Who sets the rules for when police can use force? It's an important question. And, in many ways, the limits are set by case law. In today's briefing, we bring back a discussion about two U.S. Supreme Court cases that define what police can and cannot do when they need to bring force to bear.

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Forensic specialist Paul Holes and former Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert talk about the new forensic techniques they're using to solve cold cases - including the use of familial DNA to track down people like the Golden State Killer.

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Ever wonder whether you'd be able to hold up to the pressure of a police interrogation? Well, in today's Detectives Dan and Dave talk about their preferred strategies. If you've got a suspect in the interview room, do you want to break them down? Or build them up? Do you want a confession? Or to catch them in a lie? The detective also respond to your feedback from the series Classroom Safety Check.

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Defense Attorney Lissa returns for another civilized, yet provocative discussion about the inner workings of the justice system. How does a defense attorney prepare the jury? What does she tell her client when the prosecutor offers a deal? And why does it take 'people of conscience' to make the wheels of justice turn? Detective Dave, Detective Dan, and guest host Yeardley Smith invite you into The Briefing Room for another insightful conversation.

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Cops and defense attorneys sit on opposite sides in the courtroom. So, what happens when you put them at the same table? In today's briefing, you find out as Detective Dave welcomes Public Defender Lissa to talk about why she left the prosecutor's office to become a defender of the accused, how she does her job, and what she feels is the common ground in the fight for justice - hint, it's spelled r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

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Today's briefing unpacks the important case, Terry v. Ohio. The 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that set the standards for when a police officer has reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk someone. Our detectives talk about the arrests that led to the court case, what it decided is and is not permissible, and the differences between detaining and arresting someone. Detectives Dan and Dave offer real world examples of how this works, too.

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The second installment of our conversation with two Texas elementary school teachers about classroom safety in the wake of the deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, TX, along with advice from a veteran school resource officer.

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Welcome to The Briefing Room, a spinoff of Small Town Dicks. In our first episode, Detectives Dan and Dave talk with two public school teachers about 'active shooter' training in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Uvalde, TX elementary school. Guest host Yeardley Smith is also on-hand to ask the guys why they started this podcast.

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