ME – Use of Force Investigation and Analysis for Police Leaders and Trainers

Old Town Police Department – Maine
Presents
Use of Force Investigation and Analysis for Police Leaders and Trainers
“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”
Sept. 26 – 27, 2023
0830 – 1630 Hours

Outstanding two days of sharing information with law enforcement leaders at the Eastern Maine Community College  – Public Safety Training Center in Bangor Maine on Sept. 25 and 27, 2023. Officers were represented by the following Maine agencies, Old Town, Bangor, Brunswick, Brewer, Cumberland County, Ellsworth, Hampden,  Presque Isle, Skowhegan,  Waldo County SD, State of Maine Warden as well as Austin Texas.

SPECIAL THANKS to Dep. Chief Lee Miller of Old Town Police Department for his commitment to facilitate this training.

This is what the attending officers had to say:

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.

 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, instructs, 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!”

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
• 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

ONLY $395.00
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Course Flier

LOCATION of TRAINING:

Eastern Maine Community College
Public Safety Training Center
354 Hogan Road  – Bangor ME 04401
Dep. Chief Lee Miller
lmiller@oldtownpd.org / (207) 827-3984 Ext. 146

St. Louis County Police Department – MO

• Good content, should be a class for field trainers. Instructor made learning fun, which keeps you engaged.           Lieutenant 23 years
• This class was very informative and relatable. The instructor was fantastic and knew how to instruct the topic. Very good class and lots of good information.       Sergeant 10 years
• I think this class should be a must for all first line supervisors.  I  am looking forward to attending future LOCKUP training.           Lieutenant 16 years
• The course instructor Kevin Dillon is very engaging, knowledgeable, and informational. The course provided a lot of good insight to use of force analysis based on keeping statistical information to better train ourselves and police officers we supervise.         Lieutenant Troy PD 17 years
• The best I have had and very helpful.             Police Chief 43 years
• Important information, instructor is very knowledgeable and able to keep your attention I would definitely attend his class or any class that he instructs.          Lieutenant 24 years
  Excellent course, a must for all supervisors and trainers.                   CMPA 13 years
• This class was amazing, every officer should attend. Kevin is one of the best instructors I have had the privilege of learning from.      Chief of Public Safety – 34 years of law enforcement
• Excellent class very informative. Caused me to rethink many aspects which were covered in the class. Very dynamic instructor, very knowledgeable, very entertaining and enjoyable to learn from.              Patrol 18 years
• Instructor very knowledgeable of the course material. Gave good examples in cited sources. One of the best classes I have taken.      Patrol 10 years
• The instructor kept me attentive the entire time. He broke down the investigation and explained why each detail was important. The instructor kept me engaged during the entire lecture. I would like to see this in a two-day setting, there was so much information to absorb.     Traffic Sergeant 20 years
• Very good presentation, better understanding of use of force investigations and on psychophysiological side.       Patrol 14 years
• The instructor was very knowledgeable and delivered information in such a way that was interesting throughout the class. Instructor also brought information that was new but had been built off prior knowledge and skills which were taught at basic level.        Detective 16 years
• A must have course for all levels in the chain of command (FTO’s, A supervisor for training purposes, mentor, coach, counselor, evaluator) Cpls’ Sgt’s, Lt’s – Cap’s all need this material. So much information goes hand in hand with LEADS and LOCKUP programs. Kevin Dillon is an amazing instructor for anyone to learn from.        Police Major 23 years
• Provided good verbiage that can be used to reduce liability in future reports.                     Sergeant 13 years
• Lt. Dillon is an excellent instructor with a vast knowledge of use of force situations and training. I learned a lot from this training and would like to attend more courses presented by Lieutenant Dillon.     Commander 20 years.
• This was one of the greatest courses I have attended. “K.D.” (Lt. Dillon) Is an expert in his field and continually provides quality training. Great stuff.