Polished Badge Training
Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations
When an officer fires, everything that follows is under a microscope. The investigation has to be thorough, objective, and beyond reproach, because the truth is what protects the officer, the department, and the community.
An officer-involved shooting investigation has no room for error.
This course draws on real experience investigating officer-involved shootings. Patrick Ness served on the Metro Officer-Involved Shooting Team and spent his career working violent crimes and homicide.
Patrick Ness is a court-recognized expert in criminal interrogation, bloodstain pattern analysis, and statement analysis, with nearly 40 years working violent crime. This course is built on the cases he personally worked.
What This Course Covers
- The unique legal exposure and public scrutiny of an OIS investigation
- Securing, documenting, and processing the scene
- Bloodstain pattern analysis and reconstructing the shooting
- Interviewing the involved officer and witnesses after a critical incident
- Handling physical evidence: firearms, rounds, trajectory, and body-worn camera
- Building an objective, transparent, and defensible case file
- Working with prosecutors and preparing for review boards and court
"An officer-involved shooting investigation has to be flawless. Everyone is watching, and the truth is the only thing that protects everybody."
Patrick Ness
Investigators leave able to conduct a thorough, objective, and defensible officer-involved shooting investigation, one that holds up to legal, administrative, and public review.
When it happens, there is no room for error.
Give your investigators the training before they need it. Let us help your department be ready.
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