Law Enforcement Administrative Investigations

3rd Edition (2006)

by Lou Reiter

With Contributing Authors:

Patrick Gallagher, Sue Carter Collins, M.S., J.D., PhD, Marilyn M. McFadden, M.P.A., J.D., Steve Rothlein, M.P.A., and Jack Ryan, J.D.

A supervisory and agency guide to: handle citizen complaints of misconduct, conduct administrative investigations, manage the internal affairs function and create reasonable and defensible discipline.

Price: $49.95

Table of Contents

  1. What is a Complaint?
  2. Acceptance of the Complaint
  3. Investigative Responsibility
  4. Preparing to conduct the investigation
  5. Interviews
  6. Evidence Use and Control
  7. Domestic Violence
  8. Sexual Harassment Investigations

9.      Critical Incidents - Special Considerations

  1. Emergency Provisions
  2. Report Format
  3. Adjudication
  4. Corrective Actions
  5. Records
  6. Quality Control
  7. Quantitative Analysis
  8. Use of Force Reports
  9. Early Identification System
  10. Beyond training - the Trainers Role During Administrative Investigations
  11. The Liability Shield: From Policy to Internal Affairs
  12. External Review
  13. Report and Form Samples

Available from

Public Agency Training Council

5101 Decatur Blvd., Suite L

Indianapolis, IN 46241

(800) 365-0119

Order on the Internet at

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About the author

Lou Reiter was an active member of the Los Angeles Police Dept. for 20 years and held all ranks from patrol officer to Deputy Chief of Police - serving in over 20 different positions. He served as an investigator and field supervisor with Internal Affair and as the Advocate - presenting the LAPD's positions during administrative disciplinary hearing boards. He also has served as an employee defense representative and has sat as a member of hearing boards. Since his retirement, he has conducted internal audits and liability assessments of police and sheriff agencies, and is a designated assessor for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

He has been retained as a litigation consultant in about a thousand police civil litigation matters in nearly every state. Lou is the presenter at PATCs seminar on Internal Affairs, Managing Citizen Complaints and Employee Discipline.