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.
Court rules on whether an ankle-crossing restraint tactic contributed to a subject’s death
The officer, believing the suspect was armed and that a fellow officer was in danger, shot the suspect from behind
Award-winning indie filmmaker Jason Harney’s new documentary provides the icebreaker for a discussion on priorities around police training and use of force
Deputy Jacob Shaw can be heard on body camera footage apologizing to Andy Grimm and saying he believed his camera was a weapon
The protests are in response to the fatal OIS of a man who police believed had a gun
The woman armed with a knife appeared to lunge at officers before being shot
Another officer was injured during the confrontation but not from gunfire
Police said the man advanced toward officers holding an object extended in front of him
Mohamed Noor, who officials said was fired from the department on Tuesday, faces murder and manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Justine Damond
Gov. Larry Hogan said Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill “may have saved other people’s lives”
Officer Mohamed Noor has turned himself in on murder and manslaughter charges related to the July shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond
The sheriff praised Deputy First Class Blaine Gaskill for containing the situation in less than a minute
The officers subdued the man, who was armed with a knife in each hand, after he urged police to kill him
Footage from the officers’ body cameras show William Young attacked them with a weapon as soon as they found him
A Utah man who pleaded guilty to nearly slicing an officer’s ear off alleges police used “brutal, violent” force against him
The video was released after Bremer County cleared the officers involved
The commission voted to adopt a policy regulating how officers can use TASERs, bringing a months-long debate to an end
Cellphone video shot by a witness captured officers in California fatally shooting a man who attacked them
The termination has sparked outrage from the city’s police union and its president
The Department of Justice wanted the video kept under seal over concerns it could lead to retaliatory gang violence
A proned-out suspect still presents significant potential danger and officers should remain vigilant
The Austin PD has an unprecedented 15 officers on administrative duty after two shootings in the city in the past three weeks
The video sparked outrage in the community
Officers ordered the shotgun-wielding suspect to drop the weapon multiple times before shooting him
Baltimore officials saw a trend: Whenever a homicide or non-fatal shooting occurs in the city, there is a “high likelihood” that another will occur within hours
The DA said a detective was “wholly justified” in killing Brandon Wiley, who fatally shot Sgt. Shawn Anderson
While attempting to handcuff the passenger, the woman pointed a gun at the trooper’s head and pulled the trigger
A bystander’s video appears to show the suspect sticking a handgun out of the trunk and firing at officers
The legislature approved a bill that will change a state law that makes it difficult to criminally charge LEOs who might have inappropriately killed someone
Sacramento police said the man allegedly took an officer’s gun and tried to kill him
The decision bucks an unprecedented call by Chief Charlie Beck to prosecute one of his own for a deadly, on-duty shooting
Make sure you can articulate circumstances that establish the number of officers executing a warrant is “objectively reasonable”
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