Police Civil Liability: Supreme Court Cases and Materials

The number of laws pertaining to police civil liability has grown substantially over the last several years. It is thus mandatory for students of policing and others involved with the operations and management of the criminal justice system to become familiar with the twenty-nine Supreme Court cases contained in this volume. To assist readers in mastering the Court opinions, Kappeler includes introductory material targeting important elements surrounding the cases, information on the authority and responsibility of the Court, the rules of logic that guide judges in deciding Court cases, and effective techniques for briefing a case. Through-provoking questions for discussion and a listing of related cases add to this valuable casebook’s effectiveness as a learning tool. An excellent complement to Kappeler’s text Critical Issues in Police Civil Liability, Third Edition!