Fargo, ND
Lieutenant Matt Siders has served with the Fargo North Dakota Police Department since 2009. His current assignment is as the Night Shift Commander in the Neighborhood Services Division. Before this role, he was a Sergeant assigned to the Professional Accountability Unit. This unit deals with internal investigations; use of force reports; creating new policies; policy changes and additions; policy maintenance; and policy, procedure and case law training in the department. He has also spent time as a Patrol Sergeant, School Resource Officer, Police Training Officer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Patrol Officer. Lieutenant Siders is the team lead on his department’s Wellness Team. He has been instrumental in implementing initiatives to improve the physical wellness and mental health of his department.
Lieutenant Siders’ research interests include analyzing use of force data to create more effective training plans and best practices for de-escalation, and effectively controlling subjects; analyzing promising strategies and programs to increase officer resilience and improve mental health; and, studying effective uses of early intervention systems and evidence based solutions to increase support for law enforcement officers struggling with work related stress, fatigue and declining mental health.