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 limiting factor for most shooters trying to improve speed and accuracy is a lack of efficiency
Cops are three times more likely to sustain a nonfatal injury at work than all other U.S. workers, and injuries from assaults are on the rise
As use of force simulator tech continues to become further validated with science-based research, there will be even more sophisticated learning opportunities for LE
Police attempted to subdue suspect after he resisted being placed in handcuffs and fought the officers. A TASER was deployed multiple times, but did not stop him
The deputy returned fire but missed the suspect, who fled in a vehicle
Suspect had stopped working and sleeping, and had begun talking to imaginary people
A suspected bank robber died in a hail of bullets during a midday shootout Monday
The controversy over prone positioning has raged in the policing community since the 1980s
When then exposed to a simulated gunbattle, the mental imagers consistently out-performed the others, whose targeting skills under fire tended to erode significantly from their “normal” level of accuracy
The daytime bash known as “Deltopia” is a well-known happening the first weekend of spring quarter in the community next to UC Santa Barbara
Officer struggles to restrain a suspect in handcuffs near the concession stands in the park
After more than a year of reviewing hundreds of cases handled by the APD, the DOJ found that officers too frequently used deadly force on people
Mental health advocates say violent confrontations occur regularly between people with untreated mental illness and officers who often aren’t equipped to deal with them
How do small- and medium-sized departments — which are already stretched thin — keep training up on such a dynamic concept as legal use of force?
Too little force may result in the injury or death of an officer, and too much force may take you off the street and even behind bars
Robert Huntsman will soon serve as the department’s fourth deputy chief, a position announced last week as a way to help implement findings of a comprehensive DOJ investigation into APD
One of the protesters shot video of the confrontation between protesters and officers and posted it on YouTube
How can an officer can best help a lawyer in preparing the strongest defense possible after an OIS or other major force confrontation? Here are six ideas to get the discussion going.
An off-duty Dallas officer intervened in a stabbing this morning and shot the suspect dead a block from police headquarters
Suspect has a history in the criminal justice system, court records show
Chief says the video illustrates the continuum of force that officers are trained to use
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on Wednesday requested the Justice Department to step in and help the city overhaul its troubled police force
Officer who fatally shot a Hofstra University junior and her hostage-taker during a standoff had no other option but “deadly physical force”
Lawyer says move was made by then-APD Chief Ray Schultz to try to stave off a federal investigation
Video has been released of a confrontation between a teenager resisting arrest and officers
City’s new police chief said he is about to unveil reforms that include changes to the embattled department’s recruiting process
The man was a suspect in at least one of a series of armed robberies in Spokane taking place since the beginning of March
Police say suspect had threatened to kill officers and held onto knives as an unarmed K-9 officer approached him
