Attorney Daigle reviews the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Thompson v. Clark and how it will impact the process of arrest and following litigation. The case's underlying issue is a fourth amendment claim under 42 USC section 1983 for malicious prosecution.

Commander Liam Duggan joins Eric to discuss cultural change within departments through leadership and meeting challenges with a success mentality.

Duggan is an investigative/administrative commander for the Prior Lake MN Police Department, and specializes in human performance factors analysis, training force options, firearms, arrest and control, and leadership development.

Eric reviews the US Supreme Court cases of Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach and Nieves v. Bartlett to highlight the challenges of First Amendment retaliation claims and how these may impact law enforcement operations. 

The question of whether or not involved officers should watch video evidence prior to conducting a use of force report or providing a statement has long been debated. This week, Attorney Daigle delves into this topic and addresses the effects and impacts that watching the video may have. 

In this episode, Eric examines the actions and efforts of General William Westmoreland during the Vietnam War as an example of evaluation and refinement of the standards of service, and how that applies to retaking the narrative of law enforcement.

Eric sits down with retired Los Angeles police captain and expert witness Greg Meyer to discuss the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Thomas Lane, one of the officers involved in the death of George Floyd. Meyer served as a use-of-force expert in the defense of Lane, who was charged with and convicted of deliberate indifference to Floyd's medical needs.

A first amendment audit is a form of activism where an individual seeks to exercise their first amendment rights. In this episode, Eric reviews the contemporary challenges that first amendment auditors may present to law enforcement personnel in the performance of their duties, and offers a few approaches to handle these situations without infringing on first amendment rights. 

Eric welcomes use of force expert and co-founder of Force Science Insititute, Dr. William Lewinksi, to the show. The two cover Dr. Lewinski's career in psychology and use of force, and discuss the role of human performance factors in the profession and in recent use of force cases. 

Dr. Lewinski is the co-founder and executive director of the Force Science Institute. He is a leading behavioral scientist whose work has focused on the intensive study of human dynamics involved in high stress, life-threatening encounters. He has a Ph.D. in Police Psychology and is a professor emeritus of Law Enforcement at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he taught for more than 28 years, was an L.E. Program Director and also chair of the Department of Government.

Eric welcomes Dr. Paul Taylor onto the Guardian Mindset Podcast to discuss his experience working in law enforcement and considerations for improving practices and outcomes. Dr. Taylor, an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Colorado Denver, has over 10 years of practical law enforcement experience, and now specializes in research on police decision-making and human error in the context of use-of-force encounters.

Attorney Daigle reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach and Nieves v. Bartlett to highlight some of the challenges facing law enforcement in relation to the First Amendment.