Category: Police Misconduct
A recent investigation by the University of California, Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program revealed how a secret system shields California’s police from allegations of misconduct. The system allows police officers accused of wrongdoing to resign and avoid lawsuits. In turn, police departments keep the misconduct confidential, which…
Police body cam footage revealed a location in Baton Rouge known as Brave Cave, where it is believed illegal interrogations of criminal suspects occurred. Thousands of suspects have been interrogated there. Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the Baton Rouge Police Department regarding illegal activities alleged…
The law grants immense power to police officers. Under certain circumstances, they have the authority to detain you, to arrest you, and to search your person, your home, your car, and your belongings. In some situations, they even have the right to use deadly force against…
Pennsylvania law permits police officers to use force against citizens while acting in the line of duty. While making an arrest, for instance, an officer “is justified in the use of any force which he believes to be necessary to effect the arrest and of any force…
If law enforcement officers had the power to arrest anyone whenever they wished for any reason—or no reason at all—we would live in a totalitarian state without the rule of law. To avoid this situation and to preserve democracy, the Constitution of the United States as…
