Evaluating the usefulness of civil suits as a judicial remedy for systemic police misconduct in the United States
The American experience with private suits against police departments reveals interesting insights into the strengths and weaknesses of using civil suits as a check on police misconduct. The American legal doctrine of qualified immunity bars suits against individual government actors performing thei...
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| Language: | English |
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National Institute of Justice
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Institutului Naţional de Justiţie |
| Online Access: | https://ibn.idsi.md/sites/default/files/imag_file/50_54_Evaluating%20the%20usefulness%20of%20civil%20suits%20as%20a%20judicial%20remedy%20for%20systemic%20police%20misconduct%20in%20the%20United%20States.pdf |