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Video: Chicago Officer Says She Feared Using Gun While Being Beaten

A Chicago police officer who is hospitalized after she was severely beaten said she was afraid to use her gun because of the scrutiny she would have faced, Supt. Eddie Johnson said.

October 7, 2016

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Chicago Officer Says She Feared Using Gun While Being Beaten

A Chicago police officer who is hospitalized after she was severely beaten said she was afraid to use her gun because of the scrutiny she would have faced, Supt. Eddie Johnson said. More Here.

October 7, 2016

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All CA Agencies Must Begin Tracking Use-of-Force Injuries

All 800 police departments in California must begin using a new online tool launched Thursday to report and help track every time officers use force that causes serious injuries.

September 23, 2016

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Suburban Atlanta Agency Invites Area Clergy to Experience Use-of-Force Training

The Monday afternoon "training" at the Duluth Police Department — which gave clergy members from across metro Atlanta a crack at the same state-of-the-art, "shoot or don't shoot" simulator many real-life officers train with — was part of a new initiative called "One Congregation One Precinct."

September 20, 2016

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Alabama Chief Found Guilty of Federal Assault, Excessive Force

A northeastern Alabama police chief has been found guilty on charges of using excessive force and assaulting a man who was being arrested.

July 15, 2016

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LAPD Did Not Violate Deadly Force Rules in 2015 Shooting, Panel Finds

The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday found that the fatal shooting of a woman in South L.A. last year did not violate the department’s deadly force policy.

July 12, 2016

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Video: Chicago Officer on Desk Duty Over Use of Force

A Chicago police officer has been placed on desk duty after a video surfaced that appears to show the officer kicking a man in the head on Monday.

June 14, 2016

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Chicago Officer on Desk Duty Over Use of Force

A Chicago police officer has been placed on desk duty after a video surfaced that appears to show the officer kicking a man in the head. More Here.

June 14, 2016

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Congresswoman Proposes National Standard for De-escalation Training and Use of Force

“We want our officers using force really that [is] proportional to the situation,” Moore said in an interview on Wednesday. “This is about giving police officers additional training assets with regard to encounters that don’t necessarily have to end up with a use of deadly force.”

May 13, 2016

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Video: Albuquerque Police Revise Use-of-Force Training Under Federal Guidance

Now months into a multi-year federal monitoring period, APD is close to completing its requirement to give new “use of force” training to its entire staff of sworn police officers.

May 10, 2016

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San Antonio SRO Fired Over Video of Throwing Student to Ground

The San Antonio Independent School district on Monday fired a district police officer who became the subject of national scrutiny after a video surfaced on YouTube that appeared to show him throw a 12-year-old girl to the ground.

April 11, 2016

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Video: San Antonio SRO's Use of Force Against Student Investigated

A San Antonio, TX, school police officer has been placed on leave while the district investigates a video purporting to show him throwing a 12-year-old girl onto the ground last week.

April 7, 2016