WASHINGTON (7News) — The final in a series of three reports commissioned by the Office of the D.C. Auditor claims that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith rejected some of the ...

DALLAS — A Dallas police officer who was charged for firing "less lethal" ammunition and wounding a protester who lost an eye during the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd has been demoted, ...

Police data shows that despite reduced crime, officers are using more force now, and Black people are seven times more likely ...

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Use of Force Directive, revised in 2020 and 2025, governs when police officers in New Jersey can use deadly force against citizens. Data from the Attorney General's ...

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 ...

Columbus police have a use-of-force policy as part of their division directives. The department last updated the policy in 2023. "It is well established that police officers may use force to effect an ...