• 4th Amendment, Search and Seizure
• 14th Amendment, Due Process
• Use of Force; deadly, excessive
• Arrest and Detention
• 5th Amendment, illegal interrogation
• 6th Amendment, denial of counsel
• Assists Litigation Division in defense of the Chief of Police, Tulsa Police Officers and the Department

Criminal laws and procedure

• Federal, State and Municipal laws
• 4th, 5th, 6th, 14th Amendment Issues
• Search and seizure issues; Miranda, warrants etc
• Confessions; admissibility,Right to an Attorney
• Due Process
• Expungement of Arrest Records
• Liaison between TPD and Tulsa County District Attorney’s office on many issues

Labor and Employment

• Internal Affair’s Investigations
• Assists with Civil Service and Arbitration Matters
• Due process in employment hearings
• Member of Deadly Force Review Board
• reviews conduct of officers when called upon to use deadly force
• Advises on changes to existing policy and procedure or on the creation of new policy and procedure

Contracts

• Drafts various contracts affecting the TPD
• Chaplain, Psychological Services, Veterinary Services, etc.
• Inter-local agreements
• Agreements between the TPD and other local and federal law enforcement agencies
• Grants
• Assists officers in preparing law enforcement related grant applications and disbursement documents
• Memorandum of Understanding with the FOP

Reviews requests under the Open Records Act

• Juvenile Issues, Personnel Records
• Protected law enforcement documents

Reviews Subpoenas/ and Subpoenas Duces Tecum for compliance or for objection

• Juvenile, excessive burden on the City, confidential
• Untimely notice, improper service etc

Law Enforcement education

• Instructs the new Apprentice Police Officers in laws of arrest, pursuit, exclusionary rules, search and seizure, courtroom conduct etc
• Publishes the Legal Bulletin
• Advises officers of new legislation
• Contains new case law on all levels of criminal justice from Supreme Court to Tulsa County
• New Sgt./Cpl. School, Legal In-service training for the entire police department
• Web page on the Police intranet site