Expand Your Force Investigations Knowledge
Anatomy of a Critical Incident
In this first of its kind book, Expert Jamie Borden discusses human performance, biases and investigative techniques that law enforcement needs to be aware of in force investigations and critical Incidents.
Beyond The Frame
Video feels like the truth… it’s not.
In one Arizona murder trial, the file said 15.91 frames per second. At the moment that mattered most, it captured 7.52, and nobody had asked why.
Beyond the Frame teaches force analysts to read video as evidence, not as a picture. What is your video leaving out?
The Common Thread: Building the Record
Every use of force is judged twice: once in the moment, and again years later by people who only have your report.
Most reports don’t fail because the officer was wrong. They fail because something was left out.
Building the Record shows officers, investigators, and supervisors how to document the whole account. What is missing from yours?
The Common Thread: Examining the Record
Analysts and experts are handed statements, reports, and video and asked what really happened. The easy path is to repeat the first version of the story.
Examining the Record traces one thread from what the officer perceived to what the evidence shows. Where that thread breaks, you’ve found the question that matters. Most reviewers never look for the break.
After The Incident: Before You Need it
The interview, the statement, the review, the questions you never saw coming. Most officers face all of it for the first time on the worst day of their career.
This compact manual walks you through it now, while you can still think clearly. The question is whether you’ll read it before you need it.
Force Analysis: Video Examination & Review
In an era where every critical incident is captured on body-worn camera, the difference between a fair investigation and a flawed one often comes down to one thing: true video literacy.
Learn the skills to analyze video objectively and effectively.
Enhanced Force Investigations & The Cognitive Interview: Investigative Reference Manual
Learn CIR’s enhanced techniques for critical incident investigation, review, and analysis, including a specialized cognitive interview process designed specifically for officers involved in high-stress, potentially traumatic events.
The Objective Compass: Leadership Perspective on Force Analysis
This a is a practical, no-nonsense guide written specifically for police leaders, command staff, investigators, and public information officers who are responsible for navigating the aftermath of use-of-force events.