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 ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A study conducted by the University of Illinois shows that the number of police-involved lethal force incidents has drastically decreased from 2021 to 2023 across the country.

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 police uses of lethal force is on the decline according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers with the school’s Cline Center for Advanced ...

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

SAN JOSE -- San Jose police are asking witnesses to come forward after a stunning piece of video goes viral, showing several officers using physical force on one suspect. The video has sparked outrage ...

Public opinion on police use of force is shifting. Over the past several decades, Americans have increasingly disapproved of officers’ actions, even when those actions are lawful and follow ...