Recruiting, Hiring and Background Investigations for Law Enforcement

Course Overview:

Upon successful completion of this training module, attendees will be provided with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop a recruiting, hiring and background investigation program that improves your agency’s ability to respond to the emerging staffing crisis before it overwhelms your agency.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the true consequences of bad hires.
• Identify barriers to effective recruiting, hiring and background investigations.
• Gain the tools necessary to develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy.
• Identify innovative approaches to law enforcement recruitment and hiring.
• Improve selection criteria and screening protocols while expanding the applicant pool.
• Utilize the Background Investigation Checklist to protect your agency and the community you serve.
• Make legally defensible hiring decisions that will hold up in court.
• Identify mistakes made in hiring interviews that lead to liability.
• Gain a better understanding of the multitude of liability challenges created by improper hires and identifying toxic applicants before they become your toxic officer.
• Identify and address the factors that cloud judgment in hiring and background decisions.

Course Registration Fee: $325 includes all training materials and a Certificate of Completion. To register for this course click here.

Instructor Bio

Darryl L. Rivers is a U.S. Military Veteran and a retired Law Enforcement professional. He has experience as an Officer with the Detroit Police Department, an ATF task force agent, a Detective with the Arizona Department of Corrections, A Lead Special Agent with the Arizona Office of the Attorney General, and a Sergeant with the Goodyear Police Department. He also has served as a civilian Public Education Specialist and trainer with Arizona government agencies. Darryl is a state certified General Instructor, Defensive Tactics, and Physical Fitness Instructor. One of his favorite assignments was serving as a Crisis/Hostage Negotiator assigned to the Special Assignment Unit, Crisis Negotiations Team.

Darryl started his own training business called “The L.E.A.D. Company” shortly after his retirement. From that platform Darryl has established himself as a national leadership speaker and trainer, a published author, Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, Emotional Intelligence analyst/trainer, NLP/body language trainer and a John Maxwell Certified Team Member. He has a unique, humorous, yet intellectual delivery to his trainings that makes him a sought after corporate and government trainer across the nation.