Randy Rider has been employed as a law enforcement officer for 32 years. He is still an active law enforcement officer serving in the capacity of training and internal affairs. Over the course of his career he has conducted hundreds of investigations concerning abuse, neglect, and use of force by police and corrections officers.
Lieutenant Rider was elected president of the National Internal Affairs Investigators Association in May of 2005. The association has a members employed in agencies throughout the United States and Canada. Lieutenant Rider is also a national instructor for the Public Agency Training Council, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Articles by Randy
United States of America v. Larry Wright
by Randy Rider
Created: January 3, 2013
Sworn deputies, restricted to working as corrections officers in prisons...
Thanksgiving Memories From A Retired Officer
by Randy Rider
Created: November 21, 2012
I had 37 Thanksgiving holidays wearing a badge. Worked some and off some...
Ethically Speaking – Just for the Cops?
by Randy Rider
Created: November 13, 2012
Let’s look at an episode that has blown ethics completely out of the...
9/11 Have We Forgotten?
by Randy Rider
Created: September 11, 2012
This news has been on the back page for months now. Most folks haven’t...
Roid Rage - No Good Reason
by Randy Rider
Created: August 8, 2012
Beginning in the mid to late 1990’s and early 2000’s things began to...
Rochin v. California: What Shocks the Conscience
by Randy Rider
Created: January 30, 2012
Have you ever wondered what the origin was of the "Shocks the conscience...
Hot Pursuit and Tunnel Vision
by Randy Rider
Created: November 30, 2011
I have been teaching pursuit policy training and this case automatically...
City of San Diego v. John Roe
by Randy Rider
Created: September 26, 2011
Roe took steps to link the San Diego Police Department to his business...
Before September 11th
by Randy Rider
Created: September 9, 2011
Before September 11, several police officers and I went to Germany and...
IA: Mary Hancock v. Chief Mike Baker
by Randy Rider
Created: August 31, 2011
In any case the CEO must make sure that the investigating authority has a...
Be A Leader for Goodness Sake
by Randy Rider
Created: July 19, 2011
It is time for these chiefs to man up. They seem to be great leaders when...
Agency CEOs Determine Morality Image
by Randy Rider
Created: June 21, 2011
As the Chief or Sheriff of an agency, how you handle all questions...
Bellotte v. Edwards et al
by Randy Rider
Created: January 18, 2011
Do your background information as if it were a separate investigation...
False Accusations
by Randy Rider
Created: November 29, 2010
I took those extra steps to clear a fellow Officer Bubba. You have to do...
United States v. Hayes
by Randy Rider
Created: October 19, 2010
Retroactive removal of your ability to be a police officer.
Domestic Violence, Pt 3
by Randy Rider
Created: September 22, 2010
The following are a few news stories gathered in the past few weeks about...
September 11th Memories
by Randy Rider
Created: September 9, 2010
Keep the victims, our soldiers, intelligence agents, and our fellow...
Police & Domestic Violence, Pt 2
by Randy Rider
Created: September 9, 2010
Budgets for law enforcement are down. Funding for new initiatives is not...
Fitness for duty
by Randy Rider and Heather Mcelroy
Created: February 24, 2010
Sangirardi was in need of a psychological fitness for duty examination...
The Todd Road Incident
by Randy Rider
Created: September 24, 2009
During the ensuing melee a police officer was shot and numerous persons...