Author: Chief Ken Wallentine

KEN WALLENTINE is police chief of the West Jordan (Utah) Police Department and former chief of law enforcement for the Utah attorney general. He has served over three decades in public safety, is a legal expert and editor of Xiphos, a monthly national criminal procedure newsletter. Wallentine is a member of the board of directors of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death and serves as a use of force consultant in state and federal criminal and civil litigation across the nation.

Handcuffs as a De-escalation Tool, Not a De Facto Arrest

Handcuffs as a De-escalation Tool, Not a De Facto Arrest

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]United States v. Eatman, 2019 (7th Cir. 2019) An apartment security guard called police after Micha Eatman’s girlfriend...

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Broken Faith: Former Cop Spends 13 Years Locked Up Due to Bungling Prosecutor and Lying Witness

Unnecessary Bathroom Chaperone Was Intrusion of Bodily Privacy

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]Ioane v. Hodges, 2018 (9th Cir. 2019) Over 13 years ago (who says that justice isn’t speedy?), Internal Revenue Service...

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