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Use-of-Force Rules

The adoption of restrictive use-of-force rules by police departments across the US.

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Jan 25, 2026
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police are trained to empty their magazine when firing upon a threat

Police training materials and academic studies supplied do not support a blanket instruction that officers are trained to “” when engaging a threat; rather, the literature emphasizes decision-making, ...

Jan 12, 2026
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How did New York City’s 1970s ban on shooting at moving vehicles change policing outcomes?

New York City’s 1972 move to bar officers from firing at or from moving vehicles is widely credited with reducing bystanders struck by police gunfire and lowering deaths in police shootings, and it sp...