Sep 1, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist I can still remember the first time I drove a patrol car back in 1978, to me it was exciting and I remember feeling empowered, driving a super powerful 1977 Plymouth Fury with operating top lights and siren, all...
Jul 1, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling this past month related to a police officer’s warrantless entry into a person’s garage. The incident giving rise to Lange v. California began when a California Highway Patrol...
Jun 10, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist May 25, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd which began a mass movement calling for changes in the way law enforcement agencies police society. There have been other notable deaths...
May 6, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Policing in America is challenging, law makers are calling for increased police training. Public outcry is wanting law enforcement to be more transparent and demanding immediate answers when law enforcement...
Apr 5, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in a case involving Fourth Amendment seizures (Torres vs. Madrid). United States Supreme Court clarified the meaning of a seizure and addressed the argument proposed...
Mar 11, 2021 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist Everyone knows the basic functions of a law enforcement officer, enforcing laws, preventing crimes, responding to calls for service, serving and protecting the public, just to name a few. But these typically...
