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Police Liability Book

Police Liability: A Guide for Law Enforcement Leaders of All Ranks

Law enforcement is a high risk, high liability profession. But while a pro-active law enforcement agency leader cannot eliminate all liability, it can and should be managed. The decisions that risk some degree of legal liability should be made ethically and intentionally, rather than through negligence or lack of vigilance. And this conversation about liability should not be limited to legal issues alone but extended to a call for enhancing agency operations through better leadership, ethical policing, and enhancing public trust.

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In this book, readers will be introduced to practical strategies necessary, at every key step of personnel management, to minimize legal liability and the damage to public trust that generally accompanies it. This book is intended for all law enforcement supervisors, those who aspire to serve in a supervisory position, and those rank-and-file officers who possess an interest in better understanding the issues that impact their agency’s operations.

  • CHAPTER 1: Why Liability Matters—Beyond Dollars and Cents
  • CHAPTER 2: The 3 Most Important Questions in Police Liability
  • CHAPTER 3: Negligent Hiring and Background Investigations
  • CHAPTER 4: Field Training and the Probationary Process— A Once-in-a-Career Opportunity
  • CHAPTER 5: The Supervisor Liability Balancing Act In Personnel Management
  • CHAPTER 6: Performance Evaluations—Are They Helping Us or Hurting Us?
  • CHAPTER 7: Off-Duty Conduct and Conduct Unbecoming Standards
  • CHAPTER 8: Making Discipline Stick in Law Enforcement
  • CHAPTER 9: Officer Burnout and Liability
  • CHAPTER 10: Sins of Omission in Law Enforcement
  • CHAPTER 11: Recommendations for Moving Your Agency Forward

ABOUT MATT DOLAN, J.D.

Matt Dolan is a licensed attorney and a member of a law enforcement family dating back three generations. Since beginning his career as a public safety consultant in 2012, he has trained thousands of law enforcement officers of all ranks in the areas of legal liability, leadership, and police ethics. He lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife and four children.

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