Legal Topic:
Arrest
Detention
Geographic relevance:
United States
Language:
English
Data type:
Legal references
About this resource:
In some countries, such as the USA, police are protected from civil claims through a doctrine called “qualified immunity”. This doctrine protects police unless they have acted incompetently and knowingly acted unlawfully. This can make it very difficult to bring successful civil claims.
This VOX article outlines how the concept works in the USA and the problems it causes regarding police accountability.
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