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.
“It was never in our realm of possibility to think that the subject could not hear us.”
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The ICAT training program may well be the only model of de-escalation empirically shown to have a meaningful impact
The man assaulted the agent after illegally crossing the frontier near Yuma, Arizona
He is suing the city over being shot by officers seven times in 2014
Michael Lutz, a five-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, was in stable condition
Doug and Jim discuss how cops have used “Verbal Judo” and address when de-escalation tactics can and cannot be successful
Authorities said the officer was in a fight for her life
The three officers who responded went to the wrong home
Witnesses took cellphone videos of the incident as they screamed at officers to shoot the suspect
The incident was under investigation
The comments were met with an immediate backlash
The teenage driver went into cardiac arrest after the officer used and ECD on him when he refused to comply
In all the cases, the use of force was deemed justified
Law enforcement started seeing a spike last year that has continued unabated
His bulletproof vest saved his life and he’ll soon head home from the hospital
Officer Verdell Smith, 46, was pronounced dead from his injuries
Officers were found legally justified in the shooting
The officer referenced the ‘disruption and takeover’ of a precinct during Jamar Clark protests
Officers fired tear gas into the house, but he was still refusing to end the standoff
Police departments have been training their officers to use these tactics for many years, but it’s a two-way street
Officer Philip Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting
The chief was vacationing to celebrate his 29th wedding anniversary
Jamar Clark’s death sparked weeks of largely peaceful protests and an 18-day occupation outside a police precinct
Former volunteer sheriff’s deputy who said he mistook his handgun for ECD when he fatally shot an unarmed suspect was sentenced Tuesday
Critics warn that the emphasis on de-escalation could lead officers to hesitate in life-threatening situations
What few instructors teach is the psychological gap between the theory and practice of training and the jarring, disorienting reality of a violent encounter
When officers saw the gunman holding the hostage, with the gun at her neck, they opened fire
Even the judge overseeing the cases said the state failed to prove its case on any of the charges
Authorities say pepper spray was used again during a parking lot confrontation
It challenged the constitutionality of the city’s de facto policy of allowing K-9’s to bite suspects for ‘pain compliance’
The suspect burst out of a bedroom closet and opened fire on officers
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