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Gates & Crowley, Patrol Officer’S Tool Box: Mandatory Conflict Resolution Skills For Police Officers, Christopher C. Cooper Aug 2009

Gates & Crowley, Patrol Officer’S Tool Box: Mandatory Conflict Resolution Skills For Police Officers, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

What happened between a Harvard professor and a street cop from Cambridge was a Testosterone laden confrontation fueled by ego of, and misconceptions held by, both men. In the police academy, we spend hours and hours learning how to fire a gun and then have to go back to the gun range on a regular basis, but not one class or even one hour is spent crafting the best way to talk with citizens. A famous criminologist (Muir) in his studies of American police used the phrase “Streetcorner” Politician to describe the uniformed police officer. What comes to mind of …


Broken U.S. Police Culture And Lack Of Police Temperament Explain The Infamous Gates-Crowley Encounter, Christopher C. Cooper Jul 2009

Broken U.S. Police Culture And Lack Of Police Temperament Explain The Infamous Gates-Crowley Encounter, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

Any knowledgeable cop can tell you that Dr. Gates was moments away from being tasered or shot. And, that but for Henry Louis Gates’ friendship with the president of the U.S., he would have been just another statistic. When a citizen dares to disagree with an officer—he or she goes to jail. Astonishingly, the prosecutor and the judge and the whole criminal justice system accept the officer’s false account of events and probable cause. And, it happens again and again, but perhaps not anymore---maybe now with less frequency because of an encounter between a small-city cop and a renowned university …


Contempt Of Court: Judge Gettleman, A Police Chief, Robin Hood, And A Cop In Riot Gear, Christopher C. Cooper Mar 2009

Contempt Of Court: Judge Gettleman, A Police Chief, Robin Hood, And A Cop In Riot Gear, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

CONTEMPT OF COURT JUDGE GETTLEMAN, A POLICE CHIEF, ROBIN HOOD, AND A COP IN RIOT GEAR (C) COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO AUTHOR. MARCH 23, 2009. DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AUTHOR BY CHRISTOPHER C. COOPER, JD, ESQ., PHD. As citizens of the United States, it seems prudent to obey orders of courts of law. As police officers, we are held to higher standard---we are supposed to set the example. The Chicago Police superintendent feels otherwise. Superintendent Jody Weis knowingly and willing disobeyed an order of the US District Court, the Honorable Judge Gettleman presiding. Judge Gettleman had ordered …


Yes Virginia, There Is A Police Code Of Silence: Prosecuting Police Officers And The Police Subculture, Christopher C. Cooper Mar 2009

Yes Virginia, There Is A Police Code Of Silence: Prosecuting Police Officers And The Police Subculture, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

Successfully prosecuting police officers for police malfeasance represents formidable challenges. These challenges are not impenetrable. Prosecutor attention to the secrets of the Code of Silence, many of which are on public display, thanks to generous leaks, is an absolute necessity. This author has encountered and interacted with prosecutors as a Police Officer (in particular as a policeman in Washington D.C. [Metropolitan Police]) and as a Plaintiff’s attorney. The one thing that he noticed as a cop and continues to notice (now as a practicing civil rights attorney) about attorneys who defend or prosecute police officers is that most attorneys have …


The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper Feb 2009

The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

ABSTRACT (C) COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO AUTHOR. JANUARY 2009. DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AUTHOR BY PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER C. COOPER, JD, ESQ., PHD., Civil Rights Atty. Age, race, sex, and disability discrimination, among others, is perpetuated by the inept U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). EEOC investigations are usually incomplete and deficient. The EEOC admits that it can’t investigate all of the cases filed with it. It has set an objective for 2009, investigating [within 180 days] 54% of the cases filed with it. This dismal prediction means that the abominations by the EEOC continue and once again, …


The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper Feb 2009

The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper

Christopher C. Cooper Dr.

ABSTRACT (C) COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO AUTHOR. JANUARY 2009. DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AUTHOR BY PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER C. COOPER, JD, ESQ., PHD., Civil Rights Atty. Age, race, sex, and disability discrimination, among others, is perpetuated by the inept U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). EEOC investigations are usually incomplete and deficient. The EEOC admits that it can’t investigate all of the cases filed with it. It has set an objective for 2009, investigating [within 180 days] 54% of the cases filed with it. This dismal prediction means that the abominations by the EEOC continue and once again, …