Shielded
How the Police Became Untouchable
[New York, New York] : Viking, [2023]
Format: Book
Description: xxi, 308 pages ; 24 cm
Despite recent high-profile murders that have brought attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct, it remains nearly impossible to hold police accountable for abuses of power. Schwartz exposes the myriad ways in which our legal system protects police at all costs, with analysis about subjects ranging from qualified immunity to no-knock warrants. He paints a compelling picture of the human cost of our failing criminal justice system, and reveals what tragically familiar calls for "justice" truly entail. -- adapted from jacket
Contents:
How we got here -- Lawyers -- The complaint -- The Constitution -- Qualified immunity -- Suing the city -- Judges -- Juries -- Court-ordered reforms -- Officers' bank accounts -- Local government budgets -- Learning from lawsuits -- A better way -- Glossary.
Subjects:
Tort liability of police -- United States.
Police misconduct -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Privileges and immunities -- United States.
Qualified immunity.
Tort liability of police -- United States.
Police misconduct -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Privileges and immunities -- United States.
Qualified immunity.
ISBN:
9780593299364
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Crime Enforcement Sch | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-291) and index.