In Houston Police Officers' Union v. City of Houston (2003) the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the Houston Police Department's policy that placed an inflexible cap prohibiting more than 10 percent of the force being scheduled ...
In 2004, Miller was supervised by Lieutenant Taylor in Troop 2 and Captain Laird. Not long after her arrival in Troop 2, Taylor began regularly throwing small pieces of paper and candy wrappers down her blouse and stated that Miller ...
DuBois, 20 F. Supp. 2d 138 (D. Mass. 1998) Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 127 (2007) Jones v. Goord, 435 F. Supp. 2d 221 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) Jones v. Muskegon County, 625 F. Supp. 935 (6th Cir. 2010) LaBounty v. Coughlin, 137 F.3d 68 (2d Cir.
This booklet reviews the parameters of Federal law and court action that mandate civil liability for criminal justice personnel and agencies and recommends proactive steps agencies can take to minimize...
This text is one of few on the subject that combines applicable case law and related liability research, a valuable new feature for current and future policy makers and managers.
This handbook addresses the problems confronting criminal justice practitioners and their agencies due to the increased number of civil liability lawsuits.
The number of lawsuits alleging misconduct on the part of criminal justice practitioners has increased in recent years, and the rise in the number of civil liability suits has profound implications for individual practitioners and their ...