Recognizing that members of the Law Enforcement Profession are granted a public trust which requires that they consistently demonstrate the highest degree of integrity, this 2.5 day course continues to build upon the Investigative Process course, by examining the process through the lens and perspective of command level leaders; with an intense focus on building a culture of integrity through the establishment, and maintenance of professional standards, image and ethics through policy, procedures and modeling.

Tuition

Tuition includes all instruction and handouts. Lodging and meals are excluded.

$550 Non-Member
$500 ILEA Member

Topics

The Importance of Competent IA Investigations
Legitimacy and Consequence of Lost Legitimacy
The Professional Standards Concept
Ethics and Character in Policing
Procedural Justice
Due Process and Employee Rights
Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
Force Investigations
Fitness for Duty Evaluation
Root Causes of Discipline Issues
An overview of the Investigation Process

Who Should Attend

Internal affairs investigators
Police department legal staff
Human resources personnel
Law enforcement supervisors and executives

Schedule and Faculty

Days 1 & 2 | 8:30am to 4:30pm
Day 3 | 8:30am to 12:00pm

Faculty

Paul Boyles - Paul Boyles has been employed by the Lexington Police Department since February of 2006. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in February of 2014, and to the rank of Lieutenant in September of 2016. He has held supervisory positions in Patrol as a Field Training Officer, Sergeant, and Lieutenant, and in Investigations as a supervisor of the Crimes Against Children Unit. In May of 2018 he was appointed to a position in the Public Integrity Unit (Internal Affairs), where he served as an Investigator, Inspector, and Court Liaison. He also assisted the Traffic Section with the coordination and supervision of a variety of traffic details, including two Presidential and one Vice-Presidential motorcades, as well as the planning and supervision of other large-scale events. From May 2020 until August 2022, Lieutenant Boyles served as the lieutenant in the Bureau of Investigations, Personal Crimes Section supervising the Robbery, Homicide, and Violent Crimes Units, and was involved in the investigations of over 100 homicides. He has since returned to Patrol as a supervisor and enjoys bringing his experience to a new generation of patrol officers.

Prior to joining the Lexington Police Department, Lieutenant Boyles attended the University of Kentucky and was pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy, with a focus on ethical theory. He earned his Master’s Degree and completed his coursework toward a Ph.D. before joining the department. He has since resumed his studies at the University of Kentucky. Lieutenant Boyles has taught a variety of courses in philosophy and police ethics at the University of Kentucky, Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, and the Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Since 2016 he has assisted ILEA as an instructor for the Ethics Train-the-Trainer course.
Lieutenant Boyles also heads the Lexington Police Department Police Ethics program. He teaches ethics courses for In-Service Training, Recruit Training, as well as ethics blocks of instruction for various specialized programs within the department. Lieutenant Boyles is also an instructor for Kentucky Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training course, a program for helping officers assist those suffering crisis due to mental illnesses.

Darren Stevens - Assistant Chief Darren M. Stevens began his law enforcement career with the Plano Police Department in 1990. While in Plano, he was promoted through the ranks to Lieutenant and worked in that capacity as a Patrol Lieutenant, Administrative Lieutenant and Criminal Investigations Lieutenant.

Assistant Chief Stevens was hired in 2002 by the Frisco Police Department as a Captain. Prior to his promotion to Assistant Chief in 2012, he served as a Captain and Deputy Chief in both the Operations and Services Bureaus and has experience in overseeing every functional aspect of the agency.

TCOLE Credit

Law enforcement personnel attending this course are eligible for seventeen (17) hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit.

Overnight Accommodations

Hyatt Place Dallas Plano
3100 North Dallas Pkwy, Plano TX 75093
972.378.3997
Corporate Discount Code: 757

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Event Highlights

The Importance of Competent IA Investigations
Legitimacy and Consequence of Lost Legitimacy
An overview of the Investigation Process

Internal Affairs Two: Professional Standards, Integrity and Ethics

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