The case for COPs

What is Qualified Immunity? FAQ and Impact - Legal Defense Fund

Throughout the United States, law enforcement officers have stolen money and valuables, shot children, attempted to harm family pets, killed vulnerable people, ...

Why it's rare for police officers to be convicted of murder - CNN

There is no reliable data set that tracks on-duty shootings dating back to 2005. But according to The Washington Post's police shootings ...

Alpha Cop - Case Law Guide - App Store

With Alpha Cop, you get access to a wide range of federal case law topics including Warrants & Exceptions, Search & Frisk, Use of Force, Miranda Warnings, Motor ...

5 Supreme Court cases the police and the public should know

Use of force. The Supreme Court has ruled on numerous occasions on police use of force as it relates to the Fourth Amendment, but the two most ...

Addressing Police Misconduct Laws Enforced By The Department Of ...

The vast majority of the law enforcement officers in this country perform their very difficult jobs with respect for their communities and ...

Excessive Force Cases Against the Police - McCready Law

This article has attempted to do is provide the legal framework which you can use to judge cases of alleged police brutality.

How Police Use Qualified Immunity to Get Away with Misconduct ...

Throughout the United States, law enforcement officers have stolen money and valuables, shot children, attempted to harm family pets, ...

Why do they say 'you're too close, you can't work this case' to cops ...

The basic answer is that for high stress, serious outcome work, being 'too close' to the situation ruins the ability to be objective and ...

Holding Law Enforcement Accountable: A Look at Police Brutality ...

The killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Michael Brown, among other unnamed victims, have placed law enforcement officers at the center ...

Police Have No Duty to Protect You, Federal Court Affirms Yet Again

Gonzales, the supreme court has ruled that police agencies are not obligated to provide protection of citizens. In other words, police are well ...

How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder

The courts protected police abuses for years before George Floyd's death. It's time to rethink “qualified immunity.”

The case for hiring more police officers - Vox

The case for hiring more police officers · The research is clear: more cops = less crime · Better staffing could reduce citizen complaints.

3 Important Case Law Decisions All Cops Should Know - YouTube

Dennis discusses 3 important case law decisions that are important for police officers to be educated on. There are many important case law ...

List of cases of police brutality by date - Wikipedia

2000–2009 · 2000: Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department attacked Thomas Jones while he was wounded. · 9 May 2001: police fired tear gas and plastic ...

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Use of Force (Scott v. Harris) (MP3)

Part of the training includes Legal Aspects of Use of Force, or when a police officer can use force in the line of duty and how much force is authorized. Now ...

Terry v. Ohio | 392 U.S. 1 (1968) - Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center

Terry v. Ohio: Under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a police officer may stop a suspect on the street and frisk him or her without probable ...

Social Theory and the Street Cop: The Case of Deadly Force

Abstract. One place where social theory has been lacking is in the critical area of deadly force. No decision that an officer can make is more important than ...

Bloodgood Law Enforcement Training Group - Case Law For Cops

Bloodgood Law Enforcement Training Group is dedicated to bringing high-quality training to law enforcement professionals. Find out more and sign up for our ...

The Case for Procedural Justice: Fairness as a Crime Prevention Tool

Put simply, people are more likely to comply with the law and cooperate with law enforcement efforts when they feel the system and its actors are legitimate.