01:202:202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Police Misconduct, Term Paper
7 Apr 2018
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Who do you think should investigate police misconduct: private investigators, fbi, outside sources, supervisor/administrator. Criminal law: criminal law and prosecution of cops allows for advantages, provides accountability, media coverage sends message of taking issues clearly, viewed as ineffective tool in dealing with misconduct. Too general, so may not take issues seriously: das are hard to prosecute. Civil litigation suing the police: about 6,000 per year in late 60s to as many as 30k per year in late 90s were sued, three types of state suits. Negligence: police liability covered by civil rights act of 1871, west vs atkins specific requirements for a section 1983 claim. Public employee acting under state law while in official capacity: lawsuits not done much for preventing future misconduct. Special investigations: use outside private investigators, advantages. Bring together wide group of individuals: scholars or practitioners, experts in field, address past issues and look to future to prevent issues from coming up, disadvantages.
