Taylor Consulting Group Roy G. Taylor, Ph.D. · Expert Witness
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Expert Law Enforcement Services

Consulting and expert witness testimony to attorneys, municipalities, the insurance industry, and facilities involved in litigation.

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  • Ph.D., Criminal Justice & Public Policy
  • Sitting Chief of Police
  • Bronze Star Medal with Valor device
  • Advanced Force Science Specialist
  • 26 states + US federal courts

The Taylor Consulting Group offers specialized law enforcement services. We are experienced expert witness consultants specializing in law enforcement and security operations. Particularly, we provide consulting and expert witness testimony to attorneys, municipalities, the insurance industry, and facilities involved in litigation. Whether you need a law enforcement or security expert, we specialize in various issues. For example, police policies, use of force to include deadly force, and electronic control devices. We also specialize in: less-than-lethal weapons, high-speed vehicle pursuits, K-9 utilization, and failure to train. Furthermore, we conduct assessments of police departments and law enforcement organizations to identify opportunities for enhancement by benchmarking their practices and performance with the best and most promising emerging practices in law enforcement.

Types of Expert Witness Cases

Our experts are called upon to analyze cases from both the defense and plaintiff perspectives with experience including, but not limited to:
  • Police standards and practices.
  • Use of Force and Deadly Force.
  • Electronic control devices.
  • Standards of conduct.
  • High speed vehicle pursuits & chases.
  • Law enforcement policies and procedures.
  • Failure to train.
  • Law enforcement malpractice.
  • Failure to supervise.
  • Violations of ยง1983 Civil Rights.
  • Personnel selection and retention.

Expert Witness Consulting Options

From very straightforward initial analysis to testifying for you as an expert. We especially have the expertise to support your case.

Security expert in private operations

  • Apartment communities.
  • Automatic Teller Machines [ATM] security.
  • Bars and nightclubs.
  • Campus or school law enforcement and security.
  • Convenience stores.
  • Crime statistics and analysis.
  • Department stores.
  • Foreseeability of crime.
  • Home security.
  • Hospital and medical services.
  • Hotel or hospitality and lodging security.
  • Inadequacy of security and safety lighting and illumination.
  • Parking lot lighting.
  • Parking lots and garages.
  • Restaurants.
  • Retail stores.
  • Security.
  • Shopping centers and malls.

Campus Security Consulting

  • Actual risks on campus.
  • Campus and school law enforcement and security.
  • Campus law enforcement and security standards and practices.
  • Campus policies and procedures.
  • Crime statistics and analysis.
  • Failure to train.
  • Foreseeability of crime.
  • Inadequacy of security and safety lighting and illumination.
  • Medical policies and procedures.
  • Parking lot lighting.
  • Premises liability.
  • School law enforcement or security malpractice.
  • Security.
  • Standards of conduct.

Security & Safety Lighting & Illumination

  • Apartment residence and dormitories.
  • Automated teller machines and night depositories.
  • College dormitories.
  • Convenience stores and gas stations.
  • Critical infrastructure and homeland security sites.
  • Elderly resident care.
  • Hotels and motels.
  • Law enforcement, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service locations.
  • Malls.
  • Offices and commercial buildings.
  • Parking garages.
  • Parking lots.
  • Pedestrian only areas.
  • Public and natural parks.
  • Residential parking areas.
  • Restaurants and fast food.
  • Retail outlets and supermarkets.
  • Schools, colleges and universities.
  • Shopping centers.
  • Single-family residence.
  • Unoccupied spaces.
  • Vehicle sales lots.
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Areas of Expertise

Each area has its own detailed page.

  • Use of Force

    Use of force and deadly force, standards of conduct, and §1983 civil rights.

  • Police Policies & Practices

    Law enforcement policies and procedures, failure to train, failure to supervise.

  • TASER & Electronic Control Devices

    Electronic control devices, conducted energy weapons, less-than-lethal weapons.

  • Police Pursuits

    High speed vehicle pursuits and chases, and the policies behind them.

  • K-9

    Canine utilization and deployment, by a career K-9 handler.

  • Negligent Security & Premises Liability

    Foreseeability of crime, crime statistics and analysis, security adequacy.

  • Security Lighting

    Inadequacy of security and safety lighting and illumination.

  • Campus & School Security

    Campus and school law enforcement and security standards and practices.

Published, not negotiated

You will know the cost before you call

Every fee is set out in full on the rate schedule — a flat fee system, so your firm knows from the beginning the costs it will incur, and so there is never a reason to withhold materials to hold down billing.

See the full rate schedule

  • $7,000Case preparation retainer — 20 hours at $350.00 per hour
  • $2,500Deposition, at my office or at opposing counsel’s location
  • $2,500Per on-site visit day, plus travel and per diem
  • $2,500Per trial day, plus travel and per diem
  • $100/hrTravel, plus a flat $300.00 per day per diem

Discuss a case

Dr. Taylor welcomes telephone discussions and correspondence with attorneys seeking to determine the viability of a case — for the plaintiff or for the defense.

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Office 9650 Strickland Road
Suite 103-162
Raleigh, NC 27615 Email [email protected] Call (919) 697-1995
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