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Point of Law: Detention After Finding No PC
Make sure your policies protect the constitutional rights of the detainee and comply with the law.
August 11, 2021
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Point of Law: Shooting at Moving Vehicles
In Orn v. City of Tacoma, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a case against officers who shot at a suspect’s vehicle and paralyzed the suspect can go forward.
June 9, 2021
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Point of Law: When is an Officer-Involved Shooting a Seizure?
The Supreme Court recently ruled on a New Mexico case that established when a use of force constitutes a Fourth Amendment seizure.
May 19, 2021
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Point of Law: Using Pole Cameras for Surveillance
Your ability to use cameras to monitor suspects in publicly visible areas without a warrant was recently upheld in the First Circuit.
April 29, 2021
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Point of Law: Training is No Laughing Matter
Trying to inject humor into police training, especially use-of-force training, can be a terrible mistake.
April 7, 2021
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Point of Law: Excessive Force and Failure to Intervene
In Alston v. Swarbrick, Florida deputies faced potential claims of wrongful arrest, unreasonable use of OC spray, and "bystander liability."
March 3, 2021
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Editorial: Attacking Qualified Immunity
Activists have launched a political and legislative campaign to make it even easier to sue you.
March 2, 2021
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Should Your Agency Resurrect the Use-of-Force Continuum?
When seconds mean lives and officers and other public safety professionals are responding from all directions, it's critical that someone shows leadership.
August 19, 2020
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Point of Law: Using the Baton
Your agency's use-of-force policy needs to specify when the baton can be used, the legal justification for its use, and what to do afterward.
August 3, 2020
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The Law and the LEOSA Carry Right
The Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act says that officers and retired officers can carry concealed in all areas of the United States. But it's not that simple.
July 1, 2020
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Know the Limits of Your First Amendment Rights
Law enforcement officers can be disciplined for speaking their minds. Here's a primer on how the First Amendment covers and doesn't cover you on the job.
April 24, 2020
As a government employee you can’t say whatever you want on social media and expect to be protected.
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Using Electronic Control Weapons
Your agency's policy needs to specify in what situations ECWs can be used and the responsibilities of officers for gathering evidence after use.
March 27, 2020
An ECW should only be used against subjects who are actively resisting in a manner that, in the officer's judgment, is likely to result in injuries to themselves or others, including the officer.
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Tactics and Training: Thoughts on Use of Force
Is the law on use of force really changing? What is science saying about bias? What can you do to be safer on the job?
November 13, 2019
Is the law on use of force really changing? What is science saying about bias? What can you do to be safer on the job?
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When Can You Extend a Traffic Stop?
A K-9 sniff of a suspect's car led to a drug conviction and a 7th Circuit ruling on traffic stop length.
November 12, 2019
At 12 minutes into the stop, the dog alerted to drugs in the car and the officers seized a half pound of heroin.
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Citizen Video Audits: Know Their Rights...And Yours
There are people who make a living off of filming you and baiting you into taking actions that violate their rights. Knowing the law is your best defense.
October 9, 2019
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Tactics and Training: Legal Grounds for Using Force
Some agencies have policies and training that are not current with the law.
June 14, 2019
in recent years, Graham's objectively reasonable standard has come under attack because some activists assert that it gives police too much latitude for use-of-force decisions.
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Controversial Legislation: The California Compromise
Golden State politicians wanted to make "necessary" the standard for police to use deadly force, but they settled for "reasonable."
June 14, 2019
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Officer, Am I Free to Go?
Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, you cannot legally detain a subject during a consensual contact.
June 13, 2019
Once the citizen’s liberty is restrained or we prevent the citizen from walking away, we need reasonable suspicion that a crime is or has been committed.
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