Body cam footage showed the moments leading up to the killing of Jose Enrique Cartagena-Chacon by Lenexa police in June 2025. The Lenexa, Kansas Police Department uses a company called Force Science ...

Not all programs are created equal. Research shows that the best ones do help keep the public and officers safer.

WTOC went through a simulator to learn how officers are trained to decide when and how they use force.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Savannah Police Department officials broke down what they call the most critical and scrutinized aspects of their job, use of force, Friday. Savannah city leaders and police ...

A field training officer is a special kind of cop. They have to be both patrol officer and mentor, as they teach recruits who are fresh out of the police academy how to put their lessons into practice ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County’s District Attorney is responding Monday after he published an opinion piece in a national publication on use-of-force training of law enforcement by a private company.

Among the report’s major findings were concerns over officer escalation, inconsistent policy interpretation and the need for stronger de-escalation practices during encounters with the public. However ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy is facing criticism after comments he made about police use-of-force training in an opinion piece published by USA Today. Mulroy wrote the ...

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Use of Force Directive, revised in 2020 and 2025, governs when police officers in New Jersey can use deadly force against citizens. Data from the Attorney General's ...