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.
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
How you approach the release of BWC video could mean the difference between driving the narrative and trying to catch up
“Shots Fired” takes readers inside the minds of LEOs during officer-involved shootings
Officers arrived at the scene after the dog bit a family member, who required medical treatment
Allegations that officers ‘regularly’ use excessive force based upon report last December
Andrew Blomberg testified that he didn’t kick Chad Holley’s head or neck during the March 2010 arrest
Officers confronted homeless man after receiving calls he was looking into parked cars
Johannes Mehserle argued death of Oscar Grant was a mistake, but not involuntary manslaughter
Medical conclusion came after performing an autopsy, reviewing records and tests and watching surveillance audio and video
Suspect was subsequently convicted in juvenile court of burglary and put on probation
A less-lethal device did not subdue the suspect
Michael Warren says surveillance video contradicts the version of the story told in official police records
Judge to weigh evidence; July 2011 incident was captured on cell phone camera
Mayor declared a state of emergency because there weren’t enough officers to patrol the streets
The University of California is recommending administrators deploy mediators instead of police in future campus demonstrations
Attorney for one of the fired officers says cop tried to secure a potentially dangerous suspect
It was the second bear shooting by police officers in the city in recent months
Initial reports that man shot at police were dismissed by ballistic tests
Prosecutors say Beaumont officer permanently blinded a woman with pepper spray during a DUI investigation
A Bogota officer pulled two Ridgefield cops off an emotionally disturbed man they were trying to subdue
A confrontation ended when an officer shot and killed a man who charged at police with a machete
Department still reviewing the case of Cisco, a dog killed when police responded to the wrong address
Served time in Okla. prison for assaulting an officer
Officer Johannes Mehserle served a two-year prison sentence after testifying he mistook his gun for his TASER
Police quickly cleared a Milwaukee officer of wrongdoing, but internal affairs is reinvestigating
The officer first used an ECD to no effect
Police said 911 call led officers to believe man was armed
Video explains common myths fueled by Hollywood about officer-involved shootings
Chief says she doesn’t want Nov. 18 pepper spraying of Occupy protesters to define her or the university
