The crisis of police liability lawsuits : prevention and management / Walter P. Signorelli.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Signorelli, Walter P.
Language:	English
Published:	Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Tort liability of police > United States.
Online Access:	Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:	xii, 162 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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.