[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Roell v. Hamilton Board of Commissioners, et al., (6th Cir. 2017) Gary Roell had a serious, chronic mental illness. He quit taking his anti-psychotic medications in June...
[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 A successful civil rights case brought under 42 USC...
What standard applies when officers use force to prevent a subject’s death or serious injury?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Almost 27 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Graham v. Connor and established that claims of excessive force by law enforcement officers should be judged under an...
[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 The public debate over police use of force...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Should law enforcement officers be allowed to shoot at or into vehicles? The question has dominated discussion for more than a year now, rehashed with each new headline...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Continuous improvement is at the heart of law enforcement and risk management. And use of force is likely the most scrutinized topic in the crossover between these two...
Editor’s note: This article is the last in a series excerpted and adapted from an article originally printed in The Chief’s Chronicle; New York State Assn. of Chiefs of Police. Article 1: Priority of Life: Building a Better Model for PERF’s First Guiding Principle...
Editor’s note: This article, part of series, has been excerpted and adapted from an article originally printed in The Chief’s Chronicle; New York State Assn. of Chiefs of Police. Reprinted with permission. Read the first article here. Law enforcement leaders today...
Editor’s note: This article, part of series, has been excerpted and adapted from an article originally printed in The Chief’s Chronicle; New York State Assn. of Chiefs of Police. Reprinted with permission. Law enforcement leaders today face significant pressure to...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Editor's note: This article was originally published LawOfficer.com on Jan. 27, 2016. A song? A romantic comedy? A line from a 1700s poem? Yes, and a not-so-gentle reminder...
