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 ...

The same police action can be a policy violation in one city and standard procedure in another. And most Americans don't know which rules apply where.

The Cleveland Police Department marked a major benchmark with its consent decree after independent monitors found that 97% of the division’s level one and level two uses of ...

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.

The number of times officers pointed their guns at individuals increased 44% between 2022 and 2024, according to one of the goals unanimously set for Snelling to achieve in 2026.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Safety officials announced Thursday that the Cleveland police department reached a significant benchmark in its reform efforts, with independent monitors finding cops are using force ...

The Cleveland Monitoring Team, the team criminal justice experts contracted with the city to keep tabs on the Cleveland police department’s progress and behavior, determined in a 120-page use of force ...

St. Paul leaders say the city's police department must be investigated for its involvement in an ICE raid in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. The raid resulted in protesters being struck by less lethal ...

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 ...

These are exactly the questions use of force policies exist to help answer. However, for most law enforcement agencies around the country, those policies can be difficult for the public to access and ...