Alan Youngs

About Alan Youngs

Chief Alan C. Youngs retired after 33 years with the Lakewood Colorado Police Department, a suburb of Denver. He held command positions within every division of the department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 166th Session. He has earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s degree in public administration and a law degree. He is bilingual English/Spanish.

Mr. Youngs is an attorney and a law enforcement expert witness in police policies, procedures, use of force, training and police academy administration. He has reviewed case files and has testified in numerous cases. His experience includes deposition and trial testimony. As an expert witness he has appeared for both the Plaintiff and Defense Bar.

Mr. Youngs is a licensed member of the Washington D.C. Bar, the Nebraska and Colorado United States District Courts, International Trade Court, Court of Appeals for the District and U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association. He is Vice President of the Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE). He is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police. He has completed a Colorado Bar-approved, 40-hour training course on Arbitration and Mediation.

For the past 22 years, Mr. Youngs has been a police practice consultant providing court-appointed expertise in police agency Federal District Court Consent Decrees. He is an expert in applying Constitutional Standards, State Law, policy and practices involving police incidents. Instructs courses on police use of force, internal affairs and discipline. He frequently performs police management assessments on staffing, operations, policy, auditing, investigations, supervision and training.

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