Litigation
Dec. 14, 2005
Training in Handling Evidence Reduces Civil Damages Threat
Focus Column - By Kimberly Colwell - Every day lawsuits are won and lost based on the quality of the evidence presented at trial. Most law enforcement officers are well trained in the collection and preservation of evidence in the criminal arena. However, many of these same officers never think about the ramifications of potential and ever-increasing civil suits. Evidence crucial to civil police litigation is often lost, destroyed, sold or never collected in the first place.
By Kimberly Colwell
Every day lawsuits are won and lost based on the quality of the evidence presented at trial. Most law enforcement officers are well trained in the collection and preservation of evidence in the criminal arena. However, many of these s...
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