Course Description: This course address many of the calls street officers respond to which turn out to be civil disputes including: landlord-tenant issues, roommate disputes, automobile repossessions, and parties withholding another’s property claiming a possessory lien. This course also covers OFP’s HRO’s and DANCO’s.  What are they?  How does an officer know what to do to avoid liability under 42 U.S.C. 1983.  It also covers child custody and visitation disputes, divorce decree enforcement and kids in the middle of a bad situation.  When is it a crime, when is it civil?  What rights do children have?  PREVENT LAWSUITS THAT OTHER AGENCIES HAVE EXPERIENCED WHEN NOT HANDLING CIVIL DISPUTES PROPERLY!

Street Officer's Response - October 8, 2024