GILBERTSONInvestigations Inc. (239) 571-1840
Gilbertson Investigations Inc. · For Law-Enforcement Agencies

Prevent the Lawsuit,
Not Just Defend It

Liability · Standards · Policy · Curriculum

Police-liability training built from thirty-eight years of casework and classroom instruction, and from the expert-witness chair where training failures become verdicts. For agencies that would rather fix the practice than litigate it.

For law-enforcement agencies

The Scope

What the analysis covers.

Individual engagements are scoped with counsel. Go deeper: Liability & Force Standards · De-Escalation & Intervention · Policy & Curriculum.

Training topics

  • Civil liability for law-enforcement officers
  • Unlawful detention and false arrest
  • Searches and seizures
  • Use-of-force standards
  • Threat assessment, resistance and proportionality
  • De-escalation
  • Vehicle-pursuit policy
  • Police misconduct
  • Duty to intervene

Development work

  • Policy development
  • Curriculum development

Training engagements are scoped agency by agency; contact for availability and format.

The Engagement

Same discipline, every case.

01 · Conflicts & scope

Conflict check and a written scope with retaining counsel before substantive discussion.

02 · Retention

Retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours at $275 per hour.

03 · Record & report

The complete record against national standards; most reports finish within the retainer.

04 · Testimony

Deposition, hearings and trial, nationwide from RSW.

Full fee schedule and counsel FAQ: For Retaining Counsel →

Questions

Asked before the record is sent.

Who is the training for?
Law-enforcement agencies and their officers, supervisors and command staff. Attorney expert-witness services remain the core practice and run separately.
What does the training cover?
Civil liability, detention and false arrest, search and seizure, use-of-force standards, threat assessment and proportionality, de-escalation, pursuit policy, misconduct, and the duty to intervene, plus policy and curriculum development.
How is training scoped?
Agency by agency, based on size, role mix and the practices at issue. Start with a call or email outlining the agency and the topics of interest.
Retain

Request a program for your agency.

For law-enforcement agencies. Conflicts are checked before anything substantive, and you will hear about a conflict immediately.

Agency training request

For law-enforcement agencies and their training staff.

Request sent.

You will hear back directly. If the matter is urgent, call (239) 571-1840.