The Force Science Institute (FSI) is reporting a use-of-force study conducted by Paul Taylor, a Force Science instructor, former law enforcement officer, and current Ph.D. candidate at SUNY-Albany. This study …
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New Year’s Eve for Cops in a Left Coast City
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperOn New Year’s Eve in Seattle, Washington, an officer-involved shooting (OIS) occurred. Yet another armed, convicted felon ran from the police, resisted arrest, and pulled a gun on law enforcement …
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Police Use of Force: Less Focus on Fear for One’s Life and More Focus on Policy
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperMy morning perusal of the day’s news briefs almost made me spit my coffee across the room when I read this news blurb from The Seattle Times Morning Brief : “Police …
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States Putting Cops at Risk—on Purpose!
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperI wrote an article back in March about a Washington State initiative: I-940. This effort is what proponents obliquely call the “De-escalation Washington” bill. As if cops don’t de-escalate already. …