Other LanguagesBeyond reference and adherence to the statutory requirements recently enacted by the State Legislature, we consulted various sources in developing the Model Use of Force Policy. These include the policies of law enforcement agencies throughout the country, as well as numerous reports and other materials. The following is a partial list of these resources.
Use of Force Policies
Baltimore Police Department (MD)
https://www.powerdms.com/public/BALTIMOREMD/documents/51042
Bellevue Police Department (WA) Policy 1.00.010
https://public.powerdms.com/bellpd/tree/documents/1756
Camden County Police Department (NJ)
http://camdencountypd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/USE-OF-FORCE-123121.pdf
Cleveland Division of Police (OH) https://www.clevelandohio.gov/sites/default/files/forms_publications/01.10.2018General.pdf?id=12398
King County Sheriff’s Office (WA) (Chapter 6)
https://public.powerdms.com/KCSO/tree/documents/1758025
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department (CA) (Policy 556) https://lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/lapdonlinemedia/2022/01/VOLUME-1-word.pdf
Metropolitan Police Department District of Columbia
https://go.mpdconline.com/GO/GO_901_07.pdf
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Use of Force Policy. https://www.nj.gov/oag/force/docs/UOF-2022-0429 -Use-of-Force-Policy.pdf
New Orleans Police Department (LA) https://www.nola.gov/getattachment/NOPD/Policies/Chapter-1-3-Use-of-Force-EFFECTIVE-4-01-18.pdf/
Oakland Police Department (CA)
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Police-Commission-10.8.20-Agenda-Packet.pdf (policy begins on page 22).
Olympia Police Department (WA) https://cms7files.revize.com/olympia/Document_center/Services/Police/Accountability%20&%20Transparency/OPD-policy-use-of-force.pdf
Port Angeles Police Department (WA) Policy 300
https://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/5344/Use-of-Force
Portland Police Bureau (OR)
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/751998
San Francisco Police Department (CA) https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/SFPD.DGO_.5.01.20210219.pdf
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office (CA)
Seattle Police Department (WA) Sub-section 3.1
https://www.seattle.gov/police-manual/title-8---use-of-force/8200---using-force
Spokane Police Department (WA) Policy 301
(https://static.spokanecity.org/documents/police/accountability/police-policy-manual-2022-03-25.pdf
Tacoma Police Department (WA)
https://cms.cityoftacoma.org/police/Tacoma_Police_Department_Policies.pdf
Vancouver Police Department (WA) Policy 300
https://mrsc.org/getmedia/15081674-f565-4f51-b03d-73fd57801fe7/v35pdmanual.pdf.aspx
Reports and Other Resources
An Integrated Approach to De-Escalation and Minimizing Use of Force, Police Executive Research Forum, August 2012. https://www.policeforum.org/assets/docs/Critical_Issues_Series/an%20int…
Campaign Zero Model Use of Force Policy, Campaign Zero. https://campaignzero.org/static/static/55ad38b1e4b0185f0285195f/t/5deff…
Community Feedback and Final Recommendations for 8 Can’t Wait Policy Initiatives Commendations, City of Austin Office of Police Oversight, October 2021. https://joplin3-austin-gov-static.s3.amazonaws.com/production/media/doc…
Electronic Control Weapons, International Association of Chiefs of Police, March 2018. https://www.theiacp.org/sites/default/files/2018-08/ECWPaper2018.pdf
Electronic Control Weapon Guidelines, Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), March 2011. https://www.policeforum.org/assets/docs/Free_Online_Documents/Use_of_Fo…
Final Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), May 2015. https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/taskforce_finalreport.pdf
Guiding Principles on Use of Force, Police Executive Research Forum, March 2016. https://www.policeforum.org/assets/30%20guiding%20principles.pdf
Model Policy Interactions with Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, International Association of Chiefs of Police August 2017. https://www.theiacp.org/resources/policy-center-resource/intellectual-a…
National Consensus Policy and Discussion Paper on Use of Force, International Association of Chiefs of Police, et. al., July 2020. https://www.theiacp.org/resources/document/national-consensus-policy-an…
Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern Policing Practices, US Commission of Civil Rights, November 2018. https://www.usccr.gov/files/pubs/2018/11-15-Police-Force.pdf
Recommendations for Tacoma Police Department, 21 CP Solutions, March 2021. https://cityoftacoma.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/cms/CMO/Transf…
Re-Engineering Training on Police Use of Force, Police Executive Research Forum, August 2015. https://www.policeforum.org/assets/reengineeringtraining.pdf
Report of the Maryland Attorney General’s Taskforce on Electronic Weapons, Task Force on Electronic Weapons, Dec. 2009. https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000113/0120…
Reporting Use of Force, International Association of Chiefs of Police, March 2017. https://www.theiacp.org/resources/policy-center-resource/reporting-use-…
Review of the Vancouver, WA Police Department Final Report, Police Executive Research Forum, June 2020. https://www.cityofvancouver.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/poli…
TASER Handheld Energy Weapon Warnings, Instructions and Information: Law Enforcement, Axon International, August 2021. https://axon-2.cdn.prismic.io/axon-2/19c2d86c-c983-4d9f-bac4-dd6bdb8ce2…