Chokeholds in America: The Need for Stricter Bans and Improved Police Training

Name Institutional Affiliations Date Chokeholds in America Fact Sheet Chokehold is a controversial issue that renders many people unconscious in the hand of police officers and death in severe cases. Chokeholds have claimed many lives, with Minneapolis leading with 234 chokeholds and 44 deaths between 2015 and 2022 (Siegel, Lehren and Blankstein, 2020). However, 62% of the 65 American largest police departm