San Diego Harbor Police Officer Richard Jordan was recently successful in persuading his department to reconsider a proposed pay-step reduction equivalent to a 120-hour suspension. In the end, after a seven-month odyssey that would take him through the criminal and family courts, his final discipline was modified to a note […]
Posted by Tawni Olson Insubordination? What is it exactly? Can negligent or unintentional conduct sustain a charge of insubordination? This article briefly summarizes the charge of ”Insubordination” and various cases where the issue of intent has been discussed. Insubordination covers a range of conduct from refusal to obey an order […]
Posted by Howard Liberman, Esq. Imagine this: You are a full-time police officer with 10 years of service. You spend a weekend a month and two weeks during the summer in another uniform as a member of the Reserves or National Guard. Both your full-time and part-time careers were going […]
When veteran Tuolumne County Corporal Mark Kerzich began pursuit of a speeding motorist in Tuolumne County, he didn’t expect to be involved in an accident. Kerzich probably had even less indication that by following Tuolumne County’s policies concerning emergency operation of department vehicles, he would be subjected to disciplinary action. […]
Posted by Bradley M. Fields Most public agencies recognize the basic requirements of protections afforded by California law to their peace officers. However, the city of National City recently demonstrated that even the most basic of peace officer protections are not always held sacred. In a recent case, National City […]