The handbook states, "Officers are expected to use de-escalation techniques, following department-required training, unless force is immediately necessary to protect individuals, halt dangerous ...

Behind this dictum, however, lies a messy mix of questions regarding military force ... that the use of decisive amounts of firepower and troops would avoid the incremental escalation that ...

Among the report’s recommendations, it urged State Police to: revise its policies around use of force; emphasize de-escalation; improve its investigations of uses for force; improve training of ...

The new law mandated that officers initially employ “de-escalation tactics” and cease ... However, it ruled out the use of force to prevent property damage or other actions that do not ...

These cases, often involving individuals in crisis, show two deadly problems: There are limits to what “de-escalation” can ...