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DOJ to Review Memphis Police Department’s Use of Force and De-escalation Policies
The DOJ review will cover policies, practices, training, data, and processes related to MPD’s use-of-force, de-escalation, and specialized units.
March 8, 2023
Training
Are De-Escalation Policies Dangerous?
The origins of today’s concepts of de-escalation derive from the evolution of crisis communications. While these concepts are practical and effective in some situations, they are useless and even dangerous in others.
October 14, 2017
Point of Law
California Legislature Passes Bill on De-Escalation, Use of Force Policies
If the bill becomes law, police agencies would have to adhere to statewide requirements that officers be instructed in ways to de-escalate confrontations. Officers would also be required to receive training in dealing with individuals who are homeless, mentally ill, in distress, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
May 29, 2019
Patrol
CO Agency Agrees to Change Hiring, Use of Force, Training Under State Consent Decree
The decree says that Aurora will have to develop new policies and training for officers surrounding stopping people, tracking and documenting use-of-force incidents and creating a culture that prioritizes de-escalation, making changes to the city’s Force Review Board, making policy changes surrounding different types of stops and crisis intervention.
November 17, 2021
Webinars
Redefining De-escalation in the Age of Liability
During this webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to learn how and why de-escalation training protects both officers and their communities.
April 23, 2020
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Patrol
Chicago Police Adopt De-Escalation in Sweeping Change to Use-Of-Force Policy
The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday a sweeping change to its use-of-force policy, embracing the concept of de-escalation during critical incidents.
May 18, 2017
Patrol
Police Commission Approves Changes Emphasizing De-Escalation Before Deadly Force By LAPD
Under a plan unanimously approved Tuesday by the Police Commission, the Los Angeles Police Department will begin evaluating whether officers did all they could to defuse tense situations before they used force and rewrite policies to emphasize this behavior.
March 16, 2016
Command
PERF to Review Atlanta Police Policies and Training
The consultants will likely face resistance from the rank-and-file, said Atlanta Police Union president Jason Segura. Officers have felt under siege since former Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired.
November 20, 2020
Training
De-Escalation Instructor Training
This October, a new de-escalation training methodology was presented to law enforcement administrators, supervisors, and field officers in Delaware that the participants say could become the training model for de-escalation training nationally.
December 7, 2017
Patrol
Baltimore PD Commits to Consent Decree, Changes in Policy
It discourages the arrests of citizens for quality of life offenses, requiring a supervisor to sign off on any request to take someone into custody for a minor infraction, and also mandates basic training for making stops and searches.
January 12, 2017
Patrol
Video: San Francisco PD Revising Force Policy After Fatal Shooting
San Francisco's police use of force is being revamped after a recent fatal shooting. Last week there was a hearing at city hall and a meeting of the police commission to get community input.
January 25, 2016
Patrol
Video: ACLU Calls for Portland PD to Change Response to Trump Protests
Many observers have noticed a change in the tolerance level of police for protesters blocking streets under Mayor Ted Wheeler. Protests taking place in 2016, before Wheeler took office, included hours of blocked streets.
February 22, 2017
Training
Proposed Law Would Require De-Escalation Instruction, Including Online Training
The de-escalation bill is designed to ensure safety and accountability for all parties. It will push agencies to reevaluate their training practices as a whole and help to reimagine outdated tactics previously used in emergencies.
December 12, 2022
Patrol
Cleveland to Overhaul Police Use-of-Force Policy Under Federal Consent Decree
Officers will be held to higher standards on unholstering and firing their weapons and no longer will be allowed to use their guns to strike suspects as they would with a baton.
May 26, 2015
Point of Law
Daigle Law Group to Hold Use-of-Force Summit in December
Issues covered include: use-of-force trends, de-escalation and incapacitation, developing scenario-based training, how video is being weaponized, crowd control and First Amendment protection, force reporting and force investigation, public perception of police and use of force, and police and media relations.
June 24, 2020
Patrol
LAPD Policy Needs to Further Limit Deadly Force, Commissioners Say
Two Los Angeles police commissioners called Friday for significant changes in the LAPD's rules on when officers can use deadly force and recommended that the department specifically evaluate whether officers could have done more to defuse tense encounters.
March 11, 2016
Patrol
ACLU Demands Changes in Policy, Training at the Minneapolis PD
The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding that interim police chief Medaria Arradondo make numerous policy, procedure, and training changes at the Minneapolis PD.
July 24, 2017
Patrol
SF Police to Re-Evaluate Use of Force Protocols Following Controversial Shooting
The San Francisco Police Department's use of force tactics and policies will be re-evaluated after last week's fatal shooting of a knife-carrying man by several officers in the Bayview, officials said.
December 8, 2015
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