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Police Procedures & Practices Legal Update
Less Lethal Force and Lethal Use of Force; Domestic Violence Arrest protocols. State Court and Federal Court qualified expert on the standard of care necessary for the use of justified and necessary constitutional counter force. Use of Force Policy Design for shooting decisions, arrest tactics, baton use, OC aerosol tactical use, Police Pursuits, and safe prisoner custody, restraint , transport, and jail suicide prevention.
Experience::
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32 years of Police Experience.
Masters degree in Criminal Justice.
Former Police Detective, Sergeant, and Lieutenant.
Rendered Expert opinion:
Standard of care necessary to establish safe restraint protocols for apprehension, transport , and jail custody.
Standard of care necessary to avoid negligent training in use of firearms and less-lethal weapons.
Standard of care necessary to train police officers to intervene and protect victims of Domestic Violence.
Standard of care necessary for police administrators to train officers to "generally accepted practices and procedures" to avoid claims of "deliberate indifference"
What's New?
HR 218 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004
H.R. 218 IS LAW!
NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY FOR COPS
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT!
Ashcroft v. ACLU 1st Amendment Issue
Missouri v. Seibert Interrogation Tactic Unconstitutional Miranda Required
US v. Patane Miranda not required
Yarborough v. Alvarado Miranda Warning Custody Test
Hiibel No Constitutional Right to Refuse to Identify Self
Connecticut
v Marti Stop & Identify OK
Thompson v. Keohane Custody Defined
Thorton v. US Motor Vehicle Search of "recent occupant arrest" allowed
State
v. Browne Pursuit Criminal Negligence Standard Defined
Levandoski
v Cone Fireman's Rule Negligence OK'd
Daubert
denied on-duty Workman's Compensation Injury
State of
Connecticut v Santos Unlawful Terry Stop
United States v Daily
lawful Terry Stop & Seizure
State v
Mann Forced Warrantless Entry Terry Frisk Unlawful
United States v Banks 20 second Knock & Announce
Illinois v. Lidster Informational Roadblocks Ok'd by US Supreme Court
Maryland v Pringle probable cause drug possession for all vehicle occupants
Former Connecticut Officer Pleads "No Contest" to Criminal Negligent Homicide and is sentenced to One Year Suspended Sentence, Two Years Probation, and agrees to never seek employment in Law Enforcement in the United States
See State v Smith Murder warrant
See State v Smith Appellate Court Reversal of Conviction
See State v Smith Probable Cause Ruling
CGS Sec. 53a-58. Criminally Negligent Homicide: Class A
misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with
criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person, except where the defendant
caused such death by a motor vehicle.(b) Criminally negligent homicide is a class A
misdemeanor.
(13) A person acts "recklessly" with respect to a result
or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware of
and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will
occur or that such circumstance exists. The risk must be of such nature and degree that
disregarding it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a
reasonable person would observe in the situation;
(14) A person
acts with "criminal
negligence" with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a
statute defining an offense when he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk
that such result will occur or that such circumstance exists. The risk must be of such
nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation
from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation;
Links:
Connecticut Newspapers and Media
Connecticut Public Acts and Laws Update
Connecticut Legislative Research
Connecticut State's Attorney Deadly force Reports
U.S. Court of Appeals: 2nd Circuit
Monadnock Police Baton Trauma Chart
IACP 2001 Use
of Force Report -
NIJ OC Effectiveness Study 2003
FBI Uniform Crime Reports - Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted
Training is the 13th Juror
It is important for a jury to understand police procedures and training along with the underlying reasons officers are given that training.
If it is bound to happen, sooner or later, train for it, sooner, rather than later!
Forget everything you have learned in Training, the jury is sure to remember it for you!
