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Identifier	Thesis 1939
Author	Dubiel, David M.
Title	Police Fears of Liability: An Omnipresent Threat?
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2008
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Liability has become an increasing concern to police officers. This study extended existing research by expanding the definition of liability to include internal discipline, criminal arrests, in addition to civil lawsuits against police officers. The present study assessed general perceptions of liability, effects of liability on police performance, personal experience with liability, and general beliefs and perceptions concerning our current system of justice. Particular attention was given to high risk, deadly force, and pursuit situations. A survey was administered to a stratified random sample of 1,621 officers from 17 police departments representing small, medium, large, and extra-large size departments from each of Connecticut's 8 counties. A total of 343 surveys were returned representing a 21% response rate. In general, police officers reported little concern over liability regarding ‘routine' daily police functions. Some concerns were noted when deciding to use physical force but few reported actually being deterred. A small but notable minority of officers reported having refrained from using deadly physical force. A significant concern over liability was reported when involved in or deciding to pursue a motor vehicle. Experience with lawsuits varied with nearly one-half reporting that they had been sued while further reporting that most lawsuits never went to trial or were lost in court. Few officers had been charged criminally regarding a work related matter or believed that they had been disciplined unfairly. There was little variation among perceptions of administrative, criminal, or civil liability. Most officers reported that they did not sit idle and were not afraid to seek crime that was afoot due to concerns over liability. However, most also agreed that liability, overall, should be a concern for every officer.
Subject	Tort liability of police -- Connecticut
Department	Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Advisor	Hedlund, Jennifer
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713733959
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