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Police Officers and Civil Liability

Given the amount of media coverage over the past few months, law enforcement officers face more scrutiny than at any time in history. Naturally, with all of this scrutiny, the number of civil lawsuits being filed against officers for both … Continue reading

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Police Body Camera Footage – Public Record or Not?

The number of police departments across the country that are equipping their officers with body cameras continues to increase exponentially. The biggest problem with this is that despite the rapid growth in use, the vast majority of these departments have … Continue reading

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A Police Officer’s Vow Is to Protect and Serve

Everyone has seen the message “To Protect and Serve” on the sides of law enforcement vehicles either in their hometowns or at least on television in shows like CHiPs and Hawaii 5-0. The average person understands that the term “Protect” … Continue reading

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Privacy Tips and Safety Advice for Law Enforcement Officers

Today’s police officers are struggling to do their jobs and not be assaulted by the public more than at any time in their history. Officers are constantly looking over their shoulders for any number of attack by those they have … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Record Searches by Police in Canada Deemed a Violation of Rights

A recent message coming from the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and the White House, stated that incoming citizens from certain countries may be subjected to having their cell phones searched for a wide range of information. It has been … Continue reading

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The Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure

By now most civilians know that the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was written to protect people from unreasonable intrusion by the government in the form of law enforcement officers into their homes, business, vehicles, or other property. This … Continue reading

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Florida Judge Says It’s Not a Crime to Publish Personal Information

Back in 2010 a Florida man was arrested and incarcerated for a brief period after he posted a police officer’s home address online. He posted this information on the website RateMyCop.com, a popular website where members of the public can … Continue reading

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Hiding Police Officer Misconduct Becoming Harder in California

For decades, the state of California has had some of the strictest laws regarding the release of information about the discipline of police officers to the public. Given the increasing number of high-profile cases of police misconduct in the state, … Continue reading

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Do Police Officers Have the Right to Expect Privacy?

In a world where technology is slowly eroding our privacy and making everything we do or say more accessible to the general public, taking the fact you have at least some rights to privacy for granted may longer be good … Continue reading

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Technology Poses New Concerns for Law Enforcement

New technology continues to arrive on our doorsteps virtually every day or so it seems. This new technology continues to change the way in which the law enforcement community and the criminal justice system seek our data, the types of … Continue reading

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