The Justice Department is updating its use of force policy for the first time in 18 years, saying explicitly that federal officers and agents must step in if they see other officers using excessive force. | via NPR
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department's new use of force policy reflects the consensus views of law enforcement leadership groups and union associations.
The policy's first portion deals with deadly force, barring tactics such as firing guns to disable cars. But the next section calls for de-escalation training, and the next two spell out situations in which officers have an"affirmative duty" — to prevent or stop other officers from using excessive force, and to render or call for medical aid when it's needed.
Garland said that the new rules draw on the 2020 National Consensus Policy on Use of Force — a document that was created in response to the public debate over police use of deadly force, after a spate of controversial incidents in which officers killed civilians. It reflects the views of 11 law enforcement leadership and labor groups, led by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police.
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