Posted by Harry S. Stern The Mendocino County Civil Service Commission reversed Sergeant Derek Scott’s demotion to Deputy II, citing excessive discipline, after Scott allegedly failed to supervise two Senior Deputies in a minor use-of-force incident. The Incident Shortly after midnight on January 13, 2010, Deputies Orell Massey and Derek […]
Posted by Alison Berry Wilkinson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a federal offense may be committed when an employee exceeds the employer’s authorization to access his/her work computer and does so with the intent to defraud the employer. In United States v. Nosal (Case No. 10-10038 (9th Cir. […]
Posted by ANTHONY P. DONOGHUE Insurance companies are increasingly drafting personal automobile insurance policy exclusions that both directly target and indirectly affect peace officers and other emergency personnel. These exclusions have significant effects on you while operating both work and non-work vehicles, regardless of whether or not you are on […]
Posted by STEVEN BETZ It is no secret to anyone working in law enforcement, whether as an officer out in the field or as a supervisor, that numbers are important. Productivity is the single greatest measure for determining whether an officer rises or falls during his law enforcement career. An […]
Posted by Gary Messing Jason Jasmine Your pensions have been under attack for the last couple of years — a trend that is alas unlikely to subside any time soon. One of the first salvos in the pension battle was the County of Orange’s (County) attempt to rescind its own […]