The same police action can be a policy violation in one city and standard procedure in another. And most Americans don't know which rules apply where.

The Cleveland Police Department marked a major benchmark with its consent decree after independent monitors found that 97% of the division’s level one and level two uses of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Safety officials announced Thursday that the Cleveland police department reached a significant benchmark in ...

The Independent Monitoring team overseeing reforms found that Cleveland police used force constitutionally in nearly all ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A study conducted by the University of Illinois shows that the number of police-involved lethal force incidents has drastically decreased from 2021 to 2023 across the country.

A three-pronged research project seeks to empower communities, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies by improving access to and understanding of police use-of-force rules.

The number of police uses of lethal force is on the decline according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers with the school’s Cline Center for Advanced ...

The number of times officers pointed their guns at individuals increased 44% between 2022 and 2024, according to one of the ...

An independent review has been launched into allegations of "excessive force" used by Aurora police during an anti-ICE student walkout at a high school earlier this week. More protests are expected ...

SAN JOSE -- San Jose police are asking witnesses to come forward after a stunning piece of video goes viral, showing several officers using physical force on one suspect. The video has sparked outrage ...