The crisis of police liability lawsuits : prevention and management
by
Signorelli, Walter P.
Title
:
The crisis of police liability lawsuits : prevention and management
Author
:
Signorelli, Walter P.
ISBN
:
9781594602283
Personal Author
:
Signorelli, Walter P.
Publication Information
:
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2006.
Physical Description
:
xii, 162 p. ; 23 cm.
General Note
:
Includes index.
Contents
:
The battle -- Differences between criminal and civil actions -- The expansion of liability and the dissolution of defenses -- Tactics used by attorneys to undermine and manipulate police witnesses -- Survival tactics for defendants and witnesses -- Understanding the complexities of the questioning process -- Circumstances conducive to lawsuits -- Videotapes, racism, and police brutality -- The exclusionary rule and tailored testimony -- At the trial -- What police agencies should not do -- What police agencies should do: seven recommendations.
Abstract
:
"The Crisis of Police Liability Lawsuits: Prevention and Management explains and illustrates how and why attorneys are winning an increasing number of unwarranted lawsuits against the police. This concise, practical guide discusses how these lawsuits have negatively impacted police morale and effectiveness and how police departments both small and large can work to reverse this dangerous trend. Using examples culled from actual deposition and trial testimony, the book demonstrates the tactics used by lawyers to win exorbitant verdicts even when the police had acted in good faith to carry out their responsibilities. Several egregious cases that resulted in settlements or unjust verdicts are examined."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Tort liability of police -- United States.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020396004 | 344.73052 S578C 2006 | 1 |