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Legal Update for Corrections
This 4-hour training seminar is specifically tailored for Corrections Professionals from all organizational levels. Participants will learn about changes in the law and the most current trends in litigation. It is recognized that Corrections is one of the most demanding, yet mandated, functions in government. The goal of this seminar is to provide participants with this information in an effort to limit their exposure, and the exposure of their organization, to the affects of litigation.
Topics to be included in this seminar include:
- Constitutional Law Pertaining to Inmates
- Pretrial Detainee Rights
- 42 USC 1983 Related Topics (4th and 8th Amendment Issues)
- Seizure
- Excessive Force
- Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs
- Searches
- Restraint & Positional Asphyxiation
- Handcuffing, Tasers, & Chemical Sprays
- PLRA (Prison Litigation Reform Act)
- State Law Claims- New Developments
- Employment Updates
Instructor: Attorney Audrey Forbush is a shareholder with the law firm of Plunkett Cooney, PC. She has successfully defended numerous cases against law enforcement agencies throughout Michigan involving allegations of excessive force, false arrest, illegal search, deliberate indifference to medical needs and failure to properly train & supervise. She is the legal advisor for the Law Enforcement Action Forum.
Cost: LEORTC Licensed Members – Prepaid LEORTC Non-Licensed – 30.00
Non-Member Agencies – $60.00