A Fullterton police officer killed a man in 2024 by firing a bean bag round that pierced the man's chest. The use of force was ruled justified, but the incident raises questions about law ...

CPD has been under federal court oversight for nearly seven years as part of an effort to stop officers from routinely ...

The study, conducted by social scientists from the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Pennsylvania blamed “systemic factors” for the disparity, not the actions of individual ...

Exclusive: Police forces argue bean-bag and foam baton rounds are less harmful than firearms, but the projectiles have been linked to deaths around the world ...

Independent federal monitors found 97% of Cleveland police level one and level two use-of-force incidents in 2024 were constitutional, marking a major benchmark nearly 11 years into the consent decree ...

A former Mississippi State Capitol Police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 2, to a federal charge for allegedly using excessive force against a handcuffed arrestee. Former Capitol Police Flex Unit ...

A three-pronged research project seeks to empower communities, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies by improving access to and understanding of police use-of-force rules. Five years after the ...

A new bill aims to make video from D.C. police body-worn cameras (BWCs) more accessible to the public if the cameras record ...

Santa Fe police officers are using physical force with increasing frequency when responding to calls for service. The number of use-of-force incidents almost tripled between 2020 and 2024, a newly ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - State lawmakers on the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee are looking for answers following a high-profile lawsuit against Maine State Police for ...

In this file image made July 6, 2016, from video captured by a camera in the squad car of St. Anthony Police officer Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer, left, is shown after shooting into ...