NJ – Use of Force Investigation and Analysis for Police, Correction Leaders and Trainers

February 5, 2024
Kevin Dillon
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PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD H. BERDNIK – NJ
Presents
Use of Force Investigation and Analysis for Police, Correction Leaders and Trainers
Feb. 5 – 6, 2024 0830 – 1630 Hours

It was a pleasure and honor to present our Use of Force Analysis and Investigation for the Law Enforcement / Correctional Leaders at the the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department on Feb. 5-6, 2024 s Office. The training was very well received, and all the officers participated actively throughout the entire presentation. They displayed high levels of enthusiasm, dedication, and professionalism throughout the two-day training session. A review of the course evaluations revealed an overwhelming satisfaction rating from the attending members of the course.

This is what the students had to say!

Good energy on the presentation, very good examples given.
Swat team 23 years

Awesome instructor, excellent.
Sergeant Fugitive Unit 17 years

Very informative and knowledgeable, kept class motivated and excited, knows his stuff

This helped open my mind to the different angles of my job. Excellent instruction. Instructor very passionate and knowledgeable.

Outstanding. I have a much better understanding on how officers process things under stress.
Training 10 years

The packet and lecture gave a high quality of information that is easy to follow and relatable. K.D. was an excellent instructor that kept the class interesting and relatable.
Lieutenant

The presentation was clear and concise order, easy to read and comprehend. K.D. Is a phenomenal instructor. Clearly a subject matter expert. Relatable, provides comedic relief when needed and emphasizes the severity of the issue when appropriate.
Sergeant 11 years

As a use of force instructor I will add several new elements to my training for conducting meaningful reviews of UOF incidents. I will be able to better explain the physiological impacts these incidents create.

Should be taught in every police Academy in the country. I wish it focused a little more on specifics on the New Jersey AG guideline on use of force pitfalls and benchmarks.
Patrol Sergeant 10 years

Great job and displayed their knowledge.
Professional Standards Detective 17 years

The presentation was amazing and the instructor kept us interested and involved. The instructor was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject.
Internal affairs 8 years

Instructor, Kevin Dillon was a great speaker. His knowledge should be shared with everyone this training will definitely help me in my current assignment by making me understand how the mind works during these stressful times.
Internal Affairs 26 years.

Very knowledgeable in explaining terminology and reviewing when force is used. Perspective of investigating force incidents.
Detective 28 years.

KD is great. This course will help me explain any use of force incidents I may have to investigate.
Special Operations Commander 20 years.

Essential information for all police leaders and anyone who teaches or evaluates use of force. World class. Commander forces investigations unit 21 years.

Very good quality but thought it would be more actually breaking down the use of force per video. Lt. Dillon is a superb instructor and I love his animations.
Det. Captain 22 years

Great presentation by Kevin, highly recommend this course.
Deputy Chief of Investigative Services.

Great slides and good knowledge of material highly recommend.

Very current and knowledgeable on use of force but more importantly, K.D. gave me a different perspective to look at as it pertains to human decision making. K.D. is probably one of the best instructors I have had the pleasure of being in the same room as.

Based on this training I intend on encouraging my fellow executives to break up our blog instruction to focus on retention of the information
Administrative captain and intelligence commander, 25 years.

This presentation was exceptionally well organized, engaging, and visually appealing. The instructor’s delivery was confident and articulate making it easy for the class to follow along and stay engaged.

This class gave me valuable knowledge and strategies that I can apply to my training curriculum.
Captain of Training Unit

Absolutely amazing, that may be an understatement. K.D. is beyond knowledgeable and full of energy I was so glad I was able to attend.
Internal affairs 18 years.

Lieutenant Dillon is a dynamic instructor who is 100% investigated in the presentation. I have a great deal of experience in the use of force but I needed the knowledge on how to evaluate the use of force incidents in my role as an administrator.
Lieutenant patrol and criminal investigations 27 years.

Instructor was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and thorough. Made the subject matter easy to digest, retain and implement back at the agency level.
Detective Lieutenant 15 years.

Training exceeded my expectations, A +. Excellent explanations on case studies and real events. Thank you for your dedication and commitment.
Internal Affairs 21 years.

Presentation was well developed but failed to address how to undertake a review in a tactical, structured fashion. The presentation also contains no information that is relevant to New Jersey use of force guidelines program entitled concepts analysis but it was heavy on concepts and lacks in analysis content.
Detective Captain -16 years

Learned a lot of things I don’t know. I will be stealing some basic concepts about breeding for the basic riot control class that I teach. Excellent KD was able to hold my attention. Did not just read from a PowerPoint. Very knowledgeable and passionate about the material. Very good.

Today every use of force incident is scrutinized frame by frame on a video and judged by untrained individuals creating distrust and false narratives. Use of force analysis, investigation, and training is a complex continually evolving issue. This 2-day training session is designed for Police Leaders who, review, report, instruct, or investigates police use of force incidents. The training will examine the most recent and up to date issues that specifically impact Leaders, IA investigators, and Trainers concerning police use of force incidents. This course breaks down multiple issues ranging from daily officer citizen complaints, curriculum design, use of force reporting, tracking and trending, and investigation involving police use of force encounters. Instruction uses lectures, case studies, and demonstrations. “One improper technique changed the county!”

Legal applications of use of force – What is being reported
Early intervention tracking for use of force
Reducing liability in use of force by deploying de-escalation strategies and documentation
Quantification of force mitigation tactics and de-escalation
Reducing liability and increasing officer safety by deploying tactical strategies
Strategies on responding to individuals that are considered special populations
Identify 5 steps to of reviewing use of force incidents.
How to avoid an “Eric Garner or George Floyd Incident”
What steps have you taken to identify foreseeable incidents?
Define and categorize sixteen definitions pertaining to police use of force
Discuss human performance factors that occur under stressful encounters
What to look for when tracking police use of force
Training curriculum selection and review
Coordination and strategies dealing with multiple officer engagements
Training measurements and performance – You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
Video recording issues regarding viewing and reporting
Immediate press release strategies ……Plus more.

FBI National Associates 2022 Science and Innovation Award
L.O.C.K.U.P. Arrest and Control Training & L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion

Lt. Kevin Dillon (Ret)

International Law Enforcement Trainer and Speaker.
Lt. Dillon (ret) is a 26 year law enforcement veteran, internationally recognized speaker and trainer on police practices. He is certified by the Force Science Institute, FBI National Academy Graduate, Litigation Specialist through A.E.L.E. Lt. Dillon is also the founder of the L.E.A.D.S. Active De-escalation Program and L.O.C.K.U.P. Police Training Systems instructed throughout the Unites States and Europe. He had instructions series on Police Magazine.com and has been a contributing expert for Policeone.com. and In the line of duty.com.

ONLY $395.00
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LOCATION of TRAINING:
PASSAIC COUNTY POLICE ACADEMY
214 Oldham Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 Kyra Deegan – Training Division
kdeegan@pcsheriff.org / 973.225.7844

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Please assess the quality of this presentation.

Comments

Another great class by KD he brings a logical, comprehensive, and often not utilize approach to investigating and analyzing use of force scenarios.
KD is a great instructor, always learn something new every class.
Great information. Much needed.
Incredible content with energetic and entertaining delivery.
Good use of prior cases.
Very useful both as a trainer and supervisor. I will be looking to host future LOCKUP / LEADS classes at our PD
Very interactive class, instructor was able to keep the class engaged throughout the presentation and visual aids.
The overall presentation was good. The information was well put together and presented in a cohesive manner that flowed well
Excellent material taught in an entertaining and professional manner. Great takeaways from the course
Outstanding class period format and flow were excellent. Information and examples were relevant and on point.
Overall quality of the presentation was very good. Good materials and good classroom.
The course was great overall and I learned a lot.
Very good quality of the presentation. I can’t think of anything I would change.
The material will be incorporated into Brewer PD use of force reviews.
The presentation was put together well neat and organized and easy to follow.
Excellent, really want to attend the use of force summit in Connecticut
I’ve enjoyed the program, one area for improvement would be maybe having like an example of A use of force to walk through what we would do look for. I know you do that for each part, but combined it all at the end. Apply the information.

Would you recommend this training to other officers?

100% of participants stated that would recommend this to their peers.

Please assess the instructors of this program. Lieutenant Kevin Dillon (Ret)

Comments

KD is one of the best instructors I’ve seen. Very knowledgeable, definitely knows the material by practical experience, and he kept the class interesting.
Great instructor, knows his program and keeps training entertaining
Very knowledgeable about the topic
KD is my new spirit animal. A phenomenal blending of understanding of how cops think in the new challenges that force the industry.
KD is a great instructor, this is my third course with him and hopefully I will be able to attend more
Kevin was knowledgeable and confident in presenting the subject matter.
KD knows the material and kept everyone’s attention
Energetic and passionate about his work
Instructor was dynamic and kept my attention throughout the course.
Instructor was very knowledgeable and provided much good information.
Lieutenant Dillon is energetic and keeps the class interesting.
The instructor is obviously more than qualified with a proven track record
Instruction of this program was very well done. Material from the class was related well to help understand. KD did great at keeping people involved and interested
Very energetic, creates a fantastic learning environment with stories and humor
Valuable information paired with interesting examples

Please explain how this training will enable you to change or improve your present assignment.

Comments

We have been improving training, reporting in data collection because of his classes.
More data collection. Better analysis of the force incidents.
I will be harassing my chief to overhaul our mark program and use of force reporting process
I hope to use the information when analyzing future use of force situations. I immediately will be changing how officers I work with, and I do on our written report for these incidents.
Data collection. More review and documentation of use of force incidents.
This will help implement updated ways to track use of force incidents and training.
We will expand our use of force annual review team and reexamine use of force forms and data it will help in developing a more comprehensive in-depth training program with more accurate training.
Just document everything properly, pitch to review use of force.
We have a lot of work to do to quantify our use of force incidents.
Helps focus on areas of improvement for our PD also gives specific areas of info to use in educating other personnel.
Unfortunately it will probably change nothing but I will have to try, right?
It will be helpful in attempting to change our data collection as well as to teach cadets how to write R2R reports.
The class will help change our training methods and policies.
I will be incorporating much of the material into our SOP’s.
I am in the process of creating a defensive tactics class period as well as reviewing use of force on the road. This class gave lots of great ideas on how to make it the best it can be.
Real tangible action items for improvement in a training evaluation of training and collection of sure data to help mitigate risk.
I will use many points to add use of force investigations and documentation.
Be able to give more useful recommendations and understand more legal implications on data captured or not captured.