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MO – Use of Force Analysis for Law Enforcement Leaders

St. Louis County & Municipal Police Academy
Presents
Use of Force Investigation and Analysis for Police Leaders and Trainers
Presented by Nationally Recognized Use of Force Expert Lt. Kevin F. Dillon (Ret)
Sept. 25, 2024  0800 – 1630 Hours

Lt. Kevin Dillon (ret) recently was a keynote speaker at the FBI National Associates Conference and has trained law enforcement leaders on police practices for the past 20 years. 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.  Just years of service in experience is not enough when analyzing a use of force incident.  This 1-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, measuring effective de-escalation incidents, 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
  • Understanding and  recognizing human performance  issues 
  • 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.

LOCATION of TRAINING:

St. Louis County & Municipal Police Academy
1266 Sutter Avenue  • Wellston •  MO 63133
Contact – Sgt. Chris Thomson
cthomson@stlouiscountymo.gov
Office (314) 889-8606

REGISTER HERE

ONLY $295.00

PREVIUS CLASS FEEDBACK

It was a pleasure and honor to present our training program – Use of Force Analysis and Investigations for the Police Leader on May 14, 2024 at the St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy. The training was very well received by all attendees, they displayed high levels of enthusiasm, dedication and professionalism throughout the training session. A review of the course evaluations revealed an overwhelming satisfaction rating from the class. 

Student Evaluation Summary

Please assess the quality of this presentation. 

The presentation was well taught and easy to understand.               Sergeant 12 years
Lt. Dillon is an excellent instructor. He holds everyone’s interest and is an excellent speaker. He keeps the class engaged. Police Captain – 25 years
PowerPoint booklet very professionally done.    Assistant Chief 25 years
Mr. Dillon is extremely knowledgeable and provides excellent instruction. Lieutenant – 26 years
Excellent, real-world training. Det. Lt. 35 years
Please assess the instructors of this program. Lieutenant Kevin Dillon (Ret)
Very knowledgeable and well spoken, easy to follow. Sergeant 12 years
Amazing instructor, best instructor I’ve ever attended training with! Assistant Chief 25 years
As above presentation and instructor go hand in hand Lieutenant – 26 years
Mr. Dillon is extremely knowledgeable and provides excellent instruction. Lieutenant – 26 years
Very knowledgeable / personable, Det. Lt. 35 years
Experienced, engaging. Community Affairs Office 21 years

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

As the department’s primary UOF investigator, one of my roles is t complete the annual UoF analysis so this information is very useful.                        Police Captain – 25 years

Will assist with improving response to resistance report layout, and new information presented to take back to others.                                                      Assistant Chief 25 years

Provides information to assess our training and give our officers better tools.                                                                                                                                 Lieutenant – 26 years

Removing bias that I really didn’t know effected judgements.                                                                                                                                                                Det. Lt. 35 years

Great information and great presentation                                                                                                                                                                                                 Patrol 9 years

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