Police De-escalation:

Use-of-Force Continuum State Maps

Developed by Texas Legal Services Center and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Law enforcement violence is a critical public health issue. Police violence results in disproportionate rates of deaths, injuries, trauma, and stress in marginalized communities¹. Training and statutory requirements on the use-of-force continuum can help mitigate police violence. The use-of-force continuum is defined as a restriction of the “most severe types of force to the most extreme situations with clear policy restrictions on the use of each police weapon and tactic”².

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You can click on the maps below to view training and statutory use-of-force continuum requirements by state.

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Training Requirements