Protestors say they were corralled and tear-gassed by police during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

The Springfield Police Department’s chief sees calls for changes in the department’s use-of-force policy as opportunities to educate the public on how officers make split-second decisions that may ...

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An Akron man will receive $24,000 from the city of Akron following a civil lawsuit that claims he was a victim of excessive ...

13 Investigates obtained disciplinary records that show body worn cameras for three Harris County jailers were not turned on ...

The report provides an in-depth overview of incidents in which officers used force, outlining trends, outcomes and safety ...

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The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law enforcement agencies to release the names of officers who use physical force agai ...

Public conversations about policing often begin the moment force is used, but they rarely start with the question officers must answer in real time: When is force necessary? Police officers are ...

KQED has obtained surveillance video of a mass use of force incident at the Central California Women’s Facility. It’s the first detailed look at the August 2024 incident that resulted in the largest ...

A use-of-force expert found the officers involved in the response that ended in the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old ...

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor determined that the use of lethal force in a domestic violence investigation was ...