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.
Officers must be extremely cautious in executing a paramedic’s request to apply pressure to a prone individual’s back and upper torso
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Force-on-force training is valuable when realistic but can be fraught with danger if not done with a laser focus on safety
The deputy fired a TASER at the suspect but missed, instead striking a Reno police officer in the knee
The defense contends Thomas Lane was only on the job four days when veteran Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck
The deputy suffered several injuries to his upper body
The mayor defended the department’s account of the shooting that wounded a man
The lawsuit alleges Elijah McClain was unlawfully stopped on the street and that officers later sought to justify their treatment of him
The court initially withheld them out of concerns that it might taint the jury pool
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
The NYPD, Port Authority and state police were among the unions that filed the suit
The lawsuit alleges Garrett Rolfe was fired without an investigation, proper notice or a disciplinary hearing
Some commissioners felt that the process was being rushed, was flawed and needed to be done more thoughtfully
This comes after former officer Derek Chauvin rejected a junior officer’s question about how George Floyd was being restrained
The videos were prohibited from being recorded or publicly distributed; it’s unclear how the Daily Mail obtained them
The directive from Chief James Craig allows the agency to immediately enact a policy change
The man allegedly threw a dagger at officers and managed to climb into a police vehicle before he was captured
Thao claims the felony charges brought against him are “not supported by probable cause”
The two men worry injuries will increase as officers are forced to “second guess” themselves
A former Vallejo police captain accused the department of firing him for flagging misconduct that included concerns that some officers bent their badges
A spokesman said the department has received “numerous complaints” and “additional information” about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
The court bypassed the issue of whether the stop was a legitimate welfare check
While no solution will likely attract everyone as signatories, any reform must be credible and impactful to succeed
After implementing new de-escalation strategies, use of force incidents fell by nearly half in Volusia County
The changes that make it a misdemeanor to use neck restraints would affect state troopers when deployed to NYC
Video shows ‘heroic’ actions of officers who were ambushed by a suspect
The bill bans neck restraints, chokeholds and warrior-style training
According to the lawsuit, the Aurora interim police chief said that a hearing was not required and that she had discretion as police chief not to hold one
District Court Judge Peter Cahill said he agreed with defense attorneys’ arguments that a gag order would be unfair to their clients
Former officer Garrett Rolfe’s attorneys said the prosecutor had repeatedly made comments to inflame public sentiment against him
The sweeping package was said to be one of the most substantial changes to the state’s criminal justice system in years
The officer was hospitalized with severe injuries and will undergo facial reconstructive surgery
Family of the deceased want charges against both the involved officer and against the 911 caller, who claimed a domestic dispute was going on. The family also wants the dispatcher fired
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