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Excessive Force Expert Witnesses

Excessive force expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on excessive force. The excessive force expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Chiropractic, Human Factors, Jails & Prisons, Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures, School Safety, and Security.

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Darriell J Bone

Police Practices Expert

Independent Workplace Solutions LLC

Queen Creek, Arizona

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - Use of Force, Excessive Force, Civil Rights, Police, Misconduct, Consulting, Internal Affairs, Harassment, Policy, Constitutional Policing, Compliance

Darriell Bone is a retired 20-year law enforcement professional with extensive experience in internal investigations, having investigated or managed more than 3,000 internal investigations. He served as a commander for the Professional Standards Bureau at a large law enforcement agency, where he managed high-volume complex investigations and provided innovative guidance and supervision to internal investigators. After Mr. Bone’s retirement with law enforcement, Mr. Bone worked on the executive team as the External Force Investigation Team Lead Supervisor for DLG Consulting & Advisory Services, providing constitutional policing/police reform services to the Albuquerque Police Department. Mr. Bone has received various certifications and training in areas such as use of force, deadly force, OIS investigations, workplace investigations, force encounters analysis, advanced interview and interrogation, internal affairs, general instruction, firearms instruction and detective certifi...

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Dr. Chuck J. Rylant

Civilian Self-Defense and Police Use-of-Force

Arroyo Grande, California

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - use of force, police use of force, law enforcement use of force, self defense, arrest and control, police excessive force, excessive force, defensive tactics, martial arts, strangulation, choke hold, jiu jitsu, fight or flight, stress response, officer involved shooting, police shooting, OIS, taser

Dr. Chuck J. Rylant is a Doctor of Psychology and a Federal and State Court qualified expert witness with over 27 years of professional experience. He has been retained in more than 250 cases and has provided testimony in jurisdictions across the United States, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington, D.C. Dr. Rylant’s work focuses on civilian self-defense, police use-of-force, tactics, training, de-escalation, and strangulation, including carotid restraint and vascular neck restraint techniques. His expertise includes human factors such as memory, attention, fight-or-flight response, decision-making, and perception–reaction time, particularly as they apply to real-world encounters involving rapidly evolving, high-stress conditions. He is a Certified Force Science Analyst and Advanced Force Science Specialist and has been designated by California Peace Of...

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Benjamin O. Warren, Jr.

LAW ENFORCMENT POLICY, LAPD SERGEANT (RET.)

Hot Pursuit, Inc.

Huntington Beach, California

Police Practices & Procedures, Jails & Prisons - Pursuit Policy, Use-of-Force, Crime Foreseeability, Lethal Use-of-Force, Excessive Force, In-Custody Death, Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal, Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Searches, Internal Affairs, Crime & Arrest, Jail Policy, Jail Custody, Jail Suicide, Bars/Night Clubs, Security

POLICE PRACTICES, POLICY & PROCEDURE; JAILS AND PRISIONS EXPERT • HONORABLY RETIRED SERGEANT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) o Served from April 1980 to November 2013 o Extensive field experience: 18 years responding to tens of thousands of emergency calls o Certified Peace Officer (P.O.S.T.): Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE o Detective trainee, Southeast Division, Major Assault Crimes o Filed cases with District and City Attorneys o Testified 150+ times as fact witness and investigator in various courts o Specialized in Proposition 115 preliminary hearings and Peace Officer Hearsay Testimony • TRAINING & LEADERSHIP o Criminal Law Instructor, Los Angeles Police Academy o Designed curriculum and trained new recruits and seasoned officers o Promoted to Sergeant in 1998; trained and monitored officers daily o Conducted and reviewed thousands of investigations and reports • INTERNAL AFFAIRS; LEGAL AFFAIRS; ...

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John Dale

Police Practice Expert - Extensive LE Experience

JD Consulting, Inc

Pembroke Pines, Florida

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Use of Force, Criminal Investigations, Police Misconduct, Internal Affairs, Employee Investigations, Civil Rights Violations, Excessive Force, Police Tactics, Officer Involved Shootings, Mass Shootings, School Security, Vehicle Pursuits, Police Policy, Arrests, Police Training

A nationally experienced law enforcement executive and subject matter expert in police practices, procedures, use of force, training, supervision, and organizational management. Retained in both federal and state courts in criminal and civil matters involving police operations, use of force, officer conduct, policy, training, supervision, internal affairs, and police management practices. Since 2019, has provided expert analysis, case review, and consulting in matters involving officer-involved shootings, tactical operations, less-lethal force, Conductive Energy Weapons (CEWs/Tasers), chemical agents and munitions, impact weapons, physical control techniques, and law enforcement decision-making. Served as an external force investigator conducting comprehensive force reviews pursuant to a U.S. Department of Justice consent decree. Law enforcement professional with more than 35 years of progressive command and operational experience, currently serving as an Assistant Chief of Police...

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Grant Schneider, DC

Failure to Diagnose and Refer Expert

Foundation Chiropractic

Juno Beach, Florida

Chiropractic - Spinal Manipulation Injury, Decompression Injuries, Spine Expert, Failure to Diagnose, Causation, Personal Injury, Whiplash, Disc herniation, Nerve Injury, Sexual Boundaries, Rib Fracture, Vertebral Artery Dissection, Excessive Force, Chiropractor Negligence, Stroke, Informed Consent, Pre-suit Review, Red Flag, Record Falsification

Grant Schneider, DC Owner & Treating Clinician, Foundation Chiropractic – Juno Beach, FL Since 2015, I have dedicated my practice to direct clinical patient care, which consistently informs my expert witness work. My caseload includes trauma, geriatric, neurological, degenerative, comorbid and co-managed cases, which effectively hone chiropractic standard of care concepts in a wide variety of clinical conditions. My publications appear in Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research and Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, and Family Health. I trained under SEAK in expert witness practice development in 2023. I am licensed in Florida and Michigan but can generally provide opinions and testimony nationwide.

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Chief Chet Epperson, (Ret.) M.B.A.

Law Enforcement Policy Practice Expert

AGR Police Practice Group, LLC

Rockford, Illinois

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - Use of Force, Police Shootings, Officer-Involved Shooting, Excessive Force, Wrongful Conviction, Risk Management, Police Complaint Investigation, Deadly Force, Internal Investigation, Police Policy Practices, Police Tactics, Arrest, Police Pursuits, Brady Issues, Mentoring, Author, Mental Health, Training, NIBRS, Data Analysis

Experienced 44-year police professional in areas of use of force, internal affairs, officer-involved shootings, supervision, wrongful convictions, practice, policy, discipline, mental health, auditing, staffing analysis, organizational assessments, investigations, and training. 34 years as an active law enforcement officer and ten of those years as chief of police of a 340 sworn/ non-sworn municipal police department. On-going experience for the past 9-years as a police practice consultant providing Federal Court-Appointed expertise in police Consent Decrees and a United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Police Consultant regarding police use of force. Expert in applying constitutional standards, state law, policy, practice, and training to police incidents. Retained in plaintiff and defense litigation incidents. Court approved expert in state and federal civil/ criminal trials. Court approved in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Louisiana, New Mexico, Illinois, Iowa, and...

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Mark E Bridges

Use of Force Expert Witness

BRIDGES TACTICL LLC

Virden , Illinois

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - use of force, duty to intervene, grounding/grounded, deescalation, deadly force, excessive force, striking, pressure points, firearms, handcuffing, takedowns

Mark Bridges is the Public Safety Director at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois and retired as a Lieutenant from the Springfield Police Department (Illinois) after 26 years of distinguished service. During his tenure, he held various leadership roles, including Commander of the Gang Enforcement Unit, Team Leader of the Emergency Response Team, and Commander of the Mobile Field Force Unit. He also served as Assistant Homeland Security Director, a member of the Illinois Incident Management Team, and Director of the Springfield Police Academy, among other key assignments. Mark’s instructional credentials are extensive. He holds certifications in firearms, defensive tactics, Perceived Unusual Behavior Events instruction, de-escalation, advanced hostage rescue, ground escape and control, edged weapons defense, and prone restraint. He also serves as a Staff Instructor for PPCT Management Systems. Mark’s academic achievements include graduating from the FBI National Academy, the No...

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Timothy M. Dixon, J.D., M.P.S.

Police Practices & Use of Force Expert-Attorney

Timothy Dixon

Woodstock, Maryland

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Police, Policing, Civil Rights, Use of Force, Excessive Force, Constitutional Law, Police Misconduct, Search, Seizure, Arrest, False Arrest, Deadly Force, Wrongful Death, Law Enforcement, Policing Policy and Training

More than 30 years of legal and law enforcement experience combined (24 years practicing law and more than 8 years as a sworn police officer and more than 5 years as a law enforcement trainer/instructor) Supervisor Legal Education Unit-Baltimore Police Department-2021-Present Policing Practices Consultant 2023-Present Legal Education Supervisor-Baltimore Police Department-2021-Present Legal Education Instructor-Baltimore Police Department-2020-Present Criminal Defense/Police Disciplinary Hearings Representing Officers/Police Misconduct Representing Officers/Civil Rights Attorney Representing Plaintiffs-2001-2019 Former Assistant State's Attorney-2001-2003-Prosecuted persons charged with misdemeanor and felony violations of State and local criminal statute. Baltimore Police Department 1993-2001-Former Police Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant in Baltimore Police Department and Associate Legal Counsel Member of the District of Columbia Bar-2004 Member of the Maryland Bar-2001 ...

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Frank A. Mancini, DCJ

Prezza Consulting LLC

Middleton, Massachusetts

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Police accountability, police internal affairs, police misconduct, early intervention systems, police mediation, police use of force, police supervision, law enforcement administration/operations, community policing, law enforcement auditing, excessive force, police/public corruption, investigations

Law enforcement operational, administrative, and policy expertise, criminal justice doctoral academic degree, use of force, criminal justice university teaching experience, subject matter expert in areas of law enforcement operations, police accountability, application of discipline, internal affairs processes, police officer administrative and criminal investigations, organizational risk analysis, Early Intervention Systems, police/community mediation, law enforcement auditing and inspections, community outreach, and police oversight mechanisms, internal affairs. Expert witness in depositions, court testimony, administrative hearings, MA Civil Service Hearings, labor arbitration testimony. Doctoral Research Portfolio: Dissertation Title “Technology and Police Accountability: Body-Worn Cameras, Effects on Complaints and Use of Force”. Experienced in Public Sector Investigations; Workplace Misconduct, Law Enforcement Training and Consulting Police Superintendent, Chief (ret.), Prof...

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Scott J Hilden

Police practices expert-Police Chief- 33 years

S. J. Hilden Consulting

SOUTH LYON, Michigan

Police Practices & Procedures, School Safety - use of force, civil liability, policy procedures, school policing, premise liability, police operations, risk management, crime prevention, police training, supervision, management, pursuits, internal investigations, racial profiling, best practice, investigations, excessive force, misconduct, 1983, Monell

Professional Summary I am an active Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety with over 33 years of law enforcement experience and more than two decades in supervisory and executive leadership roles. I have been retained in over 30 federal and state civil and criminal matters involving excessive force, unlawful arrest, failure to train, failure to supervise, Monell liability, jail and detention operations, communications center practices, and the full spectrum of police practices under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and related state law claims. Throughout my career, I have personally made over 600 arrests, reviewed approximately 400–500 use-of-force incidents, and supervised hundreds of internal investigations. I currently oversee police operations, detention functions, policy development, internal affairs, discipline, and a CALEA-accredited communications center, ensuring compliance with constitutional standards and nationally recognized best practices. My opinions are objective, standard...

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Robert Crusen

Police Practices & Procedures, Use of Force

St. Louis, Missouri

Police Practices & Procedures - Use of force, Interviewing, Officer Involved Shooting, De-escalation, K9 Apprehension, Excessive force, Internal Affairs, Misconduct

Retired Detective Sergeant with over 35 years of experience. My career has involved work in Drug Enforcement, Homicide, K9 Handler, Mounted Patrol Supervisor, Internal Investigations and Use of Force Investigations. The last four years have been dedicated to working as a consultant for DLG Consulting and Advisory Services on projects in Minneapolis, MN and Albuquerque, NM. Minneapolis, MN consisted of preforming quality Assurance reviews of approximately 600 backlog Use of Force Investigations, under Court File # 27-cv-23-4177. Albuquerque, NM Court Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) with the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) consisted of responding with APD investigators to the scene of use of force incidents and oversite of the internal affairs investigations. During this time, I oversaw over 300 cases that included deadly force encounters, K9 apprehensions, less-lethal weapons (taser, impact projectiles, chemical munitions), and empty-hand force incidents. In addition to t...

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Timothy M. Dixon, J.D., M.P.S.

Police Practices & Use of Force Expert-Attorney

Timothy Dixon

New Jersey

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Timothy M. Dixon, J.D., M.P.S.

Police Practices & Use of Force Expert-Attorney

Timothy Dixon

New York

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Timothy M. Dixon, J.D., M.P.S.

Police Practices & Use of Force Expert-Attorney

Timothy Dixon

Pennsylvania

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Jeffrey Bonner

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice, Police Policies, Domestic Violence, Crowd Control, Use of Force, Excessive Force, Sexual Assault, Drug Enforcement, Surveillance, School Safety, Crisis Intervention, Baton, Taser, Firearm, Electronic Control Device

Award-Winning Police Officer. 25+ Years Experience including undercover operations, SWAT Team, and School Resource Officer. Certified Firearms Trainer. Graduate of the FBI National Academy, 272th Session. Law Enforcement Highlights • Trained and deployed multiple times in "Mobile Field Force / Civil Disturbances" • Undercover operations, drug buys, surveillance and preparation of over 400 search warrants • Specialized training in Barricaded gunman situation resolution • Member of D.P.D. Pistol Team • Executive Protection, and advanced driving techniques. • Served on Multi-jurisdictional SWAT Team • Patrol Rifle Operator / Designated Marksman Certification • Certified Firearms Trainer • Field Training Officer and Supervisor • Police Honor Guard 2004 through 2015 • Additional command capacities: • New World Reporting System Build Team / Training of supervisors and Officers, Mobile Field Force Unit Commander Career Accolades With Sterling Heights Police Department • (6) Merit Ci...

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Kevin R. Madison, JD, CPP, PCI, EMT, FF

POLICE & SECURITY EXPERT-FORMER POLICE CHIEF

Kevin R. Madison, Expert Witness & Consultant, LLC

Lago Vista, Texas

Security, Police Practices & Procedures - Inadequate Security, Negligent Security, Police Pursuits, Police Chases, Police Crashes, Excessive Force, Use of Force, Assaults, Sexual Assaults, Assaults at Hotels, Parking Garage Safety, Parking Lot Safety, Auto-Pedestrian Safety, Workplace Violence, Foreseeability Domestic Violence, Bouncers, Apartment Security, Retail Security

Kevin R. Madison is UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO TESTIFY AND/OR CONSULT IN THE FOLLOWING ARENAS: GENERAL POLICE PROCEDURES POLICE USE OF FORCE POLICE PURSUITS EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS - POLICE, FIRE, EMS RESPONDERS POLICE, FIRE, EMS VEHICLE CRASHES GENERAL SECURITY ISSUES NEGLIGENT SECURITY EXCESSIVE FORCE BY SECURITY OFFICERS AND BOUNCERS AUTO-PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUES PARKING LOT AND PARKING GARAGE PEDESTRIAN INJURY CASES FORESEEABILITY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ASSAULTS AND INJURIES WHEN REPOSSESSING VEHICLES Former Assistant District Attorney of Travis County, Texas. Advanced Peace Officer Certification from TCOLE with law enforcement experience as a Police Chief, Investigator, Police Officer, Campus Police Officer, and Deputy Sheriff. Certified Police Instructor by Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Approximately ten years Security experience, including Security Supervisor of Dobie Center - a premier 27 story college co-ed private dormitory ...

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Brian D Baxter, MS

Force Science, Ltd. - CEO, Brian Baxter

Force Science, Ltd.

Austin, Texas

Police Practices & Procedures, Human Factors - Use of Force, Response to Resistance, De-escalation, Less Lethal, Law Enforcement, Police, EMT, Duty to Intervene, Force, Deadly Force, Defensive Tactics, Arrest and Control, Ground Control, Excessive Force

Brian Baxter is a Use of Force and Police Practices expert and the Chief Executive Officer of Force Science. Ltd. where, in addition to research and public safety training, his team is dedicated to honest accountability and informing triers of fact by analyzing human performance during high pressure, time-compressed encounters. Brian is a retired, 30-year veteran of the Texas Dept. of Public Safety where he served as a patrol trooper, a SWAT team member, an undercover narcotics agent, an organized crime investigator, and a people leader from first-line supervisor to senior executive. Brian has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Applied Psychology and is a combat infantry veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Brian was the primary author for his former agency's use of force policy as well as the policy that created the agency-wide Use of Force Review Board. Brian served as the chair of the firearms discharge review board and subsequently the Use of F...