Terrence P. Dwyer, Esq.

Police Liability and Litigation

Terrence P. Dwyer retired from the New York State Police after a 22-year career as a Trooper and Investigator. He is a tenured professor of legal studies at Western Connecticut State University and an attorney consulting on law enforcement liability, disciplinary cases, critical incidents and employment matters. He is the author of “The Badge Between Us: Duty, Marriage, and Family,” Bloomsbury Publishing (2026) and “Homeland Security Law: Issues and Analysis,” Cognella Publishing (2024). Visit his website at https://terrencepdwyer.com.

LATEST ARTICLES

10 years after 9/11: Cops follow the money in the fight against terrorists

In their latest book, On the Trail of Terror Finance: What Law Enforcement and Intelligence Officers Need to Know, co-authors John Cassara and Avi Jorisch discuss how to uncover terrorists’ money laundering fronts

March 28, 2011 12:42 PM

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Patrol Issues

Accountability and officer safety: Who’s got our backs?

Despite an alarming trend of homicide committed against our nation’s officers, politicians have cited police officers salaries, benefits, and retirement packages in a campaign of misinformation against public sector employees

March 16, 2011 09:38 AM

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Police Heroes

Mourning our slain LEOs

Each officer’s funeral is one more than any of us ever want to have to attend

February 28, 2011 11:30 AM

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Legal

4 key ways a cop can win on the stand

Incredibly brave men and women who have fought with felons, braved gunfire, and remained calm in the face of emergencies are often uncomfortable and incapable when it comes to testifying in court

February 09, 2011 10:11 AM

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Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol

The legal system versus inflammatory rhetoric

Implications that the officers acted with such disregard as “depraved indifference” under a criminal legal standard reserved for accused murderers are inflammatory and harmful to public discourse

January 26, 2011 10:10 AM

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Use of Force

Key considerations for good use-of-force policies

The potential liability in any use-of-force situation begins prior to an incident

January 14, 2011 08:41 AM

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Legal

PoliceOne Analysis: Kentucky v. King

At what point does an exigency either cease to exist or may be said to have never actually existed in the first place, thus requiring a warrant?

January 12, 2011 09:56 AM

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Off Duty

Pitfalls for police officers on Facebook

August 11, 2010 05:54 AM

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Legal

Posing, performing, and conduct unbecoming

Jessie Lunderby, 21, was fired by the Washington County (Ark.) Sheriff’s Office following her nude appearance on Playboy.com as the “Cybergirl of the Week”

August 11, 2010 05:46 AM

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U.S. Supreme Court continues to tweak Miranda

In Berghuis v. Thompkins, the U.S. Supreme Court examined the habeas corpus appeal of a defendant who was convicted in the shooting of two individuals outside a Michigan mall

July 28, 2010 12:27 PM

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