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.
Researchers are investigating the full spectrum of injuries that officers sustain while interacting, arresting, detaining, or pursuing suspects
How some reform proposals are attempting to shift responsibility for violence from the offender to the officer
The SAFE-T Act restricts LE’s ability to pursue offenders and make arrests
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
A legal look at a modern deadly force technology
The suspect could be heard taunting the officer, who ordered the suspect to drop his gun twice
The suspect tried to grab one officer’s weapon before being shot dead by another officer
Just how Philando Castile informed the officer — and whether the officer followed his own training — gets to the heart of the investigation
Police Chief Daniel Gordon Winters was found guilty of physically assaulting David Fulmer in March 2015 and failing to stop another officer from using unreasonable force.
The suspect raised his arms in front of his torso in a threatening gesture after the vehicle pursuit ended, police said
Interim Police Chief Martha Montalvo said there are indications the man was under the influence of narcotics at the time he was shot
TV judge Glenda Hatchett is the attorney representing the family of Philando Castile
In what appears to be an unprecedented tactic, police rigged a bomb-disposal robot to kill an armed suspect in the fatal shootings of five officers in Dallas
The two officers who tackled Alton Sterling, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, are on customary administrative leave during the investigation
Attorney gave the most detailed account so far of why the officer drew his own weapon
Persons who pose only a threat to themselves should be treated with extreme caution in regards to using physical force
Officers responding to a call about a man with a rifle shot and killed Dylan Noble, who was unarmed