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Xochitl Hinojosa @Xochit|Hinojosa • Follow X In 2022, we (DOJ) updated the federal use of force policy for the 1st time in 20 years. It included a duty to render medical aid and specifics on how firearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle in most circumstances. Every law enforcement agency, including ICE, adopted Show more Office of the Attorney General Washington. D. G. 20530 May 20, 2022 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ADMINISTRATOR, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ACTING DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO. FIREARMS & EXPLOSIVES DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF PRISONS INSPECTOR GENERAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FROM: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL C SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT'S UPDATED USE-OF-FORCE POLICY Attached is the Justice Department's updated use-of-force policy. This policy has been crafted in consultation with, and has been approved by, the heads of the ATE, DEA, FBI, and USMS. With these updates, our Department-wide policy is now more in line with the training and best practices you use every day. Our policy was last updated in 2004 -- eighteen years ago. In the time since, you have all spent countless hours training to the highest standards of law enforcement. And you have continued to steadfastly uphold the legal standards set forth in Graham v. Connor and Tennessee v. Garner. The updated policy draws from the 2020 National Consensus Policy on Use of Force, drafted by a coalition of eleven
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