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Complainant alleges that they and a friend were pepper sprayed in the face while recording her husband being pinned up against a car by Austin police officers. The Office of Police Oversight recommends that this allegation receive an A classification…
Complainant alleges that he was put in a police car, driven across town and dropped off in a location unknown to him. The Office of Police Oversight recommends that this allegation receive a B classification.
Complainant alleges that Austin police officers escalated force against him by pepper spraying him after he had called for police to break up a fight. The Office of Police Oversight recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
De-escalation uses techniques designed to safely stabilize a situation, reduce the immediacy of a threat, and resolve an incident with the least amount of force necessary. The main goals of de-escalation are to: - defuse tense situations or conflicts…
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments restrict the circumstances under which officers may shoot at moving vehicles. Shooting at a moving vehicle is seen as a dangerous and ineffective tactic, with high risk for…
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments adopt policies that require officers to provide a verbal warning before employing use of deadly force when feasible. Before using deadly force, officers should provide…
To eliminate the use of unnecessary deadly force by police, Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait recommends that police departments exhaust all other alternatives prior to using deadly force. Alternatives to deadly force include conflict avoidance, empty…
Neck restraints generally fall into two categories: - vascular neck restraints affect blood flow and are colloquially referred to as “strangleholds,” - respiratory neck restraints affect air intake and are referred to as "chokeholds." Campaign Zero’s…
A duty to intervene policy creates an affirmative obligation for police officers to stop other officers from engaging in certain conduct prohibited by law or department policy. As recommended by Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative, police…
The Office of Police Oversight is making recommendations on use-of-force policies as part of a larger effort to re-write Austin Police Department’s General Orders. The revision of the Austin Police Department’s General Orders is a part of the City…