As part of the investigation into police use of force

A new investigation shows that over nearly a decade, more than 1,000 people died as a result of encounters in which police used tactics known as “less-lethal force,” ranging from Tasers or physical restraint to forced sedation and others Methods were sufficient to stop people without killing them. Police say they often respond to volatile and sometimes violent situations and deaths are rare.

Based on police records, autopsy reports and footage from cellphones and body-worn cameras, The Associated Press, in collaboration with FRONTLINE and the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, compiled a database that serves as the most comprehensive record of all deaths following police encounters.

Serginho Roosblad, director and producer of the joint documentary Documentation of police use of forceand Justin Pritchard, a reporter and editor at the AP, discuss their findings with host Raney Aronson-Rath on The FRONTLINE Dispatch.

The investigation also includes an interactive history and database.

Electricity Documentation of police use of force on the FRONTLINE website, the FRONTLINE YouTube channel or the PBS app.

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