Police Brutality

Use-of-force incidents have long been a subject of public concern – and rightfully so.  While many police officers adhere to safety protocols designed to minimize harm, an Associate Press investigation reveals some alarming patterns in which these guidelines are...

Accusations of police brutality may involve psychological intimidation or verbal abuse, but they most commonly center around physical abuse. The police may have used physical force on a suspect who then claims it was a violation of their rights. This can be a complex...

De-escalation training is designed to help police officers handle confrontations appropriately. Using force often just escalates the situation and makes things worse. Officers need to be able to talk to subjects and take intentional steps to avoid violence,...

In movies and TV shows, you sometimes see officers plant evidence. They know they want to arrest someone, but they haven’t caught them in the act. The officer intentionally plants the evidence, pretends to “find” it, and then makes the arrest. But is this just...

Police officers have a crucial responsibility to serve and protect civilians from harm. Unfortunately, some officers fail in their duties and even become a source of danger to people. Civilians should know that officers always have options to neutralize threats...

Muslim women who wear hijabs do so for religious reasons, and it’s considered improper for them to expose their hair to men outside of certain immediate family members. Unfortunately, that puts many hijabi women in direct conflict with the authorities when they’re...

The police are meant to be a body you can call on to protect you. To protect you when someone else threatens to harm you, has harmed you, stolen your possessions and so much more. While police officers certainly do this, sometimes they are the ones who harm others....

While the police are legally obligated to carry out their duties in a fair and respectful manner, it’s not always the case. Some law enforcement officers overstep their mandate or abuse the authority bestowed upon them, leading to unjust treatment of civilians. You...

Concerns surrounding the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies have sparked widespread discussions on the boundaries of police conduct. While the police are allowed to use reasonable force in some circumstances, what exactly constitutes excessive force,...

When people being subdued by the police cry out that they can’t breathe, why do the police often seem indifferent? Some officers believe that it isn’t possible to talk if you can’t breathe and dismiss the complaints as lies. Unfortunately, that isn’t true. In other...