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We are pleased to offer this open-source tool on use of force policy as part of Reform/Transform. This tool offers organizers, local elected officials, activists, and other interested people the opportunity to input data and create a templated, formatted PDF on their local police department’s use of force policies. Using our Reform/Transform use of force evaluation methodology, this tool will assign a score to your jurisdiction’s policies. Input the answers and scroll down for a real-time preview of the document. When you’re done, simply click the “Print” button to save to PDF or print the document.

We hope this will provide interested parties with an accessible resource to support organizing and policy efforts that prioritize the sanctity of life, put limits on the type of force officers can use and under what circumstances, and require robust data collection and reporting.

You can learn more about this project, use of force policy, and where to find the data required by this form on the Reform/Transform site here.

The language in your jurisdiction’s policy may not lead to a clear yes or no answer to some of the questions. In those cases, “unclear” may be the most appropriate answer.


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1. Commitment to Life: Does the policy explicitly express a commitment to preserve lives/protect the sanctity of life?

2. Force Continuum: Does use-of-force policy establish a use of force continuum that defines types of force or weapons that can be used to respond to different types of resistance?

3. Limitations: Does use-of-force policy put the following limitations on officers: ban chokeholds and strangleholds; require verbal warnings; prohibit from shooting at moving vehicles; require officers to exhaust all reasonable alternatives before shooting?

4. Officer Intervention: Does the policy explicitly state that officers must, when possible, intervene to stop the use of excessive force?

5. Accountability: Does the policy include provisions regarding accountability, such as requiring an incident be reported to a supervisor?

6. De-escalation Training: Does the policy require officers to participate in de-escalation training every year?

7. Public Reporting: Does the policy have explicit, detailed, and regular public reporting requirements? (Some jurisdictions offer public reporting that is not required by policy. Please be sure to answer this question according to what is written into policy or law.)

Does the department report statistics on:

After an officer-involved shooting, is local law enforcement required to publicly report: