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.
Learning to apply this hold short of pressure also means it can be used as a tactically superior escort hold
These techniques can’t be learned through casual viewing or assimilation. They can only be learned and maintained through repetition
Qualified immunity is not dependent on the officer using the best tactic and when applied, does not mean the officer is immune from criticism
Learning from an event and applying those lessons in training will improve your department’s future response
City Council members said Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to create a new agency that would investigate police shootings and police misconduct lacks necessary transparency and oversight
The judge said the protesters “failed to present any credible evidence that any of the actions taken by these individuals were taken with malice or were committed in bad faith”
The telephone death threats to the home of Officer Dominique Perez began soon after he and an Albuquerque police detective ended a hillside standoff by opening fire
A Cambridge University study of British and U.S. police shows a 93 percent decrease in the number of complaints made against cops when they are using body cameras
Alfred Olango ran afoul of the law several times in the years before death: selling cocaine, driving drunk, and illegally possessing a 9mm semi-automatic handgun
The son of a police officer, Brent Vinson’s future now hangs in the balance as authorities determine whether he was justified in killing Keith Lamont Scott
The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force
One of the officers tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a TASER before the other officer fired several times
No officers were injured
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had more than 2,500 rounds of live ammo when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood
Residents complained about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change
The two major party candidates traded sharp jabs over myriad issues in the presidential debate held at Hofstra University on Long Island, including some on police matters currently in public discourse
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
A police union is accusing the Los Angeles Police Commission of suggesting officers run away from armed suspects to avoid use of force
According to an affidavit, despite completing de-escalation training, Officer Shelby “reacted unreasonably” when she fatally shot Terence Crutcher
Doug and Jim discuss how police leaders can prepare for the worst, which could be just one controversial incident away
Calls for police use of force transparency overlook the real risk to public safety personnel by releasing the video
Activist Ken Nwadike approached some of the officers in formation and embraced them
Officer Betty Shelby “reacted unreasonably” when she fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16, prosecutors wrote in an affidavit
Officials announced an arrest was made in the Wednesday shooting of a protester who died Thursday
Prosecutors have filed first-degree manslaughter charges against Officer Betty Shelby
What actually transpired on the Tulsa street between Terence Crutcher and Officer Betty Shelby remains murky
All 800 police departments in California must begin using a new online tool launched Thursday
Meanwhile, one protester who was shot during Wednesday’s protest died Thursday, according to officials
Sacramento police have faced criticism over the shooting, and the suspect’s family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit
The decision came as the LAPD tries to reduce the number of police shootings and try to resolve tense encounters without using their guns
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