Sgt. Doug Kazensky (ret.)
Sr. Solutions Engineer
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 2pm-3pm ET
Most agencies frame Early Intervention Systems as support before small issues become big ones. Most officers experience it as a watch list — because EIS programs typically track the same indicators Internal Affairs already uses, and are often run by IA outright. No matter how “non-punitive” leadership calls it, the system functions like discipline — so officers disengage, manage the metric instead of the behavior, and route around the tool meant to catch problems early.
This mirrors a broader pattern in police reform research: initiatives officers opt into show real results; the same initiatives imposed top-down often don’t. Buy-in isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s the mechanism the whole thing runs on.
The agencies getting this right rebuild EIS around that reality: separating it from discipline, giving officers visibility into their own data, and treating it as support infrastructure rather than surveillance with a friendlier name.
Join Sgt. Doug Kazensky (ret.) and Johnny Roberson as they discuss how to create an early intervention program that will feel less like discipline, and more like real support for your officers.
What you’ll learn:
- Why mandated reforms consistently underperform voluntary ones — and what that means for how you roll out EIS
- The specific design choices that make officers read a system as punitive, regardless of how it’s framed
- What “ownership outside of IA” actually looks like in practice, and why it matters more than the messaging around the program
- How to give officers visibility into their own data without turning the system into a compliance checklist
- Practical first steps for agencies whose current EIS has already lost officer trust
Presenters
Doug Kazensky is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Vector Solutions, as well as a former police training sergeant and officer of over two decades. After proudly serving in the United States Air Force as a member of the Security Police, he joined the Longview Police Department in Washington in December 1997. He served in patrol, as a School Resource Officer (SRO), and as a detective specializing in fraud and computer crimes.
Johnny Roberson
Solutions Engineer
Johnny brings nearly four decades of public safety leadership to this conversation. He began his law enforcement career in 1987, working patrol and later supervising patrol operations while building FTO programs at two different agencies. He developed his county’s School Resource Officer program, served on the county SWAT team, and worked directed patrol assignments including Highway and Burglary Interdiction, along with traffic accident investigation. He was later selected for a statewide Critical Incident Stress Management team, serving as team captain for Middle Tennessee, and continues to provide emotional support to agencies in his area today. In recognition of his leadership, he was nominated and selected to attend the FBI National Academy, graduating in the 196th session as one of the youngest Americans to attend at that time.
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