Police Discretion ‘De-escalation’ vs. ‘Use of Force’ training: The largest and most obvious difference between de-escalation and use of force is that de-escalation is trying to diffuse the situation with words and body language, use of force is diffusing the situation with forceful tones, moods, and actions. For example to diffuse a robbery with force the officer would use his/her weapon to stop the robber, to use the de-escalation method the officer would try to keep the robber in the area and talk him/her out of doing something bad to protect their future and not sending them to jail. New training is trying to ‘produce’ guardians of democracy rather than the warriors who are trying to conquer and control. They believe when you think of yourself
