By Chief Ken Wallentine for Lexipol McCord v. Nevada, 2023 WL 8943915 (Nev. 2023) The Latin legal maxim, de minimis non curat lex, means the law does not bother with trivial matters. Though the phrase dates back to Venetian courts during the Renaissance, courts are still messing around with trivial [...]
By Chief Ken Wallentine for Lexipol United States v. Gonzalez, 2025 WL 1007291 (8th Cir. 2025) On a September morning in Moody County, South Dakota, a caller notified the sheriff’s office about “a distracted or a drunk driver,” driving northbound on I-29 near exit 108. The caller described the car [...]
The proposed legislation, which goes to Missouri's governor, would give 100% tuition waivers to state colleges and universities to any police officer or other first responder after six years of service. By Kurt Erickson Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Reprinted on Officer.com After hitting an initial roadblock, the Missouri Senate [...]
By Alexis Artwohl, PhD for Calibre Press [This article was originally published in The Tactical Edge, the professional publication of the National Tactical Officer’s Association (NTOA), and is reprinted with permission. ntoa.org] Officer-involved shootings (OIS) present a variety of challenges for officers and agencies, including decisions about when involved officers [...]
Red Light Therapy from Working Dog Magazine Working dogs are the unsung heroes of our communities. Whether they’re guiding individuals with disabilities, searching for missing people, detecting contraband, or serving in military operations, these dogs give their all every single day. Their jobs demand incredible strength, stamina, and resilience, [...]
By Michael E. Musengo, Lynn L. Westover and Lon D. Bartel for Calibre Press If you read the first installment of this series, which discussed the fact that management and leadership are not the same thing (click here to read), and that belief is a lie often told in [...]
DEA proudly joins community organizations, law enforcement, and public health partners in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Fentanyl is the greatest drug threat facing the United States as drug-related overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18-44.[1] DEA will recognize National [...]
Trump’s sweeping order aims to bolster the United States’ leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) by removing regulatory and institutional hurdles across multiple sectors. Photo by Jose Luis Magana/AP From predictive patrols to real-time misconduct alerts, here’s what Executive Order 14179 means for your department By Philip Lukens for Police1.com [...]
“Let’s not use fear to undermine a tool that protects our communities. We need thoughtful policy, not paralysis.” By Police1 Staff NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A new report jointly issued by the Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience, the Global Consortium of Law Enforcement Training Executives (GCLETE) and the Life [...]
Officers trained in this method indicate they achieve a high level of compliance in a short period of time By Duane Wolfe for Police1.com What do you do when a driver refuses to give you their license during a traffic stop? A variety of dash cam and smartphone videos [...]
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