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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When it comes to the use of force, officers are making decisions so incredibly complex and swift that it is impossible to know all of the intricacies in retrospect
Members of legislative bodies and civilian oversight boards should be urged to engage in some law enforcement training
The decision led to outcries from about a dozen activists
The documentary follows officers as they learn how violent offenders are handled overseas
The consent decree envisions a reshaping of how officers conduct stops, searches and arrests, use their firearms
While the officers represent a fraction of 12K officers, they are identified in nearly a third of the misconduct lawsuits
Nearly 200 law enforcement leaders gathered in Washington to review and discuss new guiding principles
The gunman was confronted by officers as he was forcing the hostage inside a vehicle
Activists are urging people who oppose a “militarized police presence” in Burns, Oregon, to converge on the small town near a wildlife refuge that has been occupied by an armed group
The squad car video of the McDonald shooting contradicted officer accounts that McDonald lunged at them
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
Responders will no longer have blanket immunity from lawsuits brought by individuals who accuse them of improper protection
Police officials said the fatal shooting suspect was in an earlier stabbing, armed with a knife and refused to drop it
The goal of the new program is to make sure first responders ‘have the right training, practice, and preparations’
Washington’s police department agreed voluntarily to Justice Department oversight in 2001
Trooper Jacob Fields was shot in the leg and stomach just below his ballistic vest
It was unclear whether the rest of Bundy’s followers still holed up at the refuge were ready to heed his advice
Last week, Oakland settled a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from the case for $450K
Despite the intense pressures and dangers associated with decision making in the law enforcement environment, we are expected to make the right choice every time
Since 2007, the Knight News Challenge has invested in projects that present innovative ways to use data to affect citizens
The ‘Perspective 2: The Misdemeanor’ puts the user on all sides of a shooting
The union said there have been several officers killed on the job and the city hadn’t designated a day in their honor
The man claimed to be a Green Beret and wanted to assist the militia in ‘killing federal agents’
The state is the first to require all departments to report every time an ECD is discharged or threatened to be
Stephen Arnold was still in the intensive care unit as a suspect was taken into FBI custody
TASER and Axon have unveiled their first annual law enforcement technology report
A tool that could have shed light on a crucial aspect of the relationship between government and governed instead sullied the conversation with misleading spin
The substance of the positions of police “reformers” proves they’re more interested in taking the risk out of criminal acts than addressing incidents of unjustified force
Some senators say they’re concerned about the possibility of bystanders getting too close
Former North Charleston officer Michael Slager is charged with murder in the April death of 50-year-old Walter Scott
The letter said the mayor is ‘inviting transparency and accountability’ in the department
The suspect reversed into a parked vehicle before moving forward into the officers
