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Civil liability of law enforcement officers.

Title
Civil liability of law enforcement officers.
Author
Blalock, Joyce.
Publication
Springfield, Ill., Thomas [1974]

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Description
xii, 234 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Tort liability of police > United States
  • Government liability > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Civil Liability -- 1.1-Overview of Civil Litigation -- 1.2-Who Gets Sued -- 1.3-Types of Lawsuits -- 1.4-Reasons for Increase in Litigation.
  • Part 2: Incidents Which Generate Civil Liability -- 2.5-Motor Vehicles -- 2.6-Firearms -- 2.7-Assault and Battery -- 2.8-Tear Gas -- 2.9-False Arrest, False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution -- 2.10-Search and Seizure -- 2.11-Miscellaneious Constitutional Rights -- 2.12-right to Privacy -- 2.13- Defamation of Character -- 2.14-Failure to Act -- 2.15-Suits by Prisoners -- 2.16-Private Police
  • Part 3: Alternatives to Civil Liability -- 3.17-Overview of Alternatives -- 3.18-Complaint Handling Mechanisms -- 3.19-Personnnel Selection, Education and Civil Liability -- appendix -- Glossary -- Index of Cases -- Subject Index.
ISBN
0398028648
LCCN
^^^73004778^//r91
OCLC
  • 601230
  • SCSB-9938242
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library