Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force

Practical Investigative Techniques, Second Edition

By: David E. Hatch, Randy Dickson

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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.

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Series Editor's Note
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Why Use a Model Policy?	p. 1
Background	p. 1
Homicide Investigation	p. 3
Crime Scene	p. 4
Follow-Up Investigation	p. 3
Conclusion	p. 5
Developing a Use-of-Force Policy	p. 9
Introduction	p. 9
Authority	p. 10
Administrative Investigation	p. 10
Model Use-of-Force Policy	p. 11
Critical Procedures	p. 11
Use of Force	p. 11
Authorization to Carry Firearms and Nondeadly Weapons	p. 12
Parameters for Use of Nondeadly Force	p. 13
Parameters for Use of Low-Lethality Force	p. 14
Parameters for Use of Deadly Force	p. 14
Reporting and Investigative Requirements	p. 16
Notifications	p. 17
Definitions	p. 17
Model Policy	p. 22
Use of Electromuscular Disruption Weapon (aka Taser)	p. 22
Definitions	p. 22
General Order	p. 23
Training and Certification	p. 24
Equipment Care and Handling	p. 25
Patrol Division Only	p. 25
Detention Bureau/Division	p. 27
Post-Deployment	p. 28
Comments	p. 29
Conclusion	p. 29
Assigning Investigative Responsibility	p. 31
Need for Investigative Guidelines	p. 31
Investigative Authority	p. 31
Organizational Structure	p. 31
Investigative Response	p. 32
Supervisory Activities	p. 32
Summary	p. 33
Scene Investigation	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Duties of Incident Scene Investigators	p. 35
Incident Scene Investigation	p. 37
Handling Suspects	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
Uninjured Suspect	p. 43
Injured Suspect	p. 43
Deceased Suspect	p. 44
Interviewing Witnesses	p. 47
Introduction	p. 47
General Guidelines	p. 47
Preliminary Statements	p. 48
Opening Questions	p. 48
Questioning about Incident	p. 49
Closing	p. 50
Interviewing Employees Involved in Incidents of Violence	p. 51
Introduction	p. 51
General Guidelines	p. 51
Protecting the Employee's Welfare and Civil Rights	p. 52
Employee Interview	p. 54
Information about Interview	p. 54
Information about Officer	p. 54
Information about Event	p. 55
Information about Crime Scene	p. 55
Information about Weapon and Ammunition	p. 55
Identification	p. 56
Injuries	p. 56
Justification for Use of Deadly Force	p. 56
Authority	p. 57
Post-Interview Procedures	p. 57
Summary	p. 57
Documenting Incidents	p. 65
Introduction	p. 65
Report Preparation	p. 65
Use-of-Force Investigative Summary	p. 66
Administrative Summary of Investigation Report Officer-Involved Shooting	p. 68
Investigating Forced and Assisted Suicides	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
Suicidal Actions	p. 93
Strategies for Crisis Negotiators and First Responders	p. 96
Investigating Suicidal Suspect Incidents	p. 97
Employee Interview	p. 98
Summary	p. 99
Investigating In-Custody Deaths	p. 101
Introduction	p. 101
Investigative Guidelines	p. 102
Notification	p. 102
Securing the Scene	p. 102
Investigative Response	p. 102
Report Preparation	p. 103
In-Custody Death Report	p. 109
Officer's Report - In-Custody Death	p. 112
Incident File	p. 118
Deaths Occurring during Arrest or Transport	p. 118
The Myth of Positional Asphyxia	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
Excited Delirium	p. 122
Acute Excited States and Sudden Death	p. 122
Agitated Sudden Deaths	p. 123
Recognizing the Symptoms	p. 123
Warning Signs	p. 124
Less Lethal Weapons	p. 125
Conclusion	p. 126
Summary	p. 126
Case Studies	p. 126
Comments	p. 128
Model Policy on Excited Delirium	p. 129
Definition	p. 130
Procedure	p. 130
Excited Delirium Situations in Correction Center	p. 132
Working with Incident Review Boards	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Incident Review Boards	p. 136
Model of Review Board	p. 136
Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493 (1967)	p. 139
Examples of Administrative Warnings	p. 141
Supervisor's Warning, Los Angeles Police Department	p. 142
Statement of Officer's Rights, International Union of Police Associations	p. 142
LVMPD Officer Training Program	p. 143
Board Presentation for Use-of-Force Incidents	p. 145
Introduction of Presenters	p. 145
Synopsis of Event	p. 146
Officers Involved	p. 147
Information about Suspect	p. 148
Details of Incident	p. 148
Case Status	p. 149
Alternatives to Use of Deadly Force	p. 149
Use of Force by Tactical Units	p. 151
Introduction	p. 151
Liability Issues	p. 151
Responsibilities of Tactical Units	p. 152
Documentation of Training and Operations	p. 153
National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA)	p. 154
Investigations Involving Tactical Unit Officers	p. 154
Multijurisdictional Investigations	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Implementation of Multijurisdictional Team	p. 157
Model Policy	p. 158
Definitions	p. 159
Investigative Response	p. 159
Venue Determination and Legal Representation	p. 160
Composition of Team	p. 160
Scene Preservation and Evidence Retention	p. 160
Witness Interviews	p. 160
Documentation of Incident	p. 161
Presentation of Case to Prosecutor	p. 161
Administrative Review	p. 161
Summary	p. 161
Handling the Media and Politically Charged Situations	p. 163
Introduction	p. 163
Dissemination of Information	p. 164
Office of Public Information	p. 164
Officer-Involved Shootings	p. 165
Politically and Press-Motivated Incidents	p. 165
Case Studies	p. 166
Stress Factors	p. 168
Summary	p. 169
The Individual Impact of Officer-Involved Shootings	p. 171
Perceptions, Reactions, and Reality	p. 171
The Body's Response	p. 174
The Mind's Response	p. 175
Measuring the Occurrence Rate: Perceptions, Responses, and Distortions	p. 183
Summary	p. 185
References	p. 186
Post-Incident Officer Support	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Pre-Incident Preparation and Education: Mechanics and Mindsets	p. 189
The Role of the Peer Support Officer	p. 192
Peer Support Team Development	p. 194
Peer Support Personnel Recruitment	p. 195
Peer Support Training	p. 195
Psychological Services	p. 196
Policies	p. 198
Mental Health Service Providers	p. 200
Mental Health Professionals and the Bigger Picture	p. 201
Summary	p. 201
References	p. 204
Checklists and Sample Forms	p. 205
Introduction	p. 205
Incident Roster	p. 205
Crime Scene Checklist	p. 214
Command Post and Media Staging Area	p. 215
Details of Event and Aftermath	p. 215
Photographs	p. 216
Weapons	p. 216
Personnel at Scene	p. 216
Evidence	p. 217
Witnesses	p. 217
Communications	p. 217
Index	p. 219
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