Failure to Train & Monell · Hiring & Retention

Hiring &
Retention

Some cases begin years before the incident, in a background check that missed what it should have caught or a personnel file that kept growing without consequence. Hiring and retention analysis reads that history against accepted practice.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

Officer hiring and background screening
Negligent officer retention
Prior complaints and disciplinary history
Early-warning systems
Command review and corrective action

How it is analyzed

Pre-employment and background records where produced, personnel and disciplinary files, early-warning data, and the agency's hiring and retention policies, against national personnel standards.

Engagement terms and the published fee schedule: For Retaining Counsel →

Questions

Before the record is sent.

When does retention become the story?

When the file shows the agency knew: complaints, discipline, or warnings that accumulated while the officer stayed on the street. The analysis documents that knowledge trail.

What does retention cost?

A non-refundable retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours of discovery review, report writing and conferences at $275 per hour. Most reports are completed within the retainer. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.

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