Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations)

officer-involved Shootings And Use Of Force: Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition continues To Provide Sound And Sober Models, Protocols, And Procedures To Handle The Highly Charged Fall-out From Officer Involved Shootings. Written By Cops For Cops, It Is Designed To Address The Needs Of The Agency, The Rights Of The Employee, And The Concerns Of The Public, And Give Law Enforcement The Policies And Tools To Properly Investigate And Document This High Profile Area. updated And Expanded, The Second Edition Welcomes Contributions From Randy Dickson, One Of The Nation’s Leading Experts, Who Presents New Recommendations For Post-incident Support And The Emotional Aspect Of These Traumatic Events, Including The Potential For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Suffered By The Officer. Other New Chapters Include A Study Of Incidents Involving Less Lethal Weapons, Such As Tasers, A Model Policy For Documenting These Incidents, And The Latest Findings On Positional Asphyxia And Excited Delirium Deaths. The Book Also Includes Additional Information On Report Writing And The Proper Handling Of Media And Public Information Policy. The Author Offers Expert Tips On Procedures Including Handling Suspects, Interviewing Witnesses And Employees, And Investigating The Scene, As Well As Critical Points For Working With Assisted Suicides. New, Up-to-date Case Studies Illustrate And Explain The Need For Consistent, Reliable Protocols To Protect The Agency, The Officer, And The Public From Unnecessary Litigation, Public Distrust, Media Frenzy, And Harm To Either The Agency’s Or The Officer’s Reputation. applicable To All Levels Including City, County, State, And Federal Law Enforcement, Thissecond Editioncontains An “ outstanding Presentation Of Guidelines, Authority, And Assignment Responsibility To Establish The Best Organizational Team Structure To Investigate [officer-involved] Shootings ,” Says Larry Moore, Certified Emergency Manager, Knoxville, Tennessee. Written by cops for cops, this second editioncontinues to show how consistent, standard protocols for investigation help avoid unnecessary litigation, public distrust, media frenzy, and harm to the agency and the officer's reputation. Updated and expanded, it presents new information from leading expert, Randy Dickson, on post-incident support and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the use of Tasers, positional asphyxia and Excited Delirium Deaths, report writing, and public information policies. New case studies illustrate expert tips on handling suspects, interviewing witnesses and employees, and investigating the scene, as well as critical points for working with assisted suicides. Written by cops for cops, this second edition continues to show how consistent, standard protocols for investigation help avoid unnecessary litigation, public distrust, media frenzy, and harm to the agency and the officer's reputation. Updated and expanded, it presents new information from leading expert, Randy Dickson, on post-incident support and post rraumatic stress disorder, the use of Tasers, positional asphyxia and excited delirium deaths, report writing, and public information policies. New case studies illustrate expert tips on handling suspects, interviewing witnesses and employees, and investigating the scene, as well as critical points for working with assisted suicides In the case of a defensible officer, the book continues to show that consistent protocols for investigation help to avoid unnecessary litigation, public distrust, media frenzy, and harm to the agency and to the officer's reputation. This second edition provides updated case histories from the author's experience and from high profile current events. It includes the most recent findings on agitated delirium. Presenting a standard protocol for consistent investigations of officer-involved shootings, the text also features new information on report writing as well as proper handling of media and public information policy