RedShield Insights Newsletter
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Nov 18, 2023
A Case for Attorney Shield: Innovation and Scale
In today's world, where law enforcement interactions can often feel fraught with uncertainty, fear, and potential danger, the need for reliable legal support has never been more pressing. This is because for decades everyone sees and perhaps has personally experienced...
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Nov 17, 2023
Empowering Students: A Case for Attorney Shield Support on School Campuses
In today's world, school campuses can be a place of great learning and growth, but they can also be rife uncomfortable and humiliating situations involving student searches of person and mobile device, or misunderstandings and confrontations with school resource officers...
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Oct 14, 2023
Engaging Police When a Firearm Is Present: Your Rights and Best Practices
When a traffic stop involves a legally owned firearm, it's essential to be well-prepared to protect your rights and ensure the safety of everyone involved. In this quick guide, we explore the complexities surrounding the presence of a firearm when...
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Oct 06, 2023
Integrity in Law Enforcement: The Duty to Report Misconduct
Law enforcement officers bear a profound responsibility: to protect and serve their communities while upholding the law. Alongside this responsibility comes an unwavering duty to maintain the highest ethical standards. One crucial aspect of this duty is the obligation to...
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Oct 03, 2023
Blackhawk Down: A Report of Discriminatory and Unlawful Policing
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in 2020 sparked a national reckoning on the issue of police brutality. However, the problem of discriminatory and unlawful policing is not new, and it continues to have...
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Oct 03, 2023
Resisting Arrest: A Method for Legitimizing Controversial Arrests
Estimating the exact count of individuals arrested solely for resisting arrest proves challenging due to inconsistent or scarce reporting by law enforcement agencies. Nonetheless, instances of individuals facing charges solely for resisting arrest, without additional charges, are not uncommon. Such cases...
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Sep 27, 2023
Why Traffic Stops Are So Dangerous and What Can Be Done
Law enforcement professionals across the United States agree that traffic stops are among the most dangerous situations that officers face on the job. There are a number of factors that contribute to the heightened risk of violence during traffic stops,...
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Sep 27, 2023
The impact of these pretextual traffic stops on low-income communities can be severe.
Pretextual traffic stops have become a common practice in low-income neighborhoods across the United States. These stops, also known as "fishing expeditions," occur when a police officer stops a vehicle for a minor traffic violation with the intention of investigating...
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Sep 27, 2023
Right-to-record: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a landmark decision in Turner v. Driver, a case that significantly impacts the First Amendment rights of individuals to record police activities. Contrary to previous misconceptions, this case did not involve a...
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