We've seen it before: New law could allow police chokeholds, undermine changes to Indy's deadly force policy Late last year, the board passed the final policy. Police agencies cannot alter the ...

Changes could be coming to how excessive force at the hands of law enforcement could be prosecuted. On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the actions prior to a deadly encounter ...

Two terms are often mentioned when discussing laws that deal with a person’s right to use deadly force in self-defense: the “Castle Doctrine” and the “Stand Your Ground” law. The Castle ...

Recommended Videos Kent County Prosecutor questioned Siver in cross-examination, after Siver told the jury Tuesday that Schurr was appropriate in using deadly force. Previous coverage-- Ex-officer ...

In a unanimous opinion issued May 15, the justices said courts can look beyond the exact moment a police officer is using deadly force to determine if the force was unreasonable. "Of course ...

Davis' assertion that punches to the head and face are not considered deadly force merits further examination. While training protocols may not classify such strikes as deadly force, head strikes ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement was justified in using deadly force against a gunman in North Carolina who fatally shot four officers and wounded four others in April, a prosecutor ...