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 should have an hour of hands-on training a week.”
This is a complicated area of law that deserves greater treatment in training curricula
A review of use of force issues, including the carotid restraint and other force options that have been constrained or discontinued, plus innovations and options for the future
According to police, officers were pursuing the suspect when he pulled out a weapon and “an armed encounter between the offender and police ensued”
Officers told the man to drop his weapon several times before the shooting
Officer Michael Rosfeld was charged with homicide a week after the June 19 shooting
Officer Frank Garmback was suspended for using improper tactics when driving his cruiser to within feet of Tamir Rice
The man, who was armed with two knives, refused to drop his weapons and walked toward officers before he was subdued
The LAPD also released footage of officers returning fire after Gene Atkins shot at police
Video of the shooting shows cops running toward the car, with one of them standing in front of the car and moving out of the way as the driver leaves a parking stall
Police said the suspect grabbed a gun hidden in his waistband and fired at the LEOs during a traffic stop
The lawsuit alleges Justine Ruszczyk Damond’s civil rights were violated when she was shot by Officer Mohamed Noor
A man walked along a street firing into restaurants and cafes before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police
Officer Bronson K. Kaliloa is the first Big Island police officer shot and killed in the line of duty
The charges were presented to Officer Daniel Pantaleo after the NYPD told the DOJ that they planned to move on the case
While officers discussed a possible mental health hold, the man pulled a shotgun from his car and began firing
The suspect, who said the object he was carrying was an explosive device, moved slowly toward an officer, beginning to dash, before being shot
The officers went to the group home on a report of a missing resident, who then turned up and fired at the LEOs
It would be unwise for departments to enact a blanket prohibition on shooting from moving vehicles, or to micromanage these activities through policy
Police said the man moved toward them with the pickaxe raised above his head before being shot
De-escalation is not a tactic. De-escalation is a desired end state
California Assembly Bill 931 seeks to establish a “necessity” standard for the legal use of deadly force by peace officers
Police responding to a domestic dispute entered a home and found the man stabbing his girlfriend
Shane Gaskill is among three men charged in the “swatting” case that led to Andrew Finch’s death
Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly said two murder suspects fired 34 rounds in five volleys during the pursuit, while officers fired 31 shots
At a candlelight vigil for fallen Officer Michael Chesna, Weymouth’s chief of police slammed the country’s “negative attitude” surrounding use of force
A letter from an NYPD lawyer informed the DOJ that it would no longer wait for federal authorities to decide whether to charge Officer Daniel Pantaleo
Authorities said the gunman who shot 3 officers was being investigated in the killing of a student from India
Chicago police released video of the fatal OIS after protesters clashed with police, injuring some officers
Police said a fleeing suspect was killed after he and the trooper exchanged gunfire
Officials said Eddie Patterson’s decision to flee and not comply with orders caused his and LEO Jaimie Cox’s deaths
The deputy is expected to make a full recovery after being shot in the torso during the shootout
The wounded officer continued to command the scene after he was shot