Video and Multimedia

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Video 1: Special Report: Bill Melugin CMPD Use of force scenario training
Description: This video follows a news reporter, who underwent use of force scenario training with the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department.

Video 2: Activist critical of police undergoes use of force scenarios
Description: Jarrett Maupin, a vocal critic of police during recent protests in Phoenix, AZ, went through force training with local authorities. FOX 10’s Troy Hayden also went through the training and discusses the results.

Audio 1: Measuring The Use Of Force May Help New York Police To Limit It
Description: This NPR audio clip discusses the pros and cons of policies, like the one the New York Police Department is implementing to record officers’ use of force, which has been utilized in other agencies.

Web Link 1: Court Gets Unusually Specific On Police Taser Gun Use
Description: This link discusses a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding police use of Tasers.

Web Link 2: Police Use of Force
Description: The National Institute of Justice website provides information regarding police use of force and current research on the topic.