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.
Understanding the progressive reform agenda starts by understanding the language
Nothing prepares an officer for the rigor of the job like having targets that can shoot back
“It was never in our realm of possibility to think that the subject could not hear us.”
According to the police chief, the officers all said the suspect claimed, “One of us is going to die tonight”
Almost every LEO carries a knife, but very few agencies have an edged weapons policy commensurate with those they have for firearms, impact weapons, chemical weapons, and conductive energy weapons
These officers and agencies go above and beyond in myriad ways to serve and protect their communities
De-escalation is nothing new — it’s been around since the beginning of policing, and good officers are skilled at this invaluable, life-saving tool
A new study concludes that officers tend not to be biased against black suspects in resorting to deadly force, even when fatigued and thus potentially more vulnerable to making angry, irrational, and impulsive decisions
The woman was fatally shot by an officer while participating in a “shoot/don’t shoot” exercise during a citizens academy
The gunman hit Sgt. Lee Jundt in his ballistic vest
The Hamilton County prosecutor on Monday called the shooting justified, and the police chief said the officer was under “vicious, violent attack”
Georgia Police Officer Patrick Shaver is hoping the documentary will show the difficulties that come with using deadly force in the line of duty
The robbery suspect charged the officer with a knife as the policeman was getting out of his cruiser
Video captured the officer’s violent struggle with a man who was trying to set fire to a gas station
Protesters said Saturday they did not believe any official explanation for the non-working body camera in the Paul O’Neal shooting
The boy was wounded in his left cheek and an elbow
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
By examining these incidents, we can conclude that of the 80 unarmed subjects intentionally shot in incidents, the vast majority were actively attacking officers
Videos of a fatal police shooting last week suggests violations of departmental policy, Chicago’s police superintendent said Sunday
The move came hours after the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Paul O’Neal’s death a homicide
The officers were relieved of their police powers even as the case is still being investigated
The Civil Rights Division will review the local investigation into the March 27 shooting death of Loreal Tsingine
Chicago Police have “quite a few questions” after officers fatally shot a man driving a stolen car
The family has filed a $10.5 million notice of claim against the city
Video shows a man retrieving a gun hidden in the back seat and shooting a park ranger in the vest
The officers had believed the armed man who they shot was the hostage taker
Mayor Rahm Emanuel replaced IPRA’s head last year with a reform-minded ex-prosecutor and said more recently he’d like to replace IPRA entirely
One of the suspects got into an officer’s K9 squad car, with the dog inside, and backed into another officer’s squad car
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo condemned both officers’ actions and has called comments on the video “disturbing”
The body cam video was released to dispel claims on social media that the subject did not have a weapon
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