In-Custody Death

Calif. bill would expand rules on face-down holds

The California State Sheriffs’ Association said the bill “neglects situations in which a subject creates a threat of death or serious bodily injury”

Report: Police did not have 'reasonable suspicion' sufficient to stop Elijah McClain

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McClain died after being placed in a carotid hold by police and sedated with ketamine by paramedics on Aug. 24, 2019

3 reasons officers need more less-lethal options

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Reflex Protect Tactical

Interactions with suspects can go from calm to violent within seconds, and officers need multiple tools to respond to varying levels of non-compliance

Reasonable response, even if not perfect, entitles officers to judgement

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The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject's rights under the Fourth Amendment

More than 100 arrested in Belgium after in-custody death

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An in-custody death over the weekend has set off violent clashes between demonstrators and police

Ex-chief says mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death

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Rochester, New York's former police chief says the city's mayor fired him when he refused to lie about her handling of Prude's death

Court approves officers’ use of force to restrain a possibly mentally ill subject who died during the struggle

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Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention

Abnormal breathing recognition for law enforcement

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In the struggle to physically control a person, officers must not erroneously mistake unconsciousness for compliance

NC officers resign after in-custody death

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The police chief recommended the officers be fired after security video showed they failed to check on a detained man who suffered a medical emergency