Patrol Officers Handling CIs

Talking with criminals and pushing them for useful information and then figuring out how to use them so that citizens are spared from becoming crime victims is even harder.

A Trial is NOT About the Truth

Officers are forbidden by the courts and rules of evidence from telling the whole truth when they testify, but the system expects them to swear to do just that. Val Van Brocklin looks at the truth about the truth in our Criminal Justice System.

Westbrook v. City of Omaha

When Williams was released from jail he made allegations that Westbrook had taken one hundred six dollars from him and did not return it.

Training Cops to Lie, Pt 2

Can the public face the truth about the bargains courts have struck in authorizing police to use some deception in tackling criminal stealth and concealment? Val Van Brocklin looks at the unexpected responses to telling the truth about lies in our criminal justice system.

Training Cops to Lie - Pt 1

What's at stake when police use deception to obtain evidence? Their career and the case. Val Van Brocklin writes about the state of the law and preparing officers for this complex and critical arena.

The Sexual Sadist

The Todd Road Incident

Town Hall Meetings