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.
2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
There is a dire need for peer-reviewed research in law enforcement that speaks to policy, practice, training and tactics around de-escalation
The Heritage Foundation’s report shows encouraging evidence that law enforcement leaders are acknowledging the challenges of policing today
Police confronted a suspected shoplifter in the parking lot who refused to comply
Man called police and told dispatchers he was armed, then took aim at officers when they arrived
Officers acted reasonably under the totality of circumstances, Assistant City Attorney Stephanie Griffin said in court documents, and should be granted qualified immunity
The shooting has sparked anti-NYPD protests
A police report shows that officers were responding to a tip about a car loading drugs when they tried to stop a pair near the US-Mexico border
Canadian officer Kent Rice is a 12-year police veteran
Police said the officer stopped two teens and one took off running
Decision was rooted in a 1989 US Supreme Court case ruling that a police officer’s use of force is permissible if it is “objectively reasonable”
Acting police chief Dan Hughes calls the allegations ‘fabricated lies’
Caller reported a man behaving erratically outside a city pool
The deputy did not help the suspect after he was no longer a threat, lawyer asserts
Two officers kicked the door in and saw a man in a corner wielding a knife
Case may be reopened in the fatal shooting of a man in 2007 after new video surfaced
Suspect appears to struggle with police, kick at officers
Because it’s impossible for any continuum model to provide for an entire set of circumstances in each very unique situation, a “force options” model is the optimal policy alternative
Man ran toward an officer after a brief high-speed vehicle and foot pursuit
Ambushed while trying to awaken suspect, officer had to discharge TASER 6 times
‘There were no loopholes, no loose cannons — everything was done by the book’
The suspect tried to flee in the vehicle and apparently pointed a handgun at an officer
Confrontation ensued after pursuit of stolen vehicle that almost hit a group of children
Assailant was struck five or six times, according to police
Customers scramble after protest turns violent
After the incident, town declared a state of emergency
Bogota Officer Regina Tasca was suspended from duty after stepping in
Beaumont police Officer Enoch Clark told investigators that he was retreating three feet away from an argumentative woman who may have been driving drunk
After a few minutes, officers had fired at the shooter and sent her to the hospital
A sergeant on the scene during the struggle told supervisors the following day that he thought an officer might have acted wrongly
Is your ‘tactical toolbox’ a mess or is it organized with your favorite tool right on top, ready to use?
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Unidentified officer was grazed in the leg during shootout
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