Criminal
Mar. 25, 2015
Police unfazed by legal liability
Officers may rarely think about being sued because lawsuits rarely have negative ramifications for their employment or their bank account. By Joanna C. Schwartz
Recent killings by police officers around the country have prompted questions about the efficacy of available mechanisms to address police misconduct. Lawsuits filed by people whose constitutional rights have been violated are one such mechanism, intended both to compensate the plaintiff and deter the wrongdoer.
Do lawsuits actually deter? When researchers ask officers this question, a sizeable number say yes. But study after stud...
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