Tag: Cops Getting Sued: Page 4

Technology

Five Minutes to Live

Educating cops how to save themselves and others in dire medical emergencies when seconds count is the goal of a new interactive training program from the The Backup Training Corp.

October 31, 2004

Patrol

Avoiding De Facto Arrests

If police take someone from one location and transport him or her involuntarily to a police facility for investigation, this will be considered a de facto arrest. Without probable cause, that arrest will be unlawful, with predictable consequences for both evidence suppression and civil liability.

July 31, 2003

Special Units

How to...Start a SWAT Team

Somewhere between the images, the perceptions, and accusations lies a truth: If ever an entity embodied the philosophy of "hope for the best, but plan for the worst," it is the SWAT unit.

February 28, 2003

Patrol

How to...Start a K-9 Unit

Initiating your agency’s first K-9 unit is a daunting task. If you’re willing to accept this challenge, then the first thing you need is the support of your department.

January 31, 2003

Weapons

On the Cutting Edge

No department would dare let said officer hit the street without training and instruction in policies governing the use of a pistol. Many PDs even have policies regarding the use of flashlights. But in most departments an edged weapon/cutting tool clipped to the pocket of the officer's duty pants flies under the radar.

September 30, 2002

Patrol

Your Choices

What accounts for the difference between the high producers and the lower ones? Simple. The high producers have made different choices than the others.

June 1, 2002

Special Units

Breaking and Entering

As the number of tactical teams across the nation has increased for the past several years, the number of lawsuits being brought against tactical teams has also risen dramatically.

April 30, 2002

Patrol

(Un)Reasonable Force

After the encounter, Jones' sergeant told him, "I have a problem with your use of force. It wasn't reasonable."

February 28, 2002

Patrol

Police Service Dogs: The Unheralded Training Tool

Police officers are asked to make split-second life-or-death decisions.  We have to decide in a blink of an eye if we are going to shoot.  Then over the next several years everyone will dissect, analyze and scrutinize our actions.

December 31, 1999