Police Liability and Risk Management

Robert J. Girod, PhD, JD is the president and CEO of Robert J. Girod Consulting, LLC. He also serves as a captain with the Haviland-Latty Police Departments. Dr. Girod retired from the Fort Wayne Police Department after 23 years as the robbery-homicide supervisor and founding member of the FBI Federal Bank Robbery Task Force. He served as a special deputy for the U.S. Marshal's Service and as a police officer with the Indianapolis Police Department and the Indiana University Police Department. He was a special agent with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and an investigator with the Indiana Department of Insurance and the Wells County Prosecutor's Office, where he began his career in 1979. He was also a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, where he primarily served in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command (USCIDC) and later as a major in the Indiana Guard Reserve.

Law enforcement agencies and their employees are continually at risk for potential liability related to torts, civil rights violations, and employment law issues. This volume helps police administrators, criminal justice academics, and attorneys understand this concern so that risks may be reduced. By understanding the laws governing these types of issues, law enforcement agencies are better able to monitor the sources of liability and implement risk management strategies to shield their policies, practices, procedures, and protocols from the danger of liability.

Risk Management. Fundamentals of Risk Management. Torts. Intentional Torts. Negligence. Duty of Care. Nuisance. Defamation. Invasion of Privacy. Misrepresentation. Liabilities and Common Claims. Products Liability. Strict Liability. Common Claims: Negligent Operation of Emergency Vehicles and Pursuits. Civil Rights. Civil Rights. Use of Force. Employment and Labor Law. Employment Law. Labor Law. Managing Risk: What to Do Now. Risk Management: Recapitulation and Retrospective. Appendices. Index.