[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Lexipol, America’s leading source of policy and training solutions for public safety organizations, today announced the latest version of its web-based development system –...
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Clearly Established Law? 10th Circuit Does About-Face; Grants Qualified Immunity
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s note: This case might seem familiar to you. It should. It was covered in Xiphos in January here. Pauly v. White, 874 F.3d 1197 (10th Cir. 2017) On a dark and...
Strip Search Leads to Cocaine Lawfully Retrieved from…
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Cole v. Commonwealth, (Va. 2017) An officer arrested Abdul Rahman Cole for a warrant. During the inventory of Cole’s car, the officer found an open alcohol container and...
Lexipol Introduces Policy and Training Solution for New Jersey Fire Departments
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Lexipol, the leading provider of state-specific policies and training for public safety agencies, recently announced the introduction of its Fire Policies and Training...
Emergency Communication in the Age of Social Media
Engaging on social media during an emergency does carry some risk, but not doing so is increasingly becoming a risk as well
Are You Biased When It Comes to Risk Management?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s Note: This article series is designed to introduce you to the concept of real risk management—an approach that goes way beyond a safety program to encompass the 10...
The Hidden Value of Fire Department Policies
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]The value we place on something determines how we treat it. For instance, you probably wouldn’t give much thought to...
Your Call: Search, Warrantless Search or No Search?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Collins v. Commonwealth, 790 S.E.2d 611 (Va. 2016), cert. granted sub nom Collins v. Virginia, No. 16-1027 (U.S. Sept. 28, 2017) A motorcyclist on an orange and black...
Exigent Circumstances, the Fourth Amendment and a Doorway Arrest
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]People v. Garvin, 2017 (N.Y. 2017) Sean Garvin committed several bank robberies by the time police found his fingerprint on a demand note used at one of the banks. The same...
If the Key Fits, Turn It? Curtilage, Home Locks and Evidence
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]United States v. Bain, (1st Cir. 2017) Yrvens Bain was on probation following a series of drug trafficking convictions and some prison time. Investigators made multiple...
Police Use of Force: Reality vs. Law
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in The Chief’s Chronicle; New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Reprinted with permission. In my two prior...
Is It Worth It? Reflections on a Law Enforcement Career
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Law enforcement is uniquely American—independent, fragmented but united in working toward a larger cause. Law enforcement officers are expected to enforce laws at the state...