The Phoenix Police Department announced it's implementing a new use of force policy that will "clearly define" when officers can use force, as well as what needs to be done before, during and after an incident.

The new policy states that Phoenix Police employees “shall use only the force that is objectively reasonable, necessary, and proportional to effectively and safely resolve and incident.”

The department has been working to revise its use-of-force policy since 2023. Jury finds rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty in gun assault trial How clever designs helped save 80 people after their plane caught fire,