Federal investigations of police misconduct: a multi-city comparison.

Over the past two decades, high-profile federal investigations have examined the policies and practices of several American police departments where civil rights violations and police misconduct were deemed serious by the Department of Justice. This paper focuses on four recent investigations: Balti...

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Publicado en:	Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 461 - 483
Autores principales:	D'Souza, Amanda, Weitzer, Ronald, Brunson, Rod K.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Springer Nature Jun2019
Materias:	United States United States. Dept. of Justice. Civil Rights Division Baltimore (Md.). Police Dept. Ferguson (Mo.). Police Dept. New Orleans (La.). Police Dept. Chicago (Ill.). Police Dept. Police misconduct Investigations Civil rights
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Sumario:	Over the past two decades, high-profile federal investigations have examined the policies and practices of several American police departments where civil rights violations and police misconduct were deemed serious by the Department of Justice. This paper focuses on four recent investigations: Baltimore, Chicago, Ferguson, and New Orleans. We examine the specific types of misconduct highlighted by the investigation of each department. Findings reveal both important similarities and differences across the four cases.