Sessions at the Use of Force Summit 2023
Live Training Conference on Nov 28 - 30 at Mohegan Sun
Keynote Sessions
Keynote
Use of Force Current Trends & The Legal Balance Between Duty of Care and Use of Force
Attorney Eric Daigle - Daigle Law Group
Keynote Description: The 2023 DLG Use of Force Summit opening keynote by Attorney Eric Daigle will delve into current trends in the industry related to the use of force. His keynote, titled “The Legal Balance Between Duty of Care and Use of Force,” scrutinizes how the concept of ‘duty of care’ actively reshapes our understanding of liability and duty, guiding the evolving responsibilities of law enforcement toward individuals and society while upholding our duty to protect and serve.
In a world where every decision holds significant weight, comprehending the nuances of Duty of Care has never been more critical. This topic is of paramount importance in today’s fast-evolving legal landscape. As we find ourselves at the crossroads of change and responsibility, it becomes imperative to address the pressing and highly controversial question: “Do officers have a duty to care to intervene in crises, and what defines this duty in the contemporary landscape of law enforcement?”
The concept of ‘Duty of Care’ serves as a pivotal starting point for discussion. This concept notably manifests itself in scenarios involving both criminal and non-criminal barricades. The differentiation between ‘suspect’ and ‘subject’ language transcends mere semantics; it forms the basis for evaluating governmental interests and anticipating potential liabilities for our officers.
Duty of Care brings to light the multifaceted challenges officers face daily, necessitating their navigation of the thin line between moral obligation and legal duty. This balancing act demands both knowledge and training. It signifies a transition from historical approaches, which often leaned toward direct intervention and the possible use of deadly force, to modern strategies that prioritize de-escalation and scrutinize the role of armed officers during crises.
Keynote
The Impact of Human and Organizational Factors on Use of Force Investigations
Paul Taylor, Ph.D. - Association of Force Investigators
Keynote Description: This presentation will examine how human and organizational factors can influence use of force investigators and investigations. It will lay out ways to minimize the impact of these potentially biasing factors on the investigation and adjudication of these cases.
Keynote
Latest FS Research into the Human Performance Elements of a Use of Force
William Lewinski, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Senior Researcher & Instructor
Keynote Description: This session will explore two compelling studies that shed light on the intricacies of human performance elements in use-of-force scenarios.
“Kinematic Analysis of Firearms Assaults on Police Officers” An analysis of assault motions and times when officers are attacked with a handgun. Action was captured with accelerometers and gyroscopes accurate to thousands of a second. This study on the speed of assaults helps set a metric for training and investigation. (attendees will be given access to the journal article)
“The Camera Lens and the Human Eye: Documented Performance Differences during a Critical Incident.” A study comparing the eye scan of officers with action captured by their body cameras. X/y coordinates of body cameras were analyzed as compared to the x/y coordinates of an officer’s eye scan. The officers were involved in a very realistic scenario lasting 15 minutes with an evolving escalation of threat. Pulse levels averaged 165 beats per minute. Many officers were up to 180bpm. Over 75 percent of the times officers used deadly force the information available to their eyes and used by them to make a judgement to shoot was not recorded by the body camera.
Keynote
Use of Force Concepts and Analysis for Police Leaders and Trainers
Lt. Kevin Dillon (Ret.) - Police Combat
Keynote
Science of Violence®: Biomechanics from Video Evidence
Geoffrey Desmoulin Ph.D., R.Kin., P.L.Eng., Principal - GTD Scientific Inc.
Keynote Description: This course aims to teach the basics of video necessary to obtain physics derived from video evidence and relate it to complex human injury investigations involving use of force incidents.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Identify how Newton’s laws of motion related to Use of Force investigations can be derived from video.
- Demonstrate how video analysis is currently limited to distance and timing.
- Discuss how biomechanics including applied load can be obtained from video footage.
- Demonstrate how specific video analysis can prove threatening positions vs. non-threatening positions.
- Explore multiple case studies where deriving biomechanics from video was critical in understanding the violent event in both 2 and 3-dimensions.
Force Track
Force
The Investigator’s Checklist: You Won’t Find What You Don’t Look For
Lewis 'Von' Kliem, Esq.
Force
Perception-Response Times for OIS Investigations
Dr. Paul Taylor
Force
The Investigator’s Role in Trauma Mitigation During Critical Incident Investigations
Nicole Florisi
This course considers the investigator’s role during critical incident investigations and how the understanding of human performance limitations can mitigate trauma during the investigative process.
Force
Introduction to Interviews for Force Investigation
Dr. Paul Taylor
Force
Force Reporting and Force Investigation 101
Attorney Eric Daigle
Force
Developing a Dedicated Use of Force Unit: Review, Analysis, Data Collection, and Training
Lieutenant Matthew Botterbusch
This presentation will examine how to create a cutting-edge Use of Force Review Unit dedicated to accurate data collection, analysis, and training based on the thorough examination of every use of force incident within an agency. This in turn will aid in the development of policies, innovative strategies, and improved outcomes through proactive evidence-based human factors training and guidance to enhance officer performance.
Force
Cooperation During Use of Force Investigations
Corporal Kevin Selverian
Force
Civil Liability Considerations for Use of Force Investigations
Chief Ken Wallentine
Training Track
Training
Challenge or Threat? Using Science to Develop PREPARED Officers and Not PARANOID Ones.
Chief Liam Duggan
It isn’t as simple as attending pre and in-service training or meeting your state and local mandates. The more we help our officers understand their own human nature and the fascinating science behind human factors, the closer we can get to improved decisions and performance. When confronted with stressors on or off-duty, does your officer perceive the event as a threat or a challenge? That distinction and the brain function behind it just might be a major piece of the puzzle leading to the outcome. We’ll discuss the reasons and opportunities ahead to help our staff focus their lens in the best direction.
Training
HOW Did That Happen? Understanding Use of Force Events Through Systems Mapping for Better Process and Outcomes
Chief Liam Duggan
We are still missing the point. WHAT happened is obvious and yet we spend most of our time looking at that part. It’s the HOW that we need to know and the amount and levels of information we ignore are critical to a full understanding of the force event. Systems mapping will be introduced and discussed as a means not only to internal improvements and understanding but as a means to helping citizens and partners gain a more accurate view of the influences and operations of police use of force events.
Training
Law Enforcement Active De-escalation: Realistic and Measurable
Lt. Kevin Dillon (Ret.)
Training
NTOA Standards – Public Order Use of Force
Captain Spencer Fomby (Ret.)
Training
How We Train Matters as Much as What We Train: Teaching Use of Force Decision Making
Lieutenant Michael Creter
Training
Development of Psychomotor Skills and Effective Training Strategies for Resistance and Aggression
Lieutenant Michael Creter
The training workshop will examine the most recent and up to date issues that specifically impact training units and law enforcement / correctional instructors. This session breaks down multiple issues ranging from failure to engage issues, developing quantifiable evidence, curriculum design and selection. Instruction uses lectures, demonstrations and case studies. Is training important? Just one improper technique changed the county!
- Develop instructor skills and teaching methodologies to effectively deliver psychomotor skills.
- Develop instructor skills to coordinate and facilitate effective police combat psychomotor drills in a safe and realistic environment.
- Are we checking the box or measuring the training?
- Failure to engage incidents – taking corrective steps.
- Development of use of force psychomotor skills for long term potentiation.
- Curriculum selection, what, when, how and WHY?
- Discuss techniques for the development of skill.
- Developing a “preprogrammed” response.
- Developing adaptive thinking skills under stress.
Training
Chemical Agents: What Rules have Changed, and What Rules Remain the Same?
Deputy Chief Sean Case
New laws, expectations, and technology has changed the way we train and use chemical agents. This course is designed to prepare your agency for using chemical agents as a patrol response and during crowd control. Concepts covered include:
- Use of Force Standards for Chemical agents
- The use of PepperBall® in patrol applications
- What chemical agents should be used and how should they be used during a crowd control incident?
- Tactics prior to Using Force
Training
Addressing the Reluctant Officer: Is It Failure or Hesitancy
Deputy Chief Sean Case
Command Track
COMMAND
Use of Force – The New Social Contract
Chief Terri Wilfong (Ret.)
COMMAND
Why Words Matter
Lawrence Terra, Esq.
This session will address how communication impacts human beings as well as police use of force situations. Here we explore how the erosion of basic communication skills has contributed to police use of force. So how do we regain these valuable tools, apply sound interpersonal communication, empathize with others and accomplish safe and effective resolutions to conflicts while reducing use of force situations? This training segment will identify the problems and provide sound strategies for application both in policing and in your personal life.
COMMAND
Use of Force for Our New Generation of Officers: Retention, Resiliency, and Leadership
Deputy Chief Sean Case
We face challenges to recruit, train, and retain our current generation of officers including increased dependence on technology, an uncertain policing environment, and a generation of applicants with different values from our veteran officers. We have seen an increase in mental health concerns from our officers, introduction of the “degrees of truth” concept, and officers having a difficult time grasping fundamental concepts of policing. These challenges create inconsistencies which lead to a decrease in productivity, efficiency, and public trust. Concepts covered include:
- Increasing resiliency after a use of force
- Retention during difficult times
- Different leadership for a different culture
- Understanding why our officers learn differently than we do
COMMAND
The Gold Standard: Flipping the Narrative on Police Use of Force
Deputy Chief Sean Case
In 2020, approximately 53.8 million people aged 16 or older had one or more contacts with police. Approximately 2% (or just over 1 million) result in some level of force. The most dramatic change to policing, specifically use of police force, came after the events of 2020. We now find a collision between the demand to use less force while increasing number of officers and their pay. Police leaders need to create a gold standard to ensure the use of force culture within our departments do not react to the narrative but rather create the narrative. Concepts covered include:
- Awareness of the use of force culture
- Knowledge of attitudes held by officers (patrol, specialty teams, & training)
- Ensuring there is a high level of competency and knowledge surrounding use of force.
- Professionalism increasing with experience.
- Tabletop exercises with city managers, PIO’s, DOJ, elected officials, trusted partners within the media, and public interest groups.
COMMAND
Tactical Risk Assessment Matrix – Unfolding the Mystery
wayne Debois
COMMAND
The Implementation of Social Workers into Law Enforcement Operations
Attorney Joseph Race
COMMAND
Chiefs Perspective: What’s After a Significant Use of Force
Chief Vernon Riddick
COMMAND
CALEA Accreditation Standards for Use of Force
Attorney Joseph Race
Corrections Track
CORRECTIONS
Use of Force in Corrections: Legal Update
Attorney Carrie HIll
CORRECTIONS
Use of Force – Are We Seeing it Clearly?
CAPTAIN JOSEPH CELETTI
CORRECTIONS
Navigating through Corrections in the 21st Century
Captain Joseph Celetti
CORRECTIONS
Urban Myths in the Jail
Donald L. Leach II, Ph.D.
There are many debunked “myths” that survive in the jail setting, governing the development of policy, training practice and officer actions. Let’s take a look at some of the more critical “myths” and consider how they impact your daily activities as an officer, supervisor and administrator. Should they live on?
CORRECTIONS
Duty to Intervene: Where to from Here?
Attorney Carrie Hill
CORRECTIONS
De-Escalation Tactics
Captain Brian Zawilinski (Ret.)
CORRECTIONS
Civil Liability Avoiding a Pattern or Practice Finding
Attorney Carrie Hill
CORRECTIONS
Applying Kingsley v. Hendrickson to a UOF Report
Captain Brian Zawilinski (Ret.)
Legal Track
LEGAL
You’ve Just Been Involved in a Shooting – Now What?
Ronald Pugliese
LEGAL
Use of Force Review Boards
Attorney Eric Daigle
This seminar will identify recommended practices to ensure an effective force review board. From policy to guide its process and the use of subject matter experts to analyze the daily force operations.
LEGAL
Tag: You’re It! The Duty to Intervene & Bystander Liability
Attorney Eric Atstupenas
LEGAL
So, You’re an Expert?
Attorney Eric Daigle
LEGAL
Tactical Operation Legal Update
Attorney Eric Daigle
LEGAL
Officer Involved Shooting: Different Perspectives
Attorney Eric Daigle
LEGAL
Crowd Control First Amendment Protection
Attorney Eric Daigle
LEGAL
Don't Get Emplawyered: Practical Employment Law Guidance for Dealing with Injured Officers
Attorney Eric Atstupenas