Brady/Giglio: How do these cases affect every public safety agency? The landmark decision of Brady v Maryland and its progeny is perhaps one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions to ever impact the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, many law enforcement agencies [...]

Your agency spends considerable time investigating allegations of misconduct involving your employees.  Many of these sustained cases are being lost during various forms of external appeal.  The primary reason for these losses appears to be that the agency hasn’t adequately [...]

An Inmate death can result in civil and criminal liabilities for both the agency as well as the Jail officer(s)when deaths occur.  In many instances fault does not lie with the agency, but an inept administrative investigation will not aid [...]

Over the last three years there has been debate and discussion over law enforcement’s use of force, particularly in areas with large minority communities.  This session focuses on the law, community expectations, and recent proposals put out by President Obama’s [...]

In 1967 the U.S. Supreme Court (Garrity and Broderick) set the standard that public employees can be compelled to answer questions posed by their employers during administrative investigations concerning workplace rule violations. This questioning must be “specifically, directly and narrowly” [...]

The U.S. population appears to be addicted to prescription drugs.  Law enforcement personnel are not immune from this national trend.  The issue is a balancing need between public safety and individual medical necessity.  Without a reasonable, effective written policy, your [...]

Law Enforcement supervising is not easy as a multitude of things land on our desks. How we deal with citizen complaints on our officers can be an overbearing burden or can be done efficiently and effectively. This webinar will provide [...]

An Inmate death can result in civil and criminal liabilities for both the agency as well as the Jail officer(s)when deaths occur.  In many instances fault does not lie with the agency, but an inept administrative investigation will not aid [...]

The U.S. population appears to be addicted to prescription drugs.  Law enforcement personnel are not immune from this national trend.  The issue is a balancing need between public safety and individual medical necessity.  Without a reasonable, effective written policy, your [...]

Public Safety employees appear to be suing their agencies more frequently alleging various forms of retaliation.  These are resulting in 6 and 7 figure verdicts and settlements.  There are many reasons for these types of lawsuits.  Some result from retaliatory [...]