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.
Court decisions have held it is reasonable for officers to use deadly force to end a pursuit if a suspect engages in dangerous prior conduct or there is objective evidence of the driver’s intent to harm officers
Many defensive tactics training scenarios end once the subject has been restrained, which does not reflect what happens in real life
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
Local law enforcement has refused to comment until The Guardian has finished publishing its series
Video of the shooting, released by the sheriff’s department the next day, showed deputies shooting at Robertson more than 30 times
Two deputies fired 33 bullets at the man after he refused to drop his gun
When asked whether seeking video was standard, police Chief Fred Fletcher said “it will become common procedure”
State police said officers ordered suspect to drop his weapon, but he refused “and continued to point the weapon at the officers”
The Texas Rangers are investigating
The man shouted for deputies to kill him, but they were able to successfully get him to drop his weapon
The video surveillance market is projected to grow to $42B by 2020 from $13B in 2013
The suspect stepped out of the car, held a gun to his head and threatened to shoot officers and himself
Another officer did not file police reports and was not part of any investigation until the FBI tracked him down
Police feel their job has changed after more than a year of high-profile deadly confrontations
The suspect crashed a stolen vehicle and was transported to the hospital due to health concerns
The guardian officer begins with the end in mind and then considers the least-aggressive strategy
Police oversight officials ruled the officers’ actions in this 2012 video with Philip Coleman were justified
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
