Over the last twenty years, the law enforcement profession has become increasingly aware of and educated on the important role human factors and human performance issues play in police decision-making and use of force outcomes. However, objectively applying human factors research to use of force investigations can be tricky and fraught with pitfalls.
This presentation will examine how to collect the type of evidence needed to forensically analyze human factors in a use of force investigation and the value of this evidence in assessing objective reasonableness.
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff involved in force investigations.
Instructor: Paul Taylor, Ph.D.
Paul Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver where he studies decision making, human factors, and system safety in the context of police interactions with the public. He is a founder of the Association of Force Investigators and a lead instructor for Critical Incident Review. Paul has over ten years of practical law enforcement experience including time as a department training manager, patrol sergeant, and use-of-force instructor. He is a Colorado POST certified train-the-trainer, an IADLEST Certified Instructor, and a subject matter expert on the Colorado POST Curriculum Committee. Paul has delivered law enforcement instruction for academy, field training, and advanced in-service audiences as well as graduate and undergraduate level courses. He is actively engaged in law enforcement research and training across the United States and regularly presents for both academic and practitioner audiences.
- Credit Hours: 1
- Class ID: 22-04-2-A1
- Area: 209
- Topic: Use of Force, Video Investigations, Human Factors
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