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Patrol
Third Party Consent Searches
One of the "firmly established exceptions" to the warrant requirement for searches and seizures is the "consent exception."
April 30, 2006
Patrol
Searching Third-Party Residences
Most officers are aware of the general rule on entering a suspect's home to arrest him or to search for evidence. These actions must be supported by either valid consent or a recognized exigency.
July 31, 2005
Patrol
Consent Searches
Warrantless searches are presumed to be unreasonable, but the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that a warrantless search may still be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment if it falls within the guidelines of one or more of a limited number of exceptions.
February 4, 2013
Technology
C4i Introduces Third Party Radio Gateway
C4i has developed a new product enhancement and integration feature that supports third party interfaces to their SwitchplusIP radio/telephone system. This technology takes advantage of C4i's established end-to-end IP communications network by providing additional endpoint and gateway devices access to IP communications connections.
June 20, 2012
Technology
Getac Fastest Growing Partner in Hewlett-Packard's Third Party Solution Program
Getac Inc., manufacturer of rugged computers, is celebrating its success as the fastest growing solutions provider in Hewlett-Packard's Third Party solution program. Through the program, enterprise and industry-specific organizations can purchase Getac-branded rugged notebooks, convertibles, tablets, handhelds and in-vehicle solutions through HP's direct sales teams and channel partners.
October 6, 2014
Patrol
The "Good Faith" Doctrine
The U.S. Supreme Court has said that "Because many situations which confront officers in the course of executing their duties are more or less ambiguous, room must be allowed for some mistakes on their part. But the mistakes must be those of reasonable men, acting on facts leading sensibly to their conclusions of probability." (Brinegar v. U.S.)
May 31, 2007
Patrol
Mistake of Law: To Err Is Human
In a series of cases, the court has upheld searches and seizures made by officers who were mistaken in their understanding of the facts they confronted, or as to the law to be applied.
February 27, 2015
Patrol
Judge Lifts LAPD Consent Decree
U.S. District Court Judge Gary A. Feess has terminated the consent decree federal officials forced on the LAPD in 2001 in the wake of the Rampart corruption scandal, the Los Angeles Times reports.
July 19, 2009
Patrol
Judge Appoints Baltimore Consent Decree Monitor
A federal judge has appointed Kenneth Thompson, an attorney at the Baltimore-based law firm Venable, as monitor of the sweeping consent decree mandating local police reforms between Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice.
October 3, 2017
Patrol
Baltimore, Justice Department Reach Consent Decree Agreement
Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement on city policing reforms as part of a formal consent decree, which is now slated to be approved by the city's spending panel on Thursday.
January 11, 2017
Women in Law Enforcement
Tips For Surviving Third Shift
So what do you do, if you're working the graveyard shift? The No. 1 solution is to get enough sleep. Sleep is essential for the human body, and it is natural to fall into an internal and regulated clock.
June 15, 2010
Patrol
Third Suspect Arrested in Boise Idaho Escape
The suspect was driving a vehicle at the time of her arrest, an official said, but she declined to say whether she was driving a vehicle with the other two suspects.
March 22, 2024
Patrol
Sessions Files Statement Opposing Chicago PD Consent Decree
According to the Chicago Tribune, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed n 11-page statement with the United States District Court stating that a proposed court order to reform the Chicago Police Department is an overly restrictive measure that could lead to increased crime.
October 15, 2018
Point of Law
MA Agency Released from 1972 Consent Decree
According to Springfield Police, the Massachusetts’s Attorney General’s Office informed Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood Monday that a judge removed the Springfield Police Department from the 1972 Castro v. Beecher Federal Consent Decree.
July 26, 2022
Patrol
TNT Renews Southland for Third Season
TNT has ordered a 10-episode third season of the TV show Southland. The gritty cop drama was resurrected by TNT after NBC canceled the show before its Season 2 premiere.
April 25, 2010
Patrol
Public School Searches
Public school officials are entitled to search the student if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the student of violating the law
or
any school rule. But once law enforcement officers become involved, higher justification standards will apply.
October 18, 2009
Patrol
Community Caretaking Searches
Few of the safeguards granted to individuals in the United States under the Bill of Rights are more vociferously defended than the Fourth Amendment guaranteeing protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This is especially the case where the entry of private residences is concerned.
April 7, 2016
SWAT
Rethinking Suspect Searches
Both tragedies in Miami and St. Petersburg will be very thoroughly investigated and micro-analyzed. In time, there will be detailed debriefs that will answer these questions, and provide valuable lessons to prevent this from ever happening again.
January 26, 2011
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