NCJ Number
137617
Date Published
1991
Length
300 pages
Annotation
Written mainly for police and other law enforcement personnel, this text details the civil liabilities issues that directly affect law enforcement personnel.
Abstract
The text explains the legal responsibilities of the police under State tort law and Federal law, legal defenses in civil liability cases, the liabilities of police supervisors for the actions of their subordinates, and the liabilities of police supervisors for what they do to their subordinates. The discussion also covers liability for the use of deadly force and nondeadly force, liability for false arrest and imprisonment, liability for negligence, and liability for jail management. Legal issues related to government agencies as defendants are also discussed. Summaries of judicial decisions in lawsuits against the police, descriptions of specific instances of negligence in police work, appended text of the Bill of Rights, and an index are included.