MANAGING POLICE DISCIPLINE

The most pressing administrative problem for many law enforcement agencies today is dealing with their people effectively. From police operations to personnel administration, this program deals with the highest liability issues facing supervisors in a straightforward manner, emphasizing practical, positive, and proactive solutions that work.

Target Audience:
Internal Affairs Commanders and Investigators, Supervisors, Chiefs, Sheriffs

Course Length:
Two Days

Featured Topics:

  • Compulsory disclosure of Brady material in IA files
  • The conduct of an internal affairs investigation
  • Acceptance and documentation of complaints
  • Records: purging vs. retention
  • Confidentiality of records
  • Early warning/identification systems
  • When to investigate
  • Criminal vs. administrative: timing and other issues
  • Gardner/Garrity/Miranda application
  • Weingarten Rule
  • Polygraph use
  • Searches of employee work areas
  • Outlook for civilian review
  • Delaying internal affairs investigations: pros and cons
  • The three types of discipline
  • Innovative disciplinary measures
  • Achieving supervisory buy-in
  • Trends in use of force reporting and analysis
  • The role(s)of peer pressure
  • The impact of agency disciplinary history
  • Recommendations about hearings
  • What to expect when sued
  • Court decisions and trends

Instructor(s):
Robert F. Thomas, Jr. or
Randolph B. Means

 
     
 


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Huntersville, NC 28070
704-948-5608

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