When you interact with the police, you want that interaction to be positive. You don’t want to have a negative interaction because that can negatively color your vision of the police. You want to be able to trust and rely on the officers who serve in your community....
Police officers have a professional duty to protect and serve the community where they work. All too often, the personal prejudices and fears of individual officers impact the way that they treat people in their community for the worse. Officers can let their internal...
Police officers are charged with keeping their jurisdictions safe. They will sometimes have to take actions to get control of a situation. They must do this by using as little force as possible. The Fourth Amendment and Eighth Amendment outline what use of force is...
If you have ever been brutalized by the Denver police, you are no stranger to true terror. Being shot, beaten or otherwise roughed-up by those whose stated mission is to "protect and serve" is definitely no laughing matter. Your focus narrows to surviving the incident...
The duties of a police officer are sometimes intense. They deal with dangerous situations and have to make difficult, split-second decisions on a regular basis. As part of their job duties, they sometimes have to use force to subdue individuals. This must be done...
Fear is one of the most common contributing factors to negative encounters with law enforcement officials. Many officers have an inherent racial bias that they do not acknowledge or consider before engaging with the public. That lack of self-awareness can lead them to...
While most police officers take great pride in doing the right thing at all times, this doesn't always hold true. Police misconduct can come into play at any point, thus putting you in a difficult situation. Understanding the most common types of police misconduct can...
If you believe that you have been a victim of police brutality, you will likely have been through a traumatic experience, and you may have suffered damages as a result. If you want to take action to assert your rights in Colorado and get justice, it is important that...
Police brutality is a form of misconduct. Essentially, it breaks down to unnecessary violence by the authorities. It is illegal, yet there are times when officers face very little in terms of penalties. Colorado's laws state that police misconduct can be through the...
There are few worse experiences when driving or in public places than being unjustly threatened by the police. Even if you do nothing wrong, some officers skirt the law and challenge minorities' rights to do all sorts of benign activities. In the wrong circumstances,...
