Webinar: The Use of Force Continuum

The Use Of Force Continuum – Seriously??​ What is Old, is Now New and What is New is Clearly Broken…

Watch Attorney Eric Daigle, both the principal of Daigle Law Group and a national use of force instructor/expert, for an in-depth webinar about the history and trends associated with using a diagram continuum in a constitutional policing model. Attorney Daigle will discuss the history and reasoning behind the decision to remove the continuum from the police use of force policies a decade ago and why it is unacceptable to revive it in present day policing. Law enforcement has worked for almost two decades to remove the stair-stepping methodology of the use of force continuum, due to its continued failure to represent the methodology of current case law accurately. During this webinar you will obtain a better understanding of why an image does not represent the current established case law and the constitutional standards that we have in this Country.

Watch Attorney Eric Daigle, both the principal of Daigle Law Group and a national use of force instructor/expert, for an in-depth webinar about the history and trends associated with using a diagram continuum in a constitutional policing model. Attorney Daigle will discuss the history and reasoning behind the decision to remove the continuum from the police use of force policies a decade ago and why it is unacceptable to revive it in present day policing. Law enforcement has worked for almost two decades to remove the stair-stepping methodology of the use of force continuum, due to its continued failure to represent the methodology of current case law accurately. During this webinar you will obtain a better understanding of why an image does not represent the current established case law and the constitutional standards that we have in this Country.

Use of Force continuum images present an overly simplistic approach to the thought process that officers need to have in order to make effective decisions in real time. These images challenge and detract from the effective decision making by officers when they are confronted with resistance. Departments should be encouraging officers through contemporary policies and better training that helps to evaluate issues with decision making methods, such as proper tactics, communication skills, and de-escalation tactics, rather than a stair stepping methodology. We all like new and shiny ways to address problems, but we have been down this road, and it is a dead end. Make sure you are educated about the pros and cons of a continuum before you make this important decision for your department’s policy

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Eric P. Daigle, J.D.

Attorney Daigle specializes in Civil Rights litigation and Law Enforcement Operations Consultant. Attorney Daigle also conducts training on use of force standards, including electronic control weapons and responses to force/deadly force incidents. Attorney Daigle acts in his capacity as a Law Enforcement Consultant providing guidance and oversight to department command staff on operations, force response, and risk management. He has served as an expert witness in use of force cases and has reviewed use of force incidents around the Attorney Daigle serves as a member of independent monitoring teams and acts as an auditor in reviewing police department organizational compliance with procedural revisions directed or overseen by the Federal court system.

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