Dismantling the Trap: Untangling the Chain of Events in Excessive Force Claims
In the wake of repeated police shootings of unarmed Black men and women, police departments across the country are focusing on de-escalation. Yet federal courts reviewing Fourth Amendment excessive force violations are often unwilling to take into account how an officer’s pre-seizure conduct may ha...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Columbia Journal of Race and Law |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cjrl/article/view/2328 |