Adam Celinski was one of the few on-the-scene police officers willing to be interviewed for the “Frontline” presentation “Documenting Police Use of Force.” But the incident he recalls ...

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 ...

In legal terms, the new standard California has adopted to regulate police use of force is not that different from the old one. In practical terms, the change could have a significant impact.

Controversial arrests caught on camera led to the Savannah Police chief suspending officers and admitting that things need to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Community organizers are shocked by a recent bombshell report which alleges an extreme lack of transparency within the Portland Police Bureau. Despite claims of ...

The killing of George Floyd five years ago by a Minneapolis police officer ignited what many reform advocates hoped would be a national effort to end, or at least curb, excessive use of force.

Welcoming an evolved Graham standard, and the three factors police and law enforcement officers can use to guide them during use-of-force incidents. In 1989 the Supreme Court provided law ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department released its new use of force policy Tuesday in a change it says will better define what officers should do in situations that arise around the city.

The assessment by the Bowman Group, released by State Police on Wednesday, found that the agency should clarify just when its troopers should use force. Agency leaders should also audit ...

Ongoing series about the Fairfax County Police Department and its policies and history on use of deadly force. This matters in our county because only by capturing the full picture of each such ...

ALL RIGHT, BILL, THANK YOU. OMAHA’S POLICE CHIEF CONFIRMS THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A USE OF FORCE INCIDENT. IT COMES AFTER VIDEO OF AN ARREST IS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. ACCORDING TO POLICE ...

CLAYTON — Last year, the St. Louis County Police Department saw a surge in one of its most sensitive and least-understood statistics — use of force. And the 2024 numbers are on pace to surpass it.