NCJ Number
220547
Journal
International Journal of Police Science & Management Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Dated: Autumn 2007 Pages: 201-213
Date Published
2007
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study involving the San Francisco Police Department analyzed a law enforcement agency’s operations to determine its liability risk profile following evidence of misconduct within its ranks.
Abstract
The findings of this study indicated that sustained complaints of misconduct resulted from officers failing to obey either policy or training. Additionally, deviant behavior as evidenced by sustained misconduct allegations was a result of the lack of control or the existence of control measures. Recent history shows that a significant number of citizens, internationally, are now seeking litigation against police agencies when law enforcement officers violate their civil rights. Often the events that precede complaints occur due to poor policy, training, and early warning by law enforcement agencies. In response, this study analyzed past policies and training procedures that were in effect for the San Francisco, California Police Department (SFPD) during 1998 to determine if there was any liability of risk following evidence of officer misconduct. The intent was to determine whether or not the SFPD had appropriate policies, training, and control measures in place to minimize potential citizen complaints that could have led to misconduct allegations. This article is the second and final part of an article which continues from Exploring Liability Profiles: A Proximate Cause Analysis of Police Misconduct: Part I (2007). References