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Police De-Escalation

Law enforcement officers amassed along Lake Street in Minneapolis as fires burned during a night of unrest and protests over the death of George Floyd.
News June 3, 2020
From Michael Brown to George Floyd: What We’ve Learned About Policing
Stories from The Marshall Project’s archives that shine a light on police, violence and racial inequality in America
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Crispus Attucks was killed by British soldiers during the Boston Massacre in 1770. Soldiers were acquitted of murder charges on grounds similar to the feared-for-their-life defense invoked in police shooting trials today.
Commentary July 3, 2018
Revolutionary Moments in Law Enforcement
Had British authorities and their soldiers exercised de-escalation tactics, would the United States exist today?
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Lt. Sekou Millington of the Oakland Police Department uses his taser to respond to a video scenario of a man wielding a knife.
Justice Lab October 12, 2016
When Do You Go for Your Gun?
Training cops in the use of force.
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