Areas of Expertise: Crime Foreseeability; Criminology; Negligent Security; Inadequate Security; Police Pursuits; Private Investigators; Weapons; Use-of-Force; Security Management; Premises Liability; Police Procedures; Law Enforcement; Hotel Security; Emergency Vehicle Response; Criminal Investigations.
National Law Enforcement Consultant & Litigation Support Specialist
With more than 45 years of experience as a law enforcement executive, Military Police Lieutenant Colonel, educator, policy consultant, and §1983 Civil Rights expert witness, Dr. Roy G. Taylor provides authoritative, impartial, and highly structured litigation support to attorneys nationwide. His work focuses on helping judges, juries, and counsel understand how accepted professional standards of policing apply to the facts of each case.
Dr. Taylor has served as Chief of Police in three North Carolina cities as well as the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency in the National Capital Region; he has served as Chief of Capitol Special Police since 2002 and Chief of Blue Ridge Public Safety since 2014. He has testified for both plaintiffs and defendants and maintains credibility as a neutral, unbiased subject-matter expert.
Attorneys retain Dr. Taylor for his ability to translate complex police procedures, policies, and constitutional frameworks into clear, persuasive, and evidence-based opinions. His approach is grounded in national standards, validated training expectations, and systematic analytical methodology.