Law Enf & Criminal Justice Expert Witnesses in Illinois

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Use of Force, Training, Officer Involved Shooting, Canine , Internal Affairs, Police Discipline, Crisis Negotiations, Undercover , Evidence Handling, Pursuit Incidents, De-escalation, Incident Management, Homeless, Promotional/Hiring Processes, Investigations, Tactics, Policy, FTO, SWAT, Accident

Mickey Williams is a retired Police Chief with 29 years of municipal law enforcement experience. Mickey is a licensed California attorney who has extensive experience as a law enforcement trainer and college professor. Mickey offers expert witness services and consultation regarding case evaluation and strategy, incident evaluation, personnel issues, risk management concerns, and policing best practices. Mickey also conducts all types of investigations. Mickey's areas of expertise include the following: Use of Force Review/Policy/Best Practices, Officer Involved Shootings, K-9 Deployment/Management/Policy, Internal Affairs Investigations, Police Discipline, Hostage/Crisis Negotiations, Criminal Investigation Best Practices, Undercover Investigations, Evidence Handling Practices, Media Relations, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Field Training Officer/Program Management, and De-Escalation and Crisis Management. Mickey worked at all levels of municipal policing to include patrol, inv...

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 Training Lieutenant at the Southern View Police Department 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 Northweste...

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, T

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...

Palos Heights, Illinois

Police Practices & Procedures, Law Enf & Criminal Justice - Use of Force, Police Policy Practices, Police Pursuits, Excessive Force, Police Vehicle Pursuits, Police Internal Investigation, Deadly Force, Police Internal Affairs, Police Complaint Investigation, Police Vehicle Emergency Response, Police Shooting, Police Tactics, Police Use of Force and Arrest

Robert T. Johnson is a law enforcement veteran with thirty-two (32) years of active service. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Illinois State Police. He continues to serve as a private consultant and expert witness regarding law enforcement policies and practices as well as conducting sensitive internal investigations as an independent investigator for municipalities regarding allegations of police misconduct. He also serves as an Assessor (Team Leader) for the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and has reviewed the operations of over thirty (30) law enforcement agencies nationwide seeking accreditation. He has also conducted Operational, Organization and/or Policy reviews for several agencies, most recently the Kane County Sheriff, the Armenian National Police (for the World Bank) and the Kankakee (IL) Police Department. Johnson began his career as a patrolman for the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC. Two years later he join...