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.
As a police officer, martial artist and defensive tactics instructor, I have never learned, taught, or used what I would call a “chokehold”
Proactive leadership is required to counter detractors who continue to pressure agencies to make hasty policy reforms
This case is an urgent reminder for agencies to scrutinize their use of force policies, training materials and review procedures
Some believe the ‘Ferguson effect’ has been a factor in an increase in violent-crime rates in a number of big cities
Officer William Porter is one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray
Critics of TASERs say the weapon can kill suspects
The Court has said reasonableness does not require perfection, but it does require a plausible satisfaction of Fourth Amendment criteria
Robert Bates says he confused his stun gun and handgun, and has pleaded not guilty
The court left in place a lower court ruling that local governments have leeway in deciding how to regulate firearms
Many say wider use of the cameras could ensure that the public has a way to hold law enforcement accountable
The officer did not have a ballistic vest on
Police say up to 11 officers are believed to have exchanged gunfire with the man
The doctor testified Friday that Gray died of a neck injury, and that his death was ruled a homicide
Feds launched an investigation into the department’s racial disparity in use of force patterns
Expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week after recent protests
17-year-old was a documented gang member who was registered as a student at the school
Officers face discipline if they don’t make sure both the video and the audio of their squad car dashboard cameras are working
Person who made the 911 call said a suspect was armed with a bomb and had passed a note to the teller
The city released hundreds of pages of documents late Friday pertaining to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald
Police Chief Greg Suhr says the officers were justified in the shooting
Active killer incidents and other large-scale mass-casualty events are sudden — you need to get ready with tactics and tools to help get you through a very, very long day
The footage shows the actual shooting of the stabbing suspect allegedly armed with a knife
The review, which is expected to outline how Albuquerque police are adopting various reforms, will be made public
The chief said the video confirmed the suspect ‘does have the knife in his hand and he does move toward officers.’
The manner in which the assault on the Inland Regional Center was carried out holds some hallmarks of attacks we have seen overseas such as in Paris and Mali last month, and Mumbai in 2008
Houston police released the video to the family
If upheld, the bill requires all departments in the county to meet baseline standards on use of force and more
The officers saw a group of men running with guns after hearing gunshots during a traffic stop
The Minneapolis police union, which has defended the officers, has yet to release a statement of its own
The video shows Officer Jason Van Dyke jumping out of his squad car last year and shooting Laquan McDonald
Armed man ordered an Ohio highway patrol trooper out of his car before the trooper fatally shot him
Police are trying to discern the motivations for a shooting attack carried out Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic that killed three people, including a police officer