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News & Events
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Feb 16, 2021News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – JANUARY 2021
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW District Court erred by applying the subjective deliberate indifference standard to plaintiff’s …
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Legislative Deep Dive
LOCATION: Live WebinarDATE: 05/04/2021A Collaborative Forum for Exchanging Ideas, Best Practices, and Answering Questions During the COVID-19 Pandemic brought to you by the …
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Feb 12, 2021News
Legislation 2021: Just When We Thought They Ran Out of Ideas
By: Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Criminal justice reform since 2014 has been a ping pong game between the Legislature and …
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Crisis Intervention Training (40-hour) - Turlock
LOCATION: Turlock, CADATE: 04/19/2021 - 04/22/2021The purpose of this 40 hour training course is to provide public safety personnel with the knowledge and skill to …
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Feb 3, 2021News
FACTUAL DISPUTES PREVENTED COURT’S DETERMINATION OF PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDMENT CLAIM UNDER PICKERING BALANCING TEST
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In Moser v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dept., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Public Records Act - Livermore
LOCATION: Livermore, CADATE: 04/28/2021 - 04/29/2021Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Jan 26, 2021News
VOLUNTARY VACCINE AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Courtesy of Paul R. Coble, Esq. & Richard A. Lucero, Esq. of Jones & Mayer While the distribution of the …
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Doxing Law Enforcement: How to Protect your Personal Information Online
LOCATION: Live Webinar 1:00 p.m - 4:00 p.mDATE: 04/21/2021A Collaborative Forum for Exchanging Ideas, Best Practices, and Answering Questions During the COVID-19 Pandemic brought to you by the …
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Jan 20, 2021News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – DECEMBER 2020
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/POLICE CONDUCT Reasonable factfinder could conclude that police officer violated plaintiff’s due process …
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Region X- Homeless Liaison Officer - Beverly Hills
LOCATION: Beverly Hills, CADATE: 05/19/2021$90 – Members
$110 – Non-MembersPolice agencies will learn best practices on how to effectively deal with their respective homeless population. Collaborating with various non-profits, …
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Jan 13, 2021News
2021 Legislative Year: Officer Qualifications, Records Release and More
By: Shaun Rundle, CPOA Deputy Director. Legislators feeling frustrated by a 2020 year impacted by the pandemic have reintroduced some …
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Pitchess Motion Update - 8-Hour Virtual
LOCATION: Live WebinarDATE: 04/14/2021$190.00
This course will update you on handling a Pitchess Motion, both procedurally and substantively, from the time a motion is …
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Jan 7, 2021News
EXECUTIVE DECISIONS AND THE COVID-19 VACCINES
Courtesy of Paul R. Coble, Esq. & Richard A. Lucero, Esq. The availability of effective vaccines offers a major advancement …
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Region IX - Genetic Genealogy for Investigators - Carlsbad
LOCATION: Carlsbad, CADATE: 05/13/2021 - 05/14/2021$149– Members
$179 – Non-MembersThis course will explore and discuss the application of Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) and the ways it aids in investigations. …
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Jan 4, 2021News
REASONABLE FACTFINDER COULD CONCLUDE THAT POLICE OFFICER VIOLATED PLAINTIFF’S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS BY OBTAINING COURT ORDER TO DESTROY PLAINTIFF’S FIREARMS WITHOUT GIVING HIM NOTICE
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In Wright v. Beck,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff, …
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Peace Officers' Bill of Rights - 6-Hours VIRTUAL
LOCATION: Live WebinarDATE: 03/25/2021$138.00
This course is an abbreviated version of CPOA's 8-hour course on Peace Officers' Bill of Rights. Whether you are the …
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Dec 2, 2020News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – OCTOBER 2020
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/POLICE CONDUCT Ninth Circuit denies federal defendants’ motion for stay …
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Region II - Internal Affairs Primer - Virtual
LOCATION: Live WebinarDATE: 04/08/2021$95– Members
$120 – Non-MembersIn this 8 hour class we will go over: Supervisor Essentials: Misconduct, Administrative Investigations, and Due Process Rights This course …
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Nov 16, 2020News
GENUINE ISSUE OF FACT EXISTED AS TO WHETHER DEFENDANT USED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN BRIEFLY KNEELING ON PLAINTIFF’S BACK
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In a case filed on October 27, 2020, in Cortesluna v. Luna,[1] the Ninth …
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Legal Advisors Group Meeting-June
LOCATION: VirtualDATE: 06/10/2021The CPOA Legal Advisors Group is a mixture of sworn personnel, city and county attorneys and legal experts who meet …
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