Scott Sargent

Scott is a 34 year law enforcement veteran and founder of www.Policing-Solutions.com LLC which is focused on consultation to law enforcement agencies on use of force and specialized operation/canine policing policies. Since 2018, Scott has worked as a project team member in conducting management studies of police departments with the goal of providing best practices based recommendations for changes to use of force policy and practice.

Scott worked for several law enforcement agencies in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. Scott joined the LAPD is 1993 and retired after 22 years. For seven years, Scott was the commanding officer of the LAPD Use of Force Review Division, responsible for the adjudication of over 13,000 use of force incidents, including over 500 officer involved shootings. Scott revised several LAPD policies and tactical directives over the years. Scott has served as an expert witness in several federal OIS civil cases as a police practices expert, and as a consultant on other cases.

Scott is a consultant with the USDOJ monitoring team for the 2017 Baltimore Police Department Consent Decree and an assistant monitor for the USDOJ 2015 Cleveland Police Department Consent Decree. Scott has a MA in Organizational Management from Azusa Pacific University, a BA from University of Redlands and a Law Degree from Southwestern University and is an active attorney.

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