In response to some excellent questions from a reader on the previous post about engaging in “corrective violence,” this post continues that discussion. Basically, the questions were: Should all use ...

The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. 924(e)(2)(B)(i), imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to life for people convicted of possessing a firearm after being convicted of three ...

Discussion of justifiable deadly force has surfaced following a fatal shooting by Port Authority police in Wilkinsburg. (Scroll down to read the department's policy on use of force.)The transit agency ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... JOHN SEEWER and REESE DUNKLIN An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force ...

Arizona law allows people to fight — and sometimes kill — to protect themselves or others. But what's legal and what's not isn't as simple as pulling a trigger. The state's justification statute is ...

This policy provides guidelines on the reasonable use of force. While there is no way to specify the exact amount or type of reasonable force to be applied in any situation, every member of this ...

The state’s attorney general seeks to create a “last resort” rule for officers’ use of physical force, and to impose new criminal penalties for those who break it. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Ali ...

In response to some excellent questions from a reader on the previous post about engaging in “corrective violence,” this post continues that discussion. Basically, the questions were: Should all use ...

An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to change how officers use force when they subdue people and to improve training so they avoid “consistent ...