Includes index.

Why Use a Model Policy?1 -- Homicide Investigation 3 -- Developing a Use-of-Force Policy 9 -- Assigning Investigative Responsibility 23 -- Need for Investigative Guidelines 23 -- Investigative Authority 23 -- Organizational Structure 23 -- Investigative Response 24 -- Scene Investigation 27 -- Duties of Incident Scene Investigators 27 -- Incident Scene Investigation 29 -- Handling Suspects 35 -- Uninjured Suspect 35 -- Injured Suspect 35 -- Deceased Suspect 36 -- Interviewing Witnesses 39 -- General Guidelines 39 -- Preliminary Statements 40 -- Opening Questions 40 -- Questioning about Incident 41 -- Closing 42 -- Interviewing Employees Involved in Incidents of Violence 43 -- General Guidelines 43 -- Protecting the Employee's Welfare and Civil Rights 44 -- Employee Interview 46 -- Post-Interview Procedures 49 -- Documenting Incidents 57 -- Report Preparation 57 -- Investigating Forced and Assisted Suicides 83 -- Suicidal Actions 85 -- Strategies for Crisis Negotiators and First Responders 88 -- Investigating Suicidal Suspect Incidents 89 -- Employee Interview 90 -- Investigating In-Custody Deaths 93 -- Investigative Guidelines 94 -- Deaths Occurring during Arrest or Transport 108 -- Myth of Positional Asphyxia 108 -- Working with Incident Review Boards 111 -- Incident Review Boards 111 -- Model of Review Board 112 -- Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493 (1967) 115 -- Examples of Administrative Warnings 117 -- LVMPD Officer Training Program 119 -- Board Presentation for Use-of-Force Incidents 121 -- Alternatives to Use of Deadly Force 125 -- Use of Force by Tactical Units 127 -- Liability Issues 127 -- Responsibilities of Tactical Units 128 -- Documentation of Training and Operations 129 -- National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) 130 -- Investigations Involving Tactical Unit Officers 130 -- Multijurisdictional Investigations 133 -- Implementation of Multijurisdictional Team 133 -- Model Policy 134 -- Investigative Response 136 -- Handling the Media and Politically Charged Situations 139 -- Dissemination of Information 139 -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 147 -- Stress Issues Related to Use of Deadly Force 147 -- Model Police Employees Assistance Program 148 -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 151 -- Checklists and Sample Forms 159 -- Incident Roster 159 -- Crime Scene Access Log 165 -- Crime Scene Checklist 166.