Police and Jail Procedures Consultant. Patrol and Jail procedures, policy, and tactics review by retired Sheriff’s Lieutenant with 30 years experience.

Consultation services to law firms, public agencies, and media.
Lieutenant Richard Lichten (Retired) - Principal Consultant

(established 2008)

26504 Bouquet Canyon Road, Suite 110, Santa Clarita, California 91350
Santa Clarita, California
661-406-7258 Fax: 661-296-6171

policeandjailprocedures@yahoo.com

Richard Lichten brings 30 years of front-line law enforcement experience to a wide range of police and jail topics. Twenty of his thirty years on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were in supervisory and command positions.

Primary areas of expertise:

Use of force in patrol and in the jails
Vehicle and foot pursuits
Officer involved shootings
General patrol tactics
Been the on-scene commander in over 100 major inmate disturbances/riots involving a few inmates to over 2000 inmates (Lt. Lichten has lectured in other states about this topic)
Supervised the safe removal of many barricaded hostile and violent inmates in the jails
Critical incidents

Law Enforcement services:

Policy and procedure review
Preparation of the police officer prior to court cases

Consultation for Attorneys:

Case review and consultation for attorneys
Determine if the officer’s actions were in line with the policy and procedures of his/her agency
Determine if the agency’s policy and procedures were in line with generally accepted practices