De-escalation techniques could help reduce police use of force – but good data will be essential

30th November 2021Tina Orr Munro - Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

The death of George Floyd shone the spotlight strongly on police use of force, but many police services and departments had already recognised concerns and were attempting to address the issue; however, the lack of data on the effectiveness of training in areas such as de-escalation have left it difficult to identify what works and why, as Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr-Munro reports.

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