services
LEO Force Options makes the following services available to law enforcement agencies. We are also available to speak with you about your agency’s needs. For a free initial telephone consultation or for more information on services, costs and scheduling please Contact Us.
use of force theory
& application training workshop
A course of study for law enforcement officers, Use of Force Theory & Application teaches officers the vital components of threat assessment and defines the modern constitutional constraints on force options as delineated in the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Connor.
case law & objective
reasonableness training clinic
Covering landmark cases that concretely impact the law enforcement officer’s performance of duty, this training clinic addresses Graham v. Connor, Tennessee v. Garner, the relationship of the Fourth Amendment to these ground-breaking legal decisions and other such far-reaching court decisions. It succinctly clarifies the matter of objective reasonableness and remedies the confusion that arises when the term is not cohesively understood.
officer survival for undercover
operations & special ops
This course offers specialized training that meets the distinctive needs of the undercover and special operatives officer. The training includes survival techniques and deception strategies that buy the undercover or special ops officer critical time to escape and/or deploy weapons from an undercover position. Tactical positioning with target denial techniques, recognizing and controlling of the threat in order to seek appropriate options, the detection of danger cues, and appropriate defense strategies that furnish the officer a method of neutralizing the threat are also taught.
policy & procedures review
Involves a comprehensive review of existing departmental policy, procedures and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) audits concerning use of force, and gives clear-cut, written recommendations that align a department’s considerations in determining reasonableness and what constitutes a threat with prevailing case law. Recommendations include a discussion of deadly force and non-deadly force applications through a presentation of force options that are not introduced as a continuum.
case review
An in-depth consultation and neutral assessment of any excessive use of force case along with an expert written recommendation for resolution.
Discussions about police use of force require careful attention to definitions. The terms use of excessive force and excessive use of force are often used interchangeably when in fact they have different meanings. 