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Mike Callahan

The Objectively Reasonable Officer

John Michael Callahan served in law enforcement for 44 years. His career began as a special agent with NCIS. He became an FBI agent and served in the FBI for 30 years, retiring in the position of supervisory special agent/chief division counsel. He taught criminal law/procedure at the FBI Academy. After the FBI, he served as a Massachusetts Deputy Inspector General and is currently a deputy sheriff for Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He is the author of two published books on deadly force and an upcoming book on supervisory and municipal liability in law enforcement.

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LATEST ARTICLES
Court rules that the deputy acted reasonably when fatally shooting wounded prone suspect who fled after shooting another officer
The precedent set by Franks v. Delaware warns officers of the dire consequences, such as suppressed evidence, civil suits and potential career destruction
Officers must be extremely cautious in executing a paramedic’s request to apply pressure to a prone individual’s back and upper torso
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Court ruled that a jury may find that participating officers used unconstitutional excessive force during the execution of the warrant
Court rules that jury could find officer’s application of a knee to a mentally ill subject’s back beyond that necessary to control him
An Ark. officer’s actions come under legal scrutiny as the Eighth Circuit Court revives a lawsuit concerning the 2016 shooting of a suicidal teenager
The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
The court ruled that self-defense jury instruction that treated the officer like an ordinary citizen was erroneous
Dissenting judge highly critical of fellow judges concluding: “the rule of law [they treat] as clearly established … could well make the difference in whether officers like Agdeppa and Rodriguez make it out of a violent altercation alive.”