The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed circulating rumors about the return of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) under a reformed set of rules. In a statement titled “Disclaimer ...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that ...

In a reality where no less-lethal option is 100 percent effective, David Sweeney, who works as an expert witness on police use of force after retiring from the Seattle Police Department ...

Malaysia’s police force is once more battling the bulge as it adds body mass index (BMI) – a metric for body fat – as a requirement for climbing up the ranks. Officers in the Royal Malaysian ...

Nicaragua Launches 'Volunteer' Police Force That Critics Fear Will Be Paramilitary (Reuters) - Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer ...

With their faces covered in black hoods, thousands of civilians were sworn in by Nicaraguan authorities as “volunteer police,” a force created as part of a controversial constitutional reform that the ...

Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali today said that police must master various techniques for using minimal force to maintain law and order in any emergency situation. "We are the people's police.

Police are out in force in three areas of Liverpool after "incidents of criminality and violence". A Section 60 Order has been introduced in north Liverpool. Chief Inspector Martin Mannion said ...

Limits on Excessive-Force Suits: The court seemed poised to reject a legal theory that puts tight limits on lawsuits seeking to hold police officers accountable for using deadly force.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a Texas police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man who tried to escape during a traffic stop. A grand jury declined to indict ...

By Simon J. Levien The Louisiana State Police for years engaged in a statewide pattern of excessive force during arrests and pursuits, including the unjustified use of stun guns, according to a ...