Corrections, Jail, and Detention Use of Force Cases (Part 4) Patrick Morley Vice President McCarthy Byrnes As we continue building a working command of the constitutional standards governing use of force, we now turn to the cases that shape corrections, jail, and...
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40 Use of Force Cases Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know (11–15)
Patrick Morley Vice President McCarthy Byrnes May 11, 2026 Foundational Fourth Amendment & Arrest Cases (Part 3) As we continue our series on the 40 essential use‑of‑force cases every law enforcement professional should know, we now turn to the foundational Fourth...
40 Use‑of‑Force Cases Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know (6-10)
Patrick Morley Vice President McCarthy Byrnes May 8, 2026 40 Use‑of‑Force Cases Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know (6-10) Core Use of Force & Qualified Immunity (Part 2) Last week, I began sharing a series of 40 essential use‑of‑force cases that every law...
Series Introduction: 40 Use of Force Cases Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know
Patrick Morley Vice President McCarthy Byrnes April 28, 2026 Over the next several weeks, I will be sharing a series of 40 essential use‑of‑force cases that every law enforcement professional, from police, sheriff, corrections, probation, parole, and federal- should...
Establishing Constructive Possession in Contraband Cases: A Modern Guide for Law Enforcement
Recently, over lunch, Bobby Byrnes and I got to talking about our careers, both starting as police officers in the early 1990’s. We had 25 years plus of teaching together and also worked on many cases from investigation to prosecution-murders, cartel level drug...
The Critical Importance of Police Training and Up to Date High Risk Policies
Patrick Morley Vice President McCarthy Byrnes Effective policing in the United States depends not only on the professionalism of individual officers but also on the systems that guide their actions. Among the most important of these systems are comprehensive...
When Intelligence Flows, Criminal Networks Collapse
After filming an episode of Wearing the Badge, Garry McCarthy , Robert Toerpe , Brian Strockis and I sat down for dinner. What started as a casual conversation quickly turned into something far more meaningful. We began talking about the one factor that consistently...
Three Victims. Three Murders. One Common Thread Cameras & Technology Delivered Justice. Don’t Let Them Take That Away
Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy is advancing legislation that would strip law enforcement of another critical tool by banning the use of facial recognition and other biometric identifiers statewide. At the same time, a separate House bill seeks to...
Informants: Identify → Develop → Manage
As 2025 comes to a close, I had the privilege of teaching the Developing and Managing Informants class at the Arlington Heights Police Department. Standing in front of a room filled with patrol officers, detectives, and tactical team members from twenty Chicagoland...
The True Value of ShotSpotter : Saving Lives in Chicago.
In the realm of public safety and crime prevention, few technologies have sparked as much debate as ShotSpotter. Critics often focus on its cost and efficiency, but the most crucial aspect remains underreported: ShotSpotter saves lives. This advanced acoustic gunshot...
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