“We conclude that policemen, like teachers and lawyers, are not relegated to a watered-down version of constitutional rights.”
-Garrity v. New Jersey (1967) 385 U.S. 493

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January, 2012

What We Wish Would be the Chief’s New Year’s Resolution

Starting a new year always inspires everyone to look back at the old year and try to evaluate what went right, what  went wrong and what can be done to improve our lives in the coming year. Improvements usually take the form of New  Year’s resolutions. Looking back at last year on the officers’ rights front reveals one disaster after another coming from the Department,  chiefly Internal Affairs (mostly management decisions, the overwhelming majority of IA investigators in the trenches do a  good job). [Full Article]

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Is the Age of Gotcha Over?

Chief Bill Bratton said it was.  What do you think?  Post your thoughts here.