- 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
Dr. Roy G. Taylor, Ph.D., is a sitting Chief of Police and a certified TASER instructor who provides expert witness testimony and consulting on electronic control devices, conducted energy weapons, and less-than-lethal weapons. He serves attorneys, municipalities, the insurance industry, and facilities involved in litigation, and he is retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel.
Electronic Control Device Credentials
Dr. Taylor served as Use of Force Director at Compliant Technologies from 2020 to 2021 and is a Compliant Technologies Master Instructor and G.L.O.V.E. CEW Instructor. He first completed TASER Instructor Training with Taser International in 2005 and has maintained his instructor status through recertifications in 2011, 2021, and 2023 with Axon Academy. He also completed the Compliant Technologies Conducted Energy Weapons Instructor course in 2020.
Case Experience
Electronic control devices are among the specific issues the Taylor Consulting Group specializes in, alongside use of force, deadly force, and less-than-lethal weapons. Dr. Taylor analyzes ECD and conducted energy weapon cases from both the defense and plaintiff perspectives, with experience including:
- Electronic control devices and conducted energy weapons
- Less-than-lethal weapons
- Use of force and deadly force
- Police standards and practices and standards of conduct
- Failure to train and failure to supervise
- Violations of §1983 civil rights
Related Expertise
Dr. Taylor's ECD work is grounded in a broader use of force practice: he is an Advanced Force Science Specialist certified by the Force Science Institute, a certified NC Criminal Justice Instructor in firearms, and a use of force and firearms instructor with more than 40 years of law enforcement experience in federal, state, local, and private Police Chief positions. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Walden University and has consulted on more than 120 federal cases dealing with police procedures.
Discuss Your Case
Dr. Taylor has provided litigation services in 26 states and in US federal courts. He welcomes telephone discussions and correspondence with attorneys seeking to determine the viability of a case involving a TASER or other electronic control device, and he will provide his best assessment of its strengths and weaknesses against current and prevailing national standards. Call (919) 697-1995 or contact the Taylor Consulting Group.
Other areas of expertise
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Use of Force
Use of force and deadly force, standards of conduct, and §1983 civil rights.
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Police Policies & Practices
Law enforcement policies and procedures, failure to train, failure to supervise.
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Police Pursuits
High speed vehicle pursuits and chases, and the policies behind them.
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K-9
Canine utilization and deployment, by a career K-9 handler.
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Negligent Security & Premises Liability
Foreseeability of crime, crime statistics and analysis, security adequacy.
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Security Lighting
Inadequacy of security and safety lighting and illumination.
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Campus & School Security
Campus and school law enforcement and security standards and practices.
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.
Suite 103-162
Raleigh, NC 27615 Email [email protected] Call (919) 697-1995