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.
Using some real-world incidents, we can identify four basic de-escalation principles that may be of immediate applicability in your agency
What do cops and elite athletes have in common? The need to control their minds to perform under stress.
The goal of these videos is to provide the media and community with a view of as many relevant facts as possible
The officer thought the man was wielding a knife, but it turned out to be a barbecue fork
Similar bills failed last year amid opposition from police groups
The officers heard a woman screaming as they responded
The two suspects were both shot and killed
Over time, the stress of the job can wear on an officer
While running, the suspect strikes a female officer before he was taken to the ground by a state trooper
The videos show the officers telling Grays to stop resisting
The ability to avoid turning a professional situation into a personal one goes a long way
The 28-year-old Peter Liang was convicted of a manslaughter charge
The Peaceful Streets Project regularly records Austin police on video but stepped up efforts during the music festival
The electronic control device that is used today was invented by NASA aerospace scientist Jack Cover
Man came out of a house with a bat and hit the officer “multiple times in the upper body” before the officer fired at him
Former trooper killed a turnpike toll collector and a security guard at a toll plaza and then was shot dead by troopers while trying to escape
The shootout left another deputy and the suspect dead
Department has reached operational compliance with only eight of 227 reforms
Linwood Lambert Jr. died in 2013 after officers who brought him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation used ECDs to subdue him
Officers opened fire at five suspects accused of holding up a furniture store, killing two and injuring two more
A high-speed pursuit ensued after the gunfire exchange that left the suspect wounded
Dashboard camera video of all police shootings in South Carolina would be released to the public unless investigators can convince a judge the footage would damage their case
A lawsuit remains pending as a federal judge must still approve the preliminary agreement
Officer who died in a chaotic shootout at a station was deliberately shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize him and viewed him as a threat
Officer Matt Pearce remains in critical condition Wednesday following surgery at a Fort Worth hospital
The training will include a 360-degree virtual-reality simulator
A spokesman said after reviewing the incident, ‘the evidence does not meet the requisites of the law’ regarding riots
At least four people were arrested and police used pepper spray on at least twice
The difference between life and death in a critical incident could simply come down to good and bad habits
The suspect refused to listen to commands from the deputy to drop his weapon
When officers got out of their vehicle and confronted the man, one officer fired, striking and killing the man
The task force would also study Washington’s existing use of force laws
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing” — Warren Buffet
