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

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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

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

Guidebook/Tool, Report, Research Brief | 2023

Assessing the Impact of Crisis Intervention Teams

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

Research Brief | 2023

Can Police De-escalation Training Reduce Use of Force and Citizen Injury Without Compromising Officer Safety?

  • Use of Force
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Research Brief | 2023

Can Police Shootings be Reduced by Requiring Officers to Document when they Point Firearms at Citizens?

  • Use of Force
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Research Brief | 2023

Do Police Body Worn Cameras Reduce Citizen Fatalities: Results of a County-Wide Natural Experiment

  • Use of Force
A Law Enforcement Officer's Duty Belt

Other | 2023

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

  • 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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