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.
I became inspired to teach the concept of de-escalation thanks partially to the bad example of a “pompous cop” and the good advice of an ancient general
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The officers asked Jeremy Holmes, 19, to drop the knife more than 40 times before they fatally shot him
Andrea Rebello, 21, was fatally shot by an officer when a gunman broke into her home and used her as a human shield
The suspect charged at officers with two knives
In a new video released ahead of the one-year anniversary of the attack, Officer Alan Horujko said his training “kept my whole world from collapsing in on me”
The deputy was inside her home when she heard a door being kicked Saturday morning and fired shots at an armed intruder
Austin Calhoun reportedly left a party intoxicated and held a knife to his throat before he was shot in the head with rubber bullets
The off-duty officer just happened to be in the store shopping when a man suddenly brandished a gun
Sgt. Rafael Souza was at the pharmacy to purchase medicine when two armed, hooded men stormed the business
Officers Courtney Suggs and David Guerra have been on paid administrative leave since Sept. 6, when Ruben Galindo was shot after calling 911
The Bridgeport officer defended her actions and said she ‘feared’ that the suspect had a gun
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Sir Robert Peel knew that police officers needed to explain use of force to the general public
Several officers were chasing a white pickup truck with two people inside when the shooting happened Thursday
Dealing with people in crisis is difficult. The only things a police officer can control are the decisions they make and the tactics they use
Instructors can create a safe, engaging and effectual scenario-based force-on-force training environment by following some basic safety protocols
Police told Jesus Alberto Geney-Montes, who said he had a gun, to show his hands, but he kept them in his pants pockets
The issue had been debated and rejected in the city for 13 years
2016 saw an increase by more than three times of death by rifle fire over 2015
There is a dire need for peer-reviewed research in law enforcement that speaks to policy, practice, training and tactics around de-escalation
The officer continued to use force after the suspect fell to the ground, which the lawsuit claims was excessive
The Heritage Foundation’s report shows encouraging evidence that law enforcement leaders are acknowledging the challenges of policing today
Humberto Martinez’s death has become the subject of a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Pittsburg and several officers
After his trail of terror was halted by a police bullet, he asked to display the Islamic State flag in his hospital room
The gunman opened fire on officers with an AR-15
The K-9 was reportedly stabbed to death by a suspect who was later shot and killed by an officer
Shots erupted when the 41-year-old officer approached a parked car in the city’s Castro neighborhood to check on reports of a suspicious vehicle
Authorities shot and killed a man suspected of holding his child’s 70-year-old teacher hostage for nearly seven hours
Deputies shot and killed a former deputy outside the agency’s HQ after he pointed a gun toward them
A San Bernardino County sergeant is in critical but stable condition after a suspect stabbed her in the face, shoulder and chest
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