ABSTRACT
In 1989, the Las Vegas Municipal Police Department (LVMPD) began a 2-year study of investigative policies of agencies throughout the United States in order to develop a departmental investigative protocol that would reflect the best policies of all other agencies. Unfortunately, LVMPD discovered that most major departments basically had no documented policies or procedural guidelines in place to address officer-involved-in-shooting incidents. It was apparent that the policies of most police departments, LVMPD included, were more the products of evolution than of research and review. Committees were formed to represent the agency and the employees to ensure that all interests were served. The structured policy that LVMPD eventually adopted could serve as a model for almost any agency.
