Internal Affairs

Navigating Internal Investigations: Fair, Complete, Defensible Investigations

Avoid common procedural and legal pitfalls while building fair, complete, and defensible administrative investigations.

Course Overview

Practical Context Before the Next Decision.

This course provides a practical and comprehensive approach to internal affairs investigations, focusing on the legal requirements, procedural standards, and real-world challenges associated with conducting administrative investigations. Participants examine how to conduct fair, consistent, and legally defensible investigations that support accountability and organizational integrity, including the mistakes that can undermine an otherwise valid case.

Designed ForSupervisors, command staff & IA professionals

FormatOne-Day In-Person Course

Course AreaInternal Affairs

Course Focus

Garrity, Loudermill, Weingarten, Brady, and GiglioFair, impartial, and thorough investigationsProcedural pitfalls and case preparationEthics, bias, transparency, arbitration, and litigation

Instruction

Meet the Practitioners Leading This Course.

Course leadership is matched to the subject and grounded in direct professional experience.

Founder

John String

John String is a public-safety executive and co-founder of Aspirant Consulting Group. He serves as Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety for Narberth Borough and previously served as a lieutenant and patrol watch commander with the Lower Merion Township Police Department. His experience includes staff and inspections, accreditation, field training, canine operations, policy, internal investigations, and organizational leadership. John holds graduate training in public administration and is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and Command, the MALEEDS Regional Command College, and the FBI-LEEDA Leadership Trilogy.

Executive Leadership, Internal Affairs, Policy, Accreditation, and Organizational Performance

Navigating Internal Investigations: Fair, Complete, Defensible Investigations

Practical Context Before the Next Decision.

Meet the Practitioners Leading This Course.

John String

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