A former Iowa police officer accused of repeated use of excessive force is suing the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for ...

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 ...

After an ICE agent fired shots during an arrest in St. Paul, experts explain how federal and local use-of-force rules compare.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Rockford Police Department was awarded Use of Force Certification on March 14 by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) and the Illinois Law Enforcement ...

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 ...

Shortly after midnight on Aug. 29, 2022, Portland police Officer Nicholas Wambold responded to reports of an alleged assault outside a bar in southeast Portland. Witnesses described a man who had been ...

SAN DIEGO — Last year, in an effort to fulfill his campaign promises of bold criminal justice reform, President Joe Biden issued an executive order he said would increase accountability for federal ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police officers across the state now have to follow a new use of force policy created by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. The policy allows officers to use chokeholds, a move ...

Editor’s note: Our community needs professional, well-trained, accountable law enforcement. That’s why we sent reporter London Bishop to attend the Sinclair Police Academy, where for six months she is ...

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 ...