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Bob Cowan former Chief of the Jersey City Police Department and owner of Cowan Investigations has had thirty five years of service in New Jersey’s second largest municipality with twenty six of those years being worked in a supervisory capacity. Bob has extensive experience in the practical application of police policies and procedures with many of these police operations being governed by standards and protocols established through directives issued by the New Jersey Attorney General such as: Vehicular Pursuit Policies and Procedures, Internal Affairs Policies and Procedures, Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment, Use of Force, Training Requirements and many other Attorney General Directives. In addition he has a working knowledge of the Federal and State Case Law and Precedents which have been applied to many of these New Jersey Attorney General Directives.

During His many years on the police department Bob has often been the ranking supervisor at the scenes of all types of crimes, from thefts to homicides. Along with this responsibility came the necessity of being an expert in the practical application of the proper contemporary criminal procedures which would be applicable to the the rights of both the victims and perpetrators of these criminal acts. The result of this hands on experience has qualified former Chief Cowan as an expert in arrest search and seizure, search warrants and the applicable exceptions, interview and confession law pertaining to statements, identification procedures, in addition to other legal procedures which pertain to criminal investigations.

If you are an attorney retained by a client in either a civil or criminal case having a need for an expert witness who possesses a background in the practical application of contemporary criminal procedure and/or police policies; many of which are directives mandated by the New Jersey Attorney General to which New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies are bounded, we invite you to contact Bob Cowan for a consultation. The former Chief has a history comprised of extensive courtroom testimony including but not limited to criminal matters heard in Superior and Municipal Court, Grand Jury, Departmental Administrative Hearings in addition to being well versed in the providing of deposition testimony with respect to civil litigation.