Police Practices & Public Safety Expert Witness Services
Trusted by attorneys nationwide in complex public safety litigation.
With more than 60 years of combined executive law-enforcement leadership and public-safety consulting experience, Public Safety Insight provides attorneys with the collective expertise of two nationally recognized public-safety leaders. Former Chief of Police of a large Idaho law enforcement agency, Scot Haug, and retired Police Captain from a large California law enforcement agency, Dale Stockton, deliver objective, evidence-based expert witness and litigation consulting services grounded in executive leadership, nationally recognized technology expertise, and real-world operational experience.
Years of Combined Executive Law Enforcement Leadership Experience
Nationwide
Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting
Executive Leadership
Chief of Police • Police Captain
Multidisciplinary Expertise
Use of Force • Training • Custody
Trusted Experience
Our Areas of Expertise
Police Practices
Use of Force
Officer Decision-Making
De-escalation
Officer Safety
Internal Investigations
Failure to Train
Failure to Supervise
Policy Review
Critical Incident Review
Organizational Leadership
Public Safety Technology
Digital Evidence
License Plate Readers
Public Safety Smartphones
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
CJIS Compliance
CAD/RMS Systems
Technology Implementation
Risk Management
Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting Services
Case Review & Analysis
Expert Reports
Rebuttal Reports
Deposition Testimony
Trial Testimony
Body-Worn Camera Review
Video Evidence Review
Policy Analysis
Training Evaluation
Public Safety Technology Analysis
Litigation Consulting
Specialized Expertise
Active Shooter Response
School Resource Officers
Emergency Communications
911 Operations
Dispatch Operations
Administrative Investigations
Civil Rights Litigation
Representative Expert Witness Experience
What Sets Public Safety Insight Apart
Public Safety Insight brings together more than 60 years of combined executive law enforcement leadership and public safety consulting experience.
Unlike many expert witnesses who rely solely on past careers, Scot and Dale continue to work with agencies, public safety organizations, and technology companies across the country. Their ongoing consulting work keeps them actively engaged in current policing practices, emerging technologies, officer safety, school safety, emergency communications, and organizational leadership.
This allows our opinions to reflect not only decades of experience but also today’s evolving professional standards and best practices.
- Federal Civil Rights Litigation
- Officer-Involved Shootings
- Use of Force
- Wrongful Death Cases
- School Safety
- Police Technology
- Body-Worn Cameras
- Emergency Communications & 911
- Digital Evidence
- Failure to Train
- Failure to Supervise
- Administrative Investigations
- Critical Incident Reviews
- Policy & Procedure Analysis
Our Team
Meet The Experts
Scot Haug
Partner
Former Chief of Police of a large Idaho law enforcement agency with more than 32 years of executive law enforcement leadership and more than 20 years of SWAT experience. Scot is a nationally recognized public safety consultant, expert witness, and instructor specializing in police practices, use of force, school safety, body-worn cameras, public safety technology, digital evidence, emergency communications, and organizational leadership.
Throughout his career, Scot served as a Defensive Tactics Instructor and has spent decades training law enforcement officers in officer safety, tactical decision-making, and operational best practices. Today, he is a nationally recognized Officer Safety and Survival instructor, presenting to thousands of law enforcement professionals across the United States each year on officer safety, leadership, technology, and contemporary policing practices.
Scot has consulted with agencies throughout the United States and has been retained in state and federal litigation involving police operations, policy, training, supervision, public safety technology, school safety, and emergency communications. His opinions are grounded in real-world executive leadership, current national best practices, and decades of operational experience.
Dale Stockton
Partner
Retired police captain with more than 32 years of law enforcement experience, including service in the U.S. Air Force Security Police and the Carlsbad (California) Police Department. Dale Stockton is a nationally recognized public safety consultant, author, editor, and instructor specializing in officer safety, leadership, public safety technology, mobile communications, organizational leadership, and contemporary policing practices.
Throughout his career, Dale served in patrol, investigations, and executive leadership assignments while also teaching criminal justice at the college level for more than 20 years. He later served as Editor-in-Chief of Law Officer magazine, where he helped launch the nationally recognized Below 100 initiative before becoming its first Executive Director. Today, he continues to train thousands of law enforcement professionals throughout the United States on officer safety, leadership, emerging technologies, and operational best practices.
Dale has consulted with law enforcement agencies, technology companies, and public safety organizations across North America on officer safety, policy, leadership, emergency communications, and mobile technology. His work combines decades of operational experience with deep expertise in training, publishing, and advancing innovative solutions that improve public safety outcomes.
