HomeTop News Stories All Columns The Takedown This week on FEDtalk Educate Yourself Case Law Update Hear it from WAEPA Hear it from FLEOA The Spotlight Just the Facts Hear it from WIFLE Behind the Blue LineCase Law UpdateThe Takedowndiv > .uk-panel'}" data-uk-grid-margin>FBI: Police Murders Declined in 2015The FBI released its annual report this week on the number of police officers killed in the line of duty in 2015 and found that 41 officers died “felonious deaths.”Read morediv > .uk-panel'}" data-uk-grid-margin>div > .uk-panel', row:true}" data-uk-grid-margin  data-uk-scrollspy="{cls:'uk-animation-slide-right uk-invisible', target:'> div > .uk-panel', delay:300}">Pepper Spraying Violent Detainee in Patrol Car Not Excessive ForceThis Week on FEDtalk: How ICE Trains HEROs to Rescue Exploited ChildrenFBI: Police Murders Declined in 2015Retired Feds to Get Small COLA IncreaseHurricane Matthew Shuts Down Two FLETC Training Centers Indefinitelydiv > .uk-panel'}" data-uk-grid-margin>Latest News from FEDagentdiv > [data-uk-scrollspy-cls]', delay:300}">Pepper Spraying Violent Detainee in Patrol Car Not Excessive ForceTwice pepper-spraying a detainee in the back of a patrol car did not violate the detainee’s Fourth Amendment rights, where the detainee was violently kicking the car door and resisting arrest, the Eleventh Circuit recently held in a § 1983 matter.Read moreBalancing Technology & Ingenuity with Guideline ComplianceThe journalism community is aggrieved after the U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general cleared an FBI agent of wrongdoing for impersonating a journalist in 2007 to solve a case.Read moreTransforming the Role of Diversity in Law Enforcement HiringThe Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently published a report on “Advancing Diversity in Law Enforcement” to include all of the federal law enforcement community.Read moreThis Week on FEDtalk: How ICE Trains HEROs to Rescue Exploited ChildrenMany are surprised to discover the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has a sizeable branch devoted to investigating online child exploitation crimes. Not only does this unit exist, but ICE also trains military veterans for elite analyst careers in this field via its Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) program.Read moreThis Week on FEDtalk: Upcoming Events & Legislative Initiatives for Federal Law EnforcementTune in to FEDtalk this week for a preview of NLEOMF’s upcoming charity race, Run for the Badge, and an update on what FLEOA’s current initiatives.Read more
Second Circuit: Avoiding a Checkpoint Is Not Itself Sufficient to Find Reasonable Suspicion but Can Be When Paired with Other Factors
The Second Circuit recently found that while the avoidance of a checkpoint may be considered when determining whether law enforcement had reasonable suspicion, it cannot itself establish reasonable suspicion.
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