This core practice area includes developing and implementing use of force and related policies and procedures, including de-escalation, that address reporting, reviewing and investigating uses of force, and establishing accountability and monitoring procedures, such as after-action reviews, training programs, supervision, and transparency.

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Resources Related to Use of Force

  • Implementation Tools

  • Type of product

  • Audience

  • Reset

A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Report | 2024

Monitoring Law Enforcement Consent Decrees: An Introduction and Starter Toolkit

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Use of Force
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Research Brief | 2023

Law Enforcement De-escalation Training: A Summary of Research and a Scan of Practice

  • Use of Force
  • Training and Education

Report | 2023

Body-Worn Cameras a Decade Later: What we Know

  • Public Transparency
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Article, Video | 2023

What Works in De-Escalation Training: Implementation Lessons and Taking it to Scale

  • Use of Force
  • Training and Education

Guidebook/Tool, Webpage | 2023

Justice Department Fact Sheet on Implementing Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response
  • Response to Mass Demonstrations
  • Stops, Searches, and Arrests
  • Use of Force
  • Officer Safety and Wellness
  • Public Transparency
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Guidebook/Tool, Policy | 2023

Electronic Control Weapons

  • Crime and Violence Response
  • Use of Force

Research Brief | 2023

Research Translation: Assessing the Impact of Co-Responder Team Programs: A Review of Research

  • Community Trust and Partnerships
  • Mental Health and Crisis Response
  • Use of Force
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Research Brief | 2023

Preventing the Use of Deadly Force

  • Use of Force

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