Police Investigations Expert Witnesses

California

Police Practices & Procedures, Investigation - Police Procedures, Police Policies, Police Investigations, Police Interviews, Police Arrests, 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

1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as a Verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). 2. Published senior co-writer of CARE Approach: Seeking Solutions to Human Problems, Kendall Hunt. 3. Published co-writer of Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society, 7th Edition by Pearson. 4. Published co-writer of Multicultural and Diversity Strategies for the Fire Service by Pearson. 5. Retired Oregon State Police Sergeant with 26 years of police service. 6. Former Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Instructor on Background Investigations, Internal Affairs Investigations and Report Writing. 7. Former Local Government Personnel Institute HR Investigator: Investigated police chiefs, county commissioners, city council members, and employees. 8. U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Military Police Corp. 9. Retired Commissioned Officer from the U.S. Army Reserves. 10.Bachelo...

Beavercreek, Oregon

Police Practices & Procedures, Investigation - Police Procedures, Police Policies, Police Investigations, Police Interviews, Police Arrests, 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

1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as a Verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). 2. Published senior co-writer of CARE Approach: Seeking Solutions to Human Problems, Kendall Hunt. 3. Published co-writer of Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society, 7th Edition by Pearson. 4. Published co-writer of Multicultural and Diversity Strategies for the Fire Service by Pearson. 5. Retired Oregon State Police Sergeant with 26 years of police service. 6. Former Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Instructor on Background Investigations, Internal Affairs Investigations and Report Writing. 7. Former Local Government Personnel Institute HR Investigator: Investigated police chiefs, county commissioners, city council members, and employees. 8. U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Military Police Corp. 9. Retired Commissioned Officer from the U.S. Army Reserves. 10.Bachelo...

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...