudden death that simply “is not fully understood”
Suspect became aggressive toward the officer during the confrontation, at one point choking him
Florida officer was forced to fire his weapon at a car carrying suspects in a fatal shooting outside a nightclub
The incident was the fourth police-involved shooting in the city in a week
NYPD began encouraging pharmacies to use dummy pill bottles fit with tracking devices in 2013
The family of Hofstra University junior Andrea Rebello accused the department of negligence
No officers where hurt when police say 32-year-old Isaac Vigil opened fire as he was exiting the back seat of a patrol car
Police shot and injured a man wielding a gun inside a hospital emergency room Friday morning
An internal investigation is underway because of the deputy’s use of force
Officers struggled with the suspect as he attempted to escape from the back of a cruiser
Man charged Tuesday after he allegedly brandished an ice pick at an officer and threatened to stab him with it
An officer used a TASER to subdue the former University of Iowa player
Officer Richard Timmes was searching for a burglary suspect in an Eloy neighborhood when the incident occurred
Boynton Beach Police are investigating an incident where an officer is captured on camera taking a student to the ground
A gunman opened fire in a crowd at the Universal CityWalk before he was shot and killed
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