Course Details
Course Description
This presentation will review key cases and legal findings from the last year relevant to those working with police and public safety agencies.
Course Objectives
Participants will be able to summarize at least three recent judicial decisions that impact practice in the field of police psychology, and will be able to identify at least two developing legal trends that will impact law enforcement in the areas of preemployment, fitness for duty, disciplinary action or crisis intervention. Participants will also be able to describe two legal scenarios that law enforcement psychologists currently face and articulate appropriate responses to them.