A police firearm is shown. When it comes to being a law enforcement officer in Kansas, you better have done some reading before you ever pull your weapon. The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center — ...

The Austin Police Department updates City Council to changes on how the department measures and tracks use of force.

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In what appears to be a longer-term legal strategy, the plaintiffs in an injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz on Tuesday abruptly moved to ...

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Four years ago, all eight elected Harris County constables gathered before residents and TV cameras to announce that they had all agreed to implement a single, unified use-of-force policy. The ...

Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino will be required to appear before a federal judge daily, supply her with use of force reports and ensure that every Border Patrol agent in Chicago is wearing a body ...

The killing of George Floyd five years ago by a Minneapolis police officer ignited what many reform advocates hoped would be a national effort to end, or at least curb, excessive use of force. But the ...

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday delivered a damning condemnation of the use of force in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in this city, saying officers have ...

Reported use-of-force incidents by Denver police rose 13% in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year of gradual increase. Why it matters: The continued increase raises concerns about a tactic that ...

In the last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 37 investigations into officers' use of force, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said during congressional testimony on Thursday. Of those, ...