Hours: Eight
Seminar Synopsis:
This informative liability management seminar is based on the nationally acclaimed book: MANAGING THE USE OF FORCE INCIDENT for Criminal Justice Officers, Supervisors, and Administrators. In this seminar, the author – Howard Webb – offers insights into officer and department liability and the role of the first-line supervisor in the proper management of the use of force incident. In this dynamic presentation, the following topics will be discussed:
- Use of force Justification
- The causes of officer liability
- The supervisor as a use of force instructor
- Properly documenting the use of force incident
- The importance of post-use of force team debriefings
- The supervisor’s role in properly managing the use of force incident at the scene
- The role that proper supervision plays in reducing officer and department liability
- Coaching and mentoring officers in the proper management of use of force incidents
- The force options available to criminal justice officers and their impact on officer liability
- Conducting a supervisory internal affairs investigation of an allegation of excessive force
- The common mistakes that damage and officer’s defense against allegations of excessive force
- The Supreme Court and appellate court rulings governing the use of deadly and non-deadly force
- Recommendations for properly collecting forensic evidence at the scene of a use of force incident
