About This Course
This CLE course provides lawyers with practical knowledge and sample policies for conducting effective police internal affairs investigations. The presenter has decades of experience representing police and local government officials.
Key Topics:
- Roles of solicitors, labor counsel, elected officials, managers, and police chiefs
- Governing body’s duty to implement internal affairs policy
- Police officers’ rights under the 14th Amendment, Weingarten, and Garrity
- Parallel criminal investigations
- Proper documentation practices
- Roles of private investigators and Special Counsel
- Confidentiality during and after investigations
- Reducing civil rights liability and litigation risks