Our Police expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including use of force, police procedures, criminal investigations, and forensic analysis. Some of the most common Police expert witness specialties also include police training, police tactics, and police policy. They have opined on the effects of police misconduct, police brutality, false arrest, excessive force, wrongful death, and civil rights violations.
Example cases an attorney might need a Police expert witness for include:
Civil rights violations or police brutality in cases of excessive force
Police misconduct or false arrest in cases of wrongful arrest or detention
Use of force or police tactics in cases involving officer-involved shootings
Police policy and training in cases involving departmental policies or training procedures
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This highly qualified police policy and procedures expert has over 35 years of experience, and has extensive experience in undercover and surveillance operations, as well as narcotics identification and investigations. He earned his AS in criminal justice from the County College of Morris, and both his BS in justice studies and his MSM in criminal justice administration from the College of Saint Elizabeth. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy. He is ...
This highly-qualified expert has over 16 years of professional experience in multiple assignments in law enforcement, with demonstrated experience in use of force, training, and policies and procedures. He earned his BS in national security studies from New Jersey City University and later earned his JD from Rutgers Law School. He holds several certifications including public manager, use of force analysis, critical infrastructure protection, hostage negotiator, critical ...
This highly qualified expert in police policy and procedures has over 25 years of experience. After earning his BA from Saint Francis College, this expert went on to finish two MA programs in criminal justice and police management from Columbia University Business School and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. This expert also earned his MPA at Harvard University and his JD from CUNY School of Law. He is certified in federal emergency management administration as well ...
This qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in law enforcement and police use of force tactics and standards. He earned his AS in computer science from the State University of New York at Cobleskill and is currently pursuing a BS in criminal justice at Columbia Southern University. He began his career as a police officer with the Glen Falls Police Department where, during his 9 years with the department, he trained members of police department in firearms, ...
This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of law enforcement. He earned his BS in sociology and criminal justice from Curry College and graduated from both the Boston Police Academy and the FBI National Academy. He also completed the senior executives program for state and local government at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the national leadership preparedness initiative program at the Harvard School of Public Health. This expert is ...
This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the field of law enforcement. He earned his ALB in government and environmental science and his ALM in government from Harvard University. He subsequently earned his JD from Gonzaga University. Prior to this, he graduated from the police staff and command school at Northwestern University. This expert actively participates in professional development and holds numerous certifications. Most notably, he is certified ...
This expert has over 30 years of experience as a police officer. He received his BS in business and economics from Culver-Stockton College and his MA in public administration from St. Louis University. He went on to complete his MBA with a focus in criminal justice at Northcentral University. He is a certified Use of Force analyst and is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the North Texas Police Chiefs Association. He has served as the chief ...
This expert has 35 years of experience in the field of police policy and procedure. He earned his BS in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and his MPA from Harvard University. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He previously served at the New York Police Department for 20 years, starting as an officer and sergeant before becoming lieutenant and, eventually, captain. He is currently a proprietor for a test ...
This qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement. His expertise includes strong organizational management and extensive knowledge of public safety administrative policies and operational procedures. He previously worked for the Michigan State Police in various positions including major and regions commander of the field services bureau. At the Field Service Bureau, he was responsible for managing quality control and operational direction of all ...
This qualified expert served for 31 years with the Miami Dade Police Department, the largest police department in the Southeastern US. He holds his MS in public management from St. Thomas University and is certified as a police firearms instructor, police defensive tactics instructor, and a crime prevention practitioner all in the state of Florida. This expert has been training police recruits and law enforcement officers in defensive tactics, firearms, patrol tactics, ...
This expert been retained as an expert in more than one hundred (100) cases and has been qualified and testified at several civil trials in state and federal courts. This expert most frequently has been retained on cases regarding use of force, false arrest, police pursuits/emergency vehicle response but has also been retained in several other areas. He has conducted several Sensitive Internal Investigations as an independent investigator for numerous municipalities and ...
This highly qualified expert has a BS from the University of Illinois, a MPA from Governors State University, and a PhD from Walden University (residency performed at Indiana University). Dr. Henson is an independent drug and alcohol testing consultant, providing drug and alcohol testing evaluations, research, and expert testimony. He has been qualified as an expert in field sobriety testing, drug and alcohol testing, physiology, and pharmacology in criminal, civil, and ...
The Death that Shocked the Conscience of the World The settlement announcement arrives in the wake of months of national outrage and protests over Floyd’s death and racism in the justice system. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African…
Natalie Lincoln was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a man when the car she was driving crossed the center lane and struck the decedent’s vehicle.  At the scene of the accident, the defendant passed a field sobriety…
Case: John P. Senese v. Liberty Mutual, No. 13-5139, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Aug. 19, 2014 Background: Plaintiff John P. Senese was injured in a car accident in 2009, when he accelerated while making a…
This article was authored by a DUI expert witness with nearly 20 years experience as a police officer. He is also a field training officer at a county police department and serves as the Vice President of a nightclub security…
Abstract: Social scientists play an increasingly important role in the prosecution and defense of both criminal and civil matters before the courts. Forensic sociology and criminology expert witnesses are utilized in the analysis of crime foreseeability and security standards of care…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Plaintiff 1 v. Thibodaux City Citation: 887 F.3d 726 The defendants retained an orthopedic surgery expert witness to opine on the plaintiffs’ chronic pain. However, the…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Mcallen Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Green v. City of Mission Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118820 In this case, the defendant retains an expert to opine on airbag…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Branson v. Price Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128559 Facts In this case, the defendant, a police officer, shot and killed the plaintiff’s dog. The plaintiff…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Obrycka v. City of Chicago Citation: 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128201 Facts The plaintiff brought this suit against the defendant city and its…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Shipp Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205397 Firearms expert witnesses are permitted to use toolmark analysis and discuss such methodology, however,…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Montanez v. City of Syracuse Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152674 Facts The plaintiff brought this sexual assault action against the defendant city. The…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Reulet Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161540 Facts The defendants were charged with trafficking conspiracy in controlled substances and controlled substance analog as…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Delva Citation: 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12856 Facts Following an undercover federal investigation, the defendants were convicted of seven identity theft and tax…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Portland Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Powell v. Adlerhorst International, Inc. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151544 Facts The plaintiff, a police officer, was bitten by a dog that had…