Case v. Montana: “Probable cause” standard inapplicable to warrantless police entry into homes to render emergency aid
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender Police can enter a home without a warrant if they have an “objectively reasonable basis” for believing someone inside needs emergency assistance; they do not need “probable cause” to believe an occupant is in danger, the U.S. Supreme Court held January 14 in Case […]
264 | How Police Academies Foster a Culture of Police Violence w/Samantha Simon
Today, Hunter is joined by professor Samantha Simon, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. This episode is a deep dive into Professor Simon’s book, Before the Badge: How the Academy Training Shapes Police Violence. In it, Professor Simon embed herself into various police academy training programs to try and understand how […]
Why Isn’t a Cop Who was Indicted for Shooting an Unarmed Suspect Being Prosecuted? w/Andrew Darling
Last summer, Hunter spoke with Central Florida criminal defense attorney Andrew Darling to discuss Governor DeSantis removing State Attorney Monique Worrell from office. At the time, Andrew and Hunter expressed their concerns that the primary reason for the removal was due to Worrell’s willingness to prosecute cops. Today, Andrew is back to share how those […]
211: The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing w/Michael Sierra-Arévalo
Why is it that even the most well intentioned, well thought out reforms for policing fail? At the heart of policing is a culture that teaches police to see threats around every corner. Today, Hunter sat down with sociology professor, Michael Sierra-Arévalo, to discuss his newest book The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul […]