Welcome to the Applying Kingsley v. Hendrickson to a UOF Report training course. Taking the eight principles of this landmark case and implementing them in line staff UOF reports. Report out with the same standards that staff will encounter years later in potential litigation.
This course will also focus on areas including:
- Breaking down the eight guiding principles of the landmark use of force case
- Integrating Kingsley principles into clear, defensible staff use of force reports
- Writing reports that align with the standards likely to be scrutinized in future legal proceedings
Our training experts recommend this course for all officers, ranks, and command staff.
Instructor: Captain Brian Zawilinski (Ret.)
Mr. Zawilinski is a retired Investigator from the CT Department of Correction. He retired at the rank of Captain and served as the agency’s subject matter expert on use of force for over a decade – often being called upon to review and determine if such incidents required additional investigation. For over twenty-five years, he served as an Instructor or Instructor-Trainer in various topics to include Administrative Investigations, Firearms, Tactical Operations, Leadership, Defensive Tactics, Use of Force/Legal Aspects, Chemical Weapons, Baton and as an adjunct instructor for the agency’s Fugitive Recovery Team (FRT). He is a certified Force Science analyst and has received certifications from several organizations that specialize in interview and interrogation techniques, de-escalation tactics, psychology of conflict, use of force and legal aspects. He is currently the owner/principal consultant of Custody Consulting LLC which offers expert witness, policy/curriculum review and training in correctional based applications.
- Credit Hours: 1
- Class ID: 24-06-2-A1
- Area: 201
- Topic: Corrections, Use of Force
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