Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

Use of Force Policy Disclaimer

The Use of Force Policy and accompanying information below are provided as-is by the law enforcement agency

Beyond 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

https://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/InternalOversightConstitutionalPolicing/Documents/PO-035-20%20Use%20of%20Force.pdf

 

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)

https://countysheriff.sccgov.org/sites/g/files/exjcpb406/files/Policy/General%20Order%2012.00%20Use%20of%20Force.pdf

 

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…