Kansas Highway Patrol Fights To Keep 'Two Step' Tactics

Street level tactics earned scrutiny this year . . . . Here's another look at gowning frustration amid

The appeal signals the statewide law enforcement agency will resist in court a mandatory overhaul of its practices. U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Vratil ruled this summer that troopers had violated motorists’ Fourth Amendment rights and in November effectively placed officers and their leaders under long-term judicial supervision.

The “two step” refers to the practice of troopers at the end of a traffic stop taking a couple steps away from the stopped vehicle before coming back to ask more questions. The maneuver is designed to initiate a voluntary encounter with motorists, potentially leading to them offering incriminating information.

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Kansas Highway Patrol fighting federal judge's ban on 'two step' traffic stop tactic

A federal judge found troopers had violated the constitutional rights of motorists.