Planning for Critical Incident Responses

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Find information and guidance for Minnesota law enforcement agencies on planning for and managing critical incidents such as officer-involved shootings and use of force police actions resulting in death or serious injury.  Discusses post-incident issues such as counseling, care officers, administrative leave, preparation for potential criminal proceedings. Outlines incident management activities related to statements, evidence preservation, and identifying witnesses.

Use this model with the discussion on “Planning for Critical Incident Responses”:

• Critical Incident Response, LMC model policy (doc)