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.
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A school resource officer used his TASER to put an end to a schoolyard altercation between a 17-year-old and another student
Suspect remained on the run thanks to an assailant who tackled police in a videotaped struggle that went viral
For police use-of-force incidents, the definitions of words like ‘reasonable’ and ‘necessary’ are often discussed but sometimes also misused or misunderstood
Officer Christopher Dye is accused of excessive force stemming from an incident outside a bar
Trial video shows an officer’s run-in with an intoxicated woman outside Twin River Casino
Family members accuse officers of beating suspect who mistook a plainclothes female police officer for a friend and hugged her
Prince George’s County police reported the most significant increase
A woman accused of sending bizarre packages to two New York lawmakers was fatally shot
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The figure is the largest settlement locally in at least four years
The DOJ said Seattle PD uses excessive force, but patrol officers say the numbers are skewed
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Investigators: Suspect killed East Washington police Officer John David Dryer late Sunday night after being pulled over
Federal investigators said they found inadequate systems of supervision and oversight
Police responded to disorderly students outside a school and deployed a less-lethal device when one became unruly
Police opened fire when one of two suspects pointed a gun at officers
Steamboat Springs police said they had to use a TASER on a horseback rider following a disturbance at a downtown bar
Gulf War vet Stanley Lavon Gibson, 43, was shot by an officer early Monday
Where there is blood, there are officer safety reminders
A female suspect filed a lawsuit after an officer pushed her in a jail
As Officer Dewey Runnels approached, one of the three men inside a vehicle got out and fired
A man pointed two pistols at officers, a Fraternal Order of Police spokesman said
ACLU: Police report ‘anything but objective’
Fitchburg officers were justified in their use of force when they shot a man armed with a machete
In November there were four officer-involved shootings in the state
A man used a hammer to break the window of a car where an officer did paperwork, police said
Officers automatically given shield from self-incrimination
Commissioner: Police should be armed with TASERs
Officer James J. Lee was charged with assault for kicking a teen inside a convenience store
The disciplinary proceeding follows a 2008 non-jury trial at which three officers were acquitted of criminal charges
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