Supervisory Liability & Constitutional Policing
An instructor-led program equipping law enforcement supervisors with the legal knowledge and leadership tools needed to manage risk and promote constitutional policing.
About this class
This instructor-led course gives supervisors the legal knowledge and leadership tools to manage risk and promote constitutional policing. It focuses on supervisory and municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. §1983: how courts view failures to supervise, train or discipline, and what supervisors must do to protect themselves and their agencies.
It covers supervisors’ core responsibilities for policy compliance, training mandates, use of force incidents, misconduct response and personnel oversight, and the constitutional leadership practices that reduce exposure.
What you’ll learn
- Section 1983 supervisory liability
- Monell exposure
- Deliberate indifference
- Real-world risk reduction strategies
Who should attend
- First-line and command-level supervisors
- Internal affairs investigators
- Risk management professionals
- Chiefs, deputy chiefs and policy makers
Schedule
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Morning10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET
- Lunch1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
- Afternoon2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Instructor
Attorney Eric Daigle
Attorney Eric Daigle focuses on internal affairs operations and the use of force, specifically the training, investigation and supervision of force and deadly force incidents, along with civil rights litigation, including misconduct claims and employment matters.
Principal and founder of Daigle Law Group, LLC, a firm specializing in government operations, with an emphasis on management and operational consulting. Legal advisor to departments across the country, counseling command staff and officers on legal liability, policy development, employment issues, use of force, laws of arrest, and search and seizure.
He speaks at seminars and conferences across the country on the legal standards for effective and constitutional police operations.