Police Investigations Expert Witnesses

Beavercreek, Oregon

Police Practices & Procedures, Human Resources - Police Procedures, Use of Force, Police Investigations, Murder Investigations, Manslaughter, Police Use of Force, Police Shootings, Police Pursuits, Wrongful Death, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Retention, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Investigations, Criminal defense, Homicide, Assault

A.T. Olson Consulting, L.L.C. Beavercreek, OR • Expert Witness Opinions on Police Practices and Human Resource Practices • Meets the criteria of an expert witness as outlined in the Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 702 • Private Investigator in Oregon, License 113509, and current on continuing education • Sole Proprietor: Aug. 2003 to Jan. 2019 • Limited Liability Company: Jan. 2019 to present • Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division, Registry #151250298 • Oregon Public Defense Commission, Vendor #1833121097-000 Expert Opinions on Police Practices and Procedures • Investigations on murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, assault, menacing, bias crimes, burglary, theft, elder abuse • Police pursuits, use of force, officer involved shootings, police misconduct • Report writing Expert Opinions on Human Resources and Practices • Negligent hiring, negligent training, negligent supervision, negligent retention • Discrimination, harassment, retaliation • Employee/employer misco...

Nashville, Tennessee

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Employment - Police Background Investigations, Police hiring practices, Negligent hiring police, Police Pre-employment background investigations, Police Investigations, Failure to screen police applicants, Police Hiring Standards, Police FTO Field Training Officer Programs, Police recruitment, Law enforcement hiring

John Pallas is a nationally recognized expert in police hiring practices, pre-employment background investigations, and public safety selection standards. He is a former Deputy Chief and Director of Law Enforcement Training with over 27 years of law enforcement experience, including extensive responsibility for applicant screening, recruitment, and hiring decisions for positions of public trust. Mr. Pallas specializes in evaluating the adequacy, defensibility, and compliance of police background investigations in the context of litigation. He has trained over 600 background investigators nationwide and has supervised and conducted thousands of pre-employment background investigations for law enforcement agencies, including large-scale municipal departments. He has developed law enforcement background investigation training curriculum that has been certified by multiple state Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) commissions and is used to train background investigators natio...