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 ...

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 ...

We’ve been focusing very heavily on changes in policy, training, and first-line supervision,” Engel said. “We were here to ...

The motorcycle had just started when police pulled up. Marc Merritt was on Grand Avenue in Baldwin in April 2023, helping a friend bump-start a stalled bike outside the now-shuttered Appleton Estate ...

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 use of force incident involving a woman’s arrest is drawing attention after a viral video showed an officer punching her ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Fullerton police officer killed a man who refused to comply with orders by firing a beanbag round that pierced ...

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 ...

Federal immigration agents are governed by many of the same constitutional limits on use of force as local police. But they operate under different policies and face different accountability systems.

HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - A Hamilton police sergeant’s use of force as he arrested a man on a criminal trespass charge in a city park was “reasonable,” a supervisor’s review shows. Body camera footage ...

The Huntsville Police Department is investigating an officer’s use of force during an arrest captured on video last week. Concerns over police misconduct have drawn attention across the country, from ...