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.
Peel founded London’s Metropolitan Police nearly 200 years ago guided by his belief that the police are the public and the public are the police
The President’s executive order voices clear support for law enforcement, avoids punitive actions and promises a reasonable review of policing practices
If we can quickly make some meaningful changes on our own, that may empower our supporters to reestablish logic
LAPD also plans to create a new unit to handle camera training, trouble-shooting and other technical assistance
The officers were put on paid leave after the incident
The vote also mandates release of the officer’s name if he or she is charged with a crime
The complaints dropped by 64 percent from 2009 to 2014
Comey said law enforcers and the communities they serve have been growing more distant
The report focuses on the police response from April 25 to May 3
Authorities have released few details about the shooting, which has enraged community members
The sheriff said the deputies performed their job as trained
The video was released on YouTube by the San Francisco public defender’s office
Ray Tensing was fired after the fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose
The shooting outraged some community members and prompted a protest by the group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis
The three males who were shot were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
Officer fired several shots Saturday and hit the suspect and possibly a female bystander
Know that it can happen here — quite easily, in fact
The video has gone viral and prompted debates to define compliance
An independent criminal investigation is ongoing
Retired Officer W. Ken Katsaris is the third expert who has concluded that the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice was justified
The department is conducting its own analysis after a New York Times article criticized policing in the city
Three officers repeatedly shocked the suspect after he ran from the patrol vehicle to the doors of an emergency room
The incident wasn’t publicly known for weeks until local news aired the video
We may have allowed our critics to get into our heads and cloud our minds at times of critical decision-making
The Preservation of Life award goes to officers who could have used deadly force but refrained
The union had pushed for the department to keep the officers’ names out of the media after a shooting indefinitely
One officer had reportedly been messaging Chris Few’s fiancée on Facebook and came to her home prior to the shooting of Few and his son
Officers have opened fire 45 times this year compared to 23 times during the same period last year
We take our marching orders from the citizens we serve, so we need to be flexible, innovative, and fearless enough to change with the expectations of our residents
The ruling bolsters previous decisions that give police the benefit of the doubt when they encounter dangerous situations
Both officers have been the targets of excessive force complaints in the past
The officers are being held on $1M bond
Officers are shown using stun guns and batons on people at a university campus