Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:

Police Use of Force: Rules, Remedies, and Reforms

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Document Title: Police Use of Force: Rules, Remedies, and Reforms

Document Description: CRS Reports: Provides legal context for debate over police use of force in light of several high-profile police shootings and other law enforcement-related deaths. Examines constitutional rules governing use of force by the police, role of Congress in providing a remedy for violation of rules, and legislative proposals to reform these rules and remedies to rein in police use of excessive force and provide accountability.

Author: Richard M. Thompson II.

Publication Year: 2015

Publication: CRS Report

ProQuest Product: ProQuest Congressional

Source Institution: Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

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