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.
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Nothing prepares an officer for the rigor of the job like having targets that can shoot back
In a video of the incident, a man with a knife can be seen holding a gift shop employee hostage at Bend’s High Desert Museum
Hundreds gathered in Baton Rouge for a second night of protests following the shooting of Alton Sterling
It has been reported in these early stages that the cameras on the officers at the scene came off during the struggle — one of the drawbacks of those devices
The store’s owner said he saw officers remove a gun from the suspect’s pocket after the shooting
Metro Transit Police officers investigating a large crowd setting off fireworks late Monday spotted a man holding a weapon
40-year-old Dennis Green started throwing beer bottles at officers who arrived to the scene of a disturbance
The report filed Friday in federal court by monitor James Ginger described a police department still falling short with supervisor oversight and use-of-force policies
The suspect in the May incident, Jesse Olivieri, has been ordered held while his case proceeds
The findings were released Thursday by the agency’s National Use of Force Review Board
The department’s use of force policy is among many departmental updates to be rolled out this year
The ‘Ferguson effect’ is a trend toward a reactionary model of policing where a proactive approach to crime fighting is significantly limited
A Boise police officer was shot in the chest and a male suspect was killed in a shootout late Tuesday
Nearly 300 pages of the “In Context: Understanding Police Killings of Unarmed Citizens” are devoted to describing and dissecting the 153 fatalities, one by one, month by month throughout the year
The decision in Montoute v. Carr deals directly with law enforcement use of deadly force against an armed fleeing felon
Sheriff has asked feds to investigate whether officers used excessive force in their arrest of the man accused of killing Deputy David F. Michel Jr.
Officer resigned after video showed him forcing a bikini-clad 15-year-old girl to the ground
The suspect had a history of mental illness and multiple run-ins with the law
Two cops opened fire on the suspect’s car after a pursuit and killed a boy who was strapped into the front seat
The man advanced on a female officer, who repeatedly ordered him to drop two knives
Officers arrived at the store just as the robbery took place because guests at a motel called 911
The motion, filed this month, seeks St. Louis County family court records concerning outcomes of any Brown-related juvenile cases
Attorney says the officer acted in self-defense
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The video posted online shows an officer approach the suspect and stomp on his head
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