Use Of Force Forensic Interviewer/Investigator

J Douglas Parker retired after serving 30 years with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation having investigated thousands of violent felonies. Since 1984 he has investigated numerous police officer use of force cases involving the death of the suspect by law enforcement. Since retiring in 2012, he has assisted attorneys who represent officers and private citizens charged with crimes because of their actions defending themselves.

Parker has been certified as a forensic interviewer of persons involved in critical incidents having to use force in self-defense through The Force Science Institute understanding that “human factors” influence perceptions, memory and the five senses. Other certifications include Critical Incident Review- Certified as Force Investigation Strategies & The Cognitive Interview Process.

His expertise is interviewing clients shortly after the incident utilizing a framework of prompts, he created after 40+ years of investigating these types of cases. This process has enabled the client to document, from their perspective, much more detailed information about the incident from the beginning enabling the attorney to better understand “why” force was used thus strengthening the defense.

Over the many years of investigating cases, Parker has interviewed thousands of victims, witnesses and suspects and has processed many scenes by obtaining evidence in accordance with proper procedure to be admissible in a court of law.

Parker is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and has over 2000 hours of training both as a law enforcement officer and consultant. He is also a P.O.S.T. certified instructor and created a training curriculum on Use of Force Investigations.

Publications include:

“Statement Analysis in Criminal Defense” 2016 Attorney Law Magazine
Author of “A KillHer Plan, Behind The Crime Scene Tape” Published 2019
Use of Force Investigations, 2023 Peace Officer’s Association of Georgia Summer Magazine
Documenting Use of Force, 2022 Police One Magazine