Police Accountability

Catalog description

This course examines how the law regulates policing in the United States. We will spend part of the class exploring important court decisions related to police accountability. We will also study other legal mechanisms designed to combat police misconduct, like civil litigation, criminal prosecution, and federal oversight. Ultimately, this course will encourage students to consider whether existing regulatory tools effectively combat police misconduct, and whether these regulations impair the ability of law enforcement to fight crime.