Legal Defensibility

Police Officer
Aug 28, 2020

How Police Departments Can Avoid Million-Dollar Hiring Mistakes

Unwarranted use-of-force incidents and other examples of police misconduct do lasting damage to communities and police departments. Public anger and erosion of police credibility make it harder for good cops to do a good job, creating an increasingly dangerous environment for both police and civilians. In this whitepaper, you’ll find strategies and specific actions you can take or encourage in your police department to prevent officer misconduct, destructive scandals, and damaging lawsuits from the start.

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Jul 9, 2020

Envisage 2020 – Virtual Summit On Readiness, Response & Reopening

Check out this series of recorded webinars about public safety agencies’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their ideas for the future.

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Hiring: Expert Perspectives
Jul 2, 2020

Hiring: Expert Perspectives

Every organization wants the best personnel they can find. While law enforcement is no different, they face unprecedented levels of scrutiny for their hiring—and firing—decisions. Few know more about this than Roger Goldman and Dan Zivkovich.

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Jul 1, 2020

No More Second Chances

Growing calls for police reform include the creation of a more universal standard to prevent the hiring of officers who have previously been dismissed for misconduct. Efforts are underway to improve uniformity, participation, and access to the existing National Decertification Index in order to keep decertified officers from returning to law enforcement.

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Jun 30, 2020

Grief Sparks Action: Progressing Forward

Public safety will look different in the future, and it will look different place to place. But across the board, Envisage Technologies is built to help leaders keep their promises and offer answers that matter.

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Training Hall
Jun 30, 2020

Failure to Train: Protecting Responder Organizations from a Shifting Legal Threat

As the nation debates the role of police in the community, efforts are underway to redefine the concept of qualified immunity and expand the degree to which public safety organizations are held accountable for the actions of their personnel. This paper traces the modern evolution of failure-to-train lawsuits against law enforcement and other public-sector entities, which effectively begins with 1989’s City of Canton v. Harris. From there, the legal concept of failure-to-train becomes a labyrinth of rules and procedures, with more changes on the horizon. Still, some key factors remain essential to organizations seeking both to prevent misconduct and to defend against allegations. One is effective and continuous training, and another is comprehensive, accurate, and easily accessible data recording that training. This paper presents a compelling case for the twin roles of training and documentation in the ever-shifting environment of public safety.

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Acadis - Let's Look at Hiring
Jun 22, 2020

Let’s Look at Hiring

Diverse, high-quality candidates are essential to any working environment—but for law enforcement, they are more critical than ever. From hiring trends and best practices to decertification tracking, join a panel of experts to examine the most pressing personnel issues facing law enforcement today.

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Jun 18, 2020

Internal Affairs Case Management Strengthens the Acadis Readiness Suite

Envisage Technologies announces the addition of integrated internal affairs case management functions to the Acadis Readiness Suite, a training and compliance system that is the gold standard for public safety leaders. This new functionality helps agencies add, track, and manage cases that may require formal investigation – including complaints, use-of-force claims, and employee misconduct.

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Jun 16, 2020

National Decertification Index (NDI) Expansion Needed to Eliminate Second Chances for Officer Misconduct

Envisage Technologies, a leading provider of public safety training management systems, announces a webinar series addressing NDI and Policing Crisis to begin June 17, 2020. With the current national policing crisis, Envisage Technologies is encouraging government and law enforcement leaders to block the rehiring of problem police officers through making the National Decertification Index (NDI) mandatory, standardized and more robust in every state, and accessible to all police departments across the country.

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Jun 11, 2020

Ron Kasner Joins Envisage Board of Directors

Bloomington, Ind., June 11, 2020—Rapidly growing Envisage Technologies announced today that Ron Kasner has joined its Board of Directors. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Envisage provides software platforms and cutting-edge tools for more than 2 million emergency responders and public safety personnel.

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