Assessing Use of Force Policies: How Does Your Agency Compare?

This conference workshop presentation details the varying types of use of force policies in operation throughout the U.S. and shows the extent to which different types of policies provide more beneficial (and detrimental) outcomes to police practitioners in relation to force usage, officer and suspect injuries, citizen complaints, and line-level officer views of policy guidance, based on data collected from the Assessing Police Use of Force Policy and Outcomes project, one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on police use of force to date. A snapshot of key findings provides police executives and trainers with valuable evidenced-based data on the strengths and drawbacks of varying types of use of force policies.