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.
When is a TASER device discharge considered excessive force? A recent case with video evidence considers the question
VirTra aims to increase the realism of simulation training with visual upgrades and electrical impulse simulations
Test results can be used to develop motorcycle law enforcement officer tactics for hostile confrontations
Footage shows a gunman hiding in a car wash before opening fire on officers
The deputy is recovering from the injuries
Ex-Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby was acquitted earlier this year in the fatal September 2016 shooting of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
How you approach the release of BWC video could mean the difference between driving the narrative and trying to catch up
The former Oklahoma reserve deputy was released early because he earned credits for good behavior and not because his case was given precedence
Police officials denied violating the rights of protesters or others, and said their orders to disperse “unlawful assemblies” were legal and proper
“When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained to follow, language matters”
District Attorney George Gascón cited “insufficient evidence” while clearing Sgt. Justin Erb in the death of 29-year-old Jessica Williams
“Shots Fired” takes readers inside the minds of LEOs during officer-involved shootings
The deputy yelled “Taser” before firing the shot
The Aviation Department fired an officer who “improperly escalated the incident” and a sergeant involved in removing facts from a report
The suspect shot someone, shot at deputies and ultimately turned the gun on himself
A man with a gun came out of the home holding a woman hostage and at least one deputy fired
Three officers returned fire, then formed a perimeter and waited for SWAT to arrive
No one was hit in the exchange
The detective was fired after he was seen on video cuffing a nurse because she refused to allow him to draw blood from an unconscious patient
The suspect was shot after a foot pursuit
Law enforcement officers do not use deadly force to kill, they use deadly force to stop or apprehend
Everyone likes to practice the things we are good at, but when it comes to firearms training, we need to work to improve our weaknesses
Police Chief Kerr Putney again defended his officers Tuesday
The video shows one of the LEOs standing in front of the car and moving out of the way as the car takes off
A three-judge appellate panel addressed issues of growing concern to street officers amid the current demands for de-escalation of force in complex encounters
The officers were responding late Sunday to calls of an assault in progress and shots fired at an industrial park building
Cariann Hithon crashed into several cars Sunday evening
A sheriff’s deputy is on paid leave after a woman died while handcuffed following a disturbance
Police say the suspect caused at least one crash and knocked an officer to the ground with her car
The bill requires officers “to the extent reasonably possible” arrest specific individuals who are responding with violence, rather than issuing general orders to disperse
CMPD shot Rueben Galindo, who had called 911 and said he had an unloaded gun. Galindo declined several dispatcher requests to put the gun away before LE arrived