Small Town Dicks

The Briefing Room: Case Law, Part 1

In today's briefing, we discuss the case law that defines what is considered reasonable when a police officer uses force. These cases are used by departments nationwide as a foundation for use of force policies. The two specific cases you'll hear about today, if you want to read further, are <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X9RJsHRkPZImRKFmkGLoHSwq-kqP-BoN/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=107049743203322842287&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tennessee v. Garner</a> and <a href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/490/386/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graham v. Connor</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Small Town Dicks takes you behind the scenes of small town crime cases with the real detectives who investigated them. Hosts Yeardley Smith, twin detectives Dan and Dave, and forensic expert Paul Holes ask the essential questions and offer their own insights so the stories always hit close to home. All seasons are available for streaming. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.