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December 2019
ASCO Internal Affairs Course (Dublin, CA)
RLS principal Michael L. Rains will be speaking at Alameda County Sheriff's Regional Training Center's three-day course on Internal Affair investigations. For registration or more information, please visit the offical site. Official Description This Internal Affairs Investigation Course provides the the law enforcement professional the necessary skills to perform an effective, thorough and defensible internal affairs investigation. The course facilitators utilize facilitated discussion, small group activities, case studies and real-life scenarios. Students are encouraged to bring a lap-top computer and their agency’s internal…
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Officer-Involved Shootings Investigation Course (Fresno, CA)
Michael L. Rains will be teaching during this Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations course at the South Bay Regional Training Consortium offered by California POST. Designed for experienced detectives, this scenario based training course will focus on critical incidents, including: officer-involved shootings; use of force incidents; and in- custody deaths. Participants will be assigned to an investigative team, respond to a different use of force incident scene, and conduct an investigation into the scenario incident. Investigation techniques will include crime scene management…
Find out more »RLS Labor Symposium 2020 (Moraga, CA)
RLS is proud to present our annual Labor Symposium. Please register here. Topics this year include: Pensions. How unions, employees, and the competitive labor market are adapting after seven years of pension reform. Association Governance. Venturing into the association archives; confronting rules, restrictions and legal issues that have laid dormant in governing documents. 2019 Year in Review. The new laws and cases that have surfaced this year. Protecting Your Rights. Grievances, unfair labor practices, and litigation; when, how, and where to start the…
Find out more »February 2020
Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigations Course (Dublin, CA)
Michael L. Rains is speaking at the POST ICI Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigations Course. This POST Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) scenario-based training course is designed for experienced detectives who are assigned to investigate law enforcement involved critical incidents including officer-involved shootings, use of force incidents and in custody deaths. Topics covered throughout this course include understanding stakeholders, lawful and unlawful force, physiological and psychological changes (human factors), administrative and criminal investigations, legal considerations and courtroom testimony, crime scene…
Find out more »Internal Affairs Training Class (Fontana, CA)
Michael L. Rains is speaking at the Internal Affairs Training Class offered by Third Degree Communications, Inc. Please visit the official site for more information and registration.
Find out more »CRIA Training Conference (Reno, NV)
Michael L. Rains will be speaking at the California Robbery Investigators Association's annual training conference. Please visit the official site for more information.
Find out more »June 2020
Internal Affairs Investigation (Dublin, CA)
Michael L. Rains will be speaking at this three-day course. This Internal Affairs Investigation Course provides the the law enforcement professional the necessary skills to perform an effective, thorough and defensible internal affairs investigation. The course facilitators utilize facilitated discussion, small group activities, case studies and real-life scenarios. Students are encouraged to bring a lap-top computer and their agency’s internal affairs investigation policy. Students will receive all course content electronically. During this 24-hour course students will: identify the theory, purpose, and…
Find out more »Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigations Course (Morgan Hill, CA)
Michael L. Rains is speaking at this Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigations course. This POST Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) scenario-based training course is designed for experienced detectives who are assigned to investigate law enforcement involved critical incidents including officer-involved shootings, use of force incidents and in custody deaths. Topics covered throughout this course include understanding stakeholders, lawful and unlawful force, physiological and psychological changes (human factors), administrative and criminal investigations, legal considerations and courtroom testimony, crime scene reconstruction, video…
Find out more »September 2020
BASF Seminar: Qualified Immunity
Qualified Immunity: The State of the Law and Where We Go from Here RLS principal Tim Talbot is speaking at the Bar Association of San Francisco's seminar concerning the Qualified Immunity Doctrine and the recent debate of its role in law enforcement and modern society. Description Qualified immunity has been a hot topic in the news lately as communities across the country debate the role of police and other law enforcement officers. But what is qualified immunity? And how…
Find out more »December 2020
Use of Force Investigations Under the New Law: Legal and Practical Considerations
This course will be presented by Mike Rains and Maureen Okwuosa. Space is limited and open to only law enforcement and RLS clients. December 7, 2020 1:00PM – 3:00PM Click Here to Register LOCATION: Online via Zoom COST: $25 (Group rate available) Questions? Please email Carrie@RLSlawyers.com
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