Internal Affairs: Policies & Practices

Policies & Practices

A Training Force USA Seminar

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of the various aspects and issues relating to officer misconduct, internal affairs investigations, and the agency discipline process. An effective officer discipline process requires a credible investigation conducted without bias and in accordance with professional practices, agency policy, and current laws.  This class delivers useful information for evaluating agency policies and procedures, as well as for defining the role of the agency chief executive, the internal affairs investigator, and police unions in the discipline process.

After participating in this training, participants will be able to:

• Employ a systematic method to assemble a case file and conduct an investigation
• Understand the critical importance of establishing an effective complaint acceptance process
• Understand the difference between rules of engagement for administrative and criminal investigations, and why a “wall of separation” is necessary during internal affairs investigations
• Understand the investigation of a police shooting or in-custody death and the internal affairs investigator’s role
• Understand the different types of misconduct cases and their impact on the internal affairs process
• Learn about recent legal decisions affecting internal affairs investigations

Target Audience

This training is especially valuable for command and supervisory personnel and internal affairs investigators. The training will be open to law enforcement or correctional personnel.

Training Facilitator:  Richard (Rick) Courtemanche has been a practicing attorney in the State of Florida since 1988, and has over 20 years’ experience in the law enforcement field on the local and state level.  Mr. Courtemanche has taught Internal Affairs and Officer Involved Shootings for over 15 years, having lectured for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Executive Institute and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.  He has been lecturing for Training Force USA since 2013.

Cost:                      LEORTC Licensed Personnel – Prepaid

All Others – $105 p/p

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“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”