Boulder police are pulling their guns at more than two times the rate they were four years ago — 240 times in 2024 compared with 93 times in 2021, a new use of force dashboard released by the ...

In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law enforcement with a holding in Graham v Connor (Graham), that changed the manner in which courts evaluated use of force claims, changing from a subjective due ...

In May 2023, a Portland, Oregon security officer was convicted of murder in the second degree with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, as well as three misdemeanor charges: recklessly ...

A Supreme Court precedent still dominates the legal approach to the use of force, while a patchwork of state and city laws governs how the police should act. By Adeel Hassan See more of our coverage ...

Recruits from different law enforcement agencies are the region with one thing in common. They’re completing basic academy at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. A total of 70 hours is ...

Most cops don’t want to kill people, and most officers go their entire careers without firing their gun, but every officer knows he or she may someday have to make that choice. Police have the ...

This policy provides guidelines on the reasonable use of force. While there is no way to specify the exact amount or type of reasonable force to be applied in any situation, every member of this ...

There is no common definition for “use of force” by police. Data about cases in which police used force is limited, as is data about cases involving “excessive” use of force. Black people are ...

The fact that the data show record-high disparities in use-of-force on Black subjects demands our immediate attention and a ...

Austin police leaders say a sweeping overhaul of how the department measures use of force is producing a clearer picture of officer behavior — one that shows force is being used less frequently, even ...

The following questions and answers address the international legal framework applicable to violence and the use of force in the West Bank. Human Rights Watch in October 2023 published a ...