Miranda warnings: constitutional right vs. “prophylactic rule”
Vega v. Tekoh: Does the SCOTUS Case Really Change Anything About Miranda Warnings?
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Clash of Perspectives: SCOTUS Case Illustrates the Need to Look Beyond the Legal Issues
Focusing on three principles can produce a better outcome
Police Use of Force: Managing Risk and Mitigating Harm
Relying on the latest research study to support a use of force tactic is risky
Keep Asking Why: Root Cause Analysis of a Contemporary Tragedy
Without such a process, blame and overreaction can leave many problems lying in wait
Duty to Intercede and the Five Pillars of Organizational Risk Management
From an organizational culture perspective, the legal duty to intercede must be far more expansive
Using Legitimacy as a Guide to Police Reform
Whether use of force is legally justified in a given situation is not the only consideration
De-Escalation: A Commonsense Approach
When evaluating incidents, it’s valuable to ask, “Who escalated the situation, and why?”
Above All Else: Why Officer Safety Must Be a Top Agency Priority
If you do not find the root cause of the issue, it’s all too easy for the bad event to happen again
Truth, Lies and Video: Reassessing the Brady/Giglio Rule in the Era of Video Evidence
Video evidence can expose officer dishonesty, creating a duty to disclose
The Light Brigade: A Historic Battle Provides a New Twist on Law Enforcement Culture
Implicit bias, legitimacy and procedural justice apply as much to managing our own agencies as they do to our relationship with the community
Learning from Tragedies: Police Risk Mitigation Through Root Cause Analysis
Learning from the stories behind the headlines is essential to reducing real risk at our police agencies.
Reasonableness and Reaction Time in Police Use of Force Incidents
An understanding of both concepts is needed to properly explain use of deadly force to the public