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Public Safety Leadership: How to Establish Strong Relationships with Subordinates
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Category: Law Enforcement
“Clever” Tactics to Avoid Recording Police Activity Don’t Pass the Smell Test
When being recorded, we must strive to maintain our cool and not say or do anything that would be embarrassing
Dude, That Fentanyl Brick Isn’t Mine!
A reasonable officer could believe the driver and passenger were in a “common enterprise” to possess the fentanyl
Why You Need Security Threat Group Intelligence in Your Correctional Facility
Inmates with ties to drug cartels, gangs and extremist groups require threaten facility security
Officer Had No Reason to Demand Identification
The appellate court held the detention was not supported by reasonable suspicion
Lexipol Announces Free Police Reform Webinar Series
Public safety industry leader hosts three-part series focused on educating law enforcement and the public on use of force, crisis response and officer training
More Cowbells for Abortion Protesters
The trial court applied the proper legal analysis to the very complicated question of the First Amendment impact
Essential Elements of Supervision in Public Safety
Use the acronym PRIDE to focus on selfless leadership that serves the organization and the personnel
Dueling Claims to Gun Ownership Fail: “Hell, No,” I’m Not Touching That Gun!
The court held that “protesting innocence is not a get-out-of-pretrial-detention-free card”
Decision-Making in Public Safety: Blink or Think?
Too many public safety agencies teach people how to do things, but not how to think
Jury Could Reject Chicken-Protection Theory for Gun Possession
The appellate court rejected Urbina-Rodriguez’s claim that the only reasonable explanation for having the rifle on hand was his concern for the poultry
Officer Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity for Shooting into Car
Qualified immunity is meant to protect “all but the plainly incompetent or those who knowingly violate the law”