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 ...

What stands out in Kevin R. Davis' recent opinion piece about Akron's use-of-force review is not just what it says, but what it refuses to examine. Yes, officers face danger. Nobody serious denies ...

In a forceful order affirming the public’s right to government records, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law ...

Reporters tallied thousands of incidents and read hundreds of police reports documenting the heavy-handed tactics used on students. Monitoring security cameras at a Corpus Christi high school. Texas ...

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 ...

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 ...

After an ICE agent fired shots during an arrest in St. Paul, experts explain how federal and local use-of-force rules compare. Federal immigration agents are governed by many of the same ...

Austin police leaders say a sweeping overhaul of how the department measures use of force is producing a clearer picture of officer behavior — one that shows force is being used less frequently, even ...

These are exactly the questions use of force policies exist to help answer. However, for most law enforcement agencies around the country, those policies can be difficult for the public to access and ...

Connecticut State Police have moved to a new type of Taser they say could help reduce the need for lethal force, which comes at a time when law enforcement has come under increased scrutiny to resolve ...

In a forceful order affirming the public’s right to government records, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law ...