Source: http://wakeforestlawreview.com/why-police-learn-from-third-party-data
Timestamp: 2013-05-20 00:10:23
Document Index: 295801780

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983', '§ 1983']

Why Police Learn from Third-Party Data – Wake Forest Law Review
By: Randall K. Johnson
Published: January 2013	3 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 1	RECOMMEND
Does lawsuit data collection deter police misconduct lawsuits? One might think so, judging from recent scholarship on police accountability and deterrence.[1] The best of this work argues that police learn from lawsuit data collection, without actually proving the point.[2] While I agree with the premise that law enforcement agencies may learn from better and more complete information, there is little proof that lawsuit data collection deters police misconduct lawsuits.[3] As a result, additional research is necessary in order to support or to deny this claim. ...law enforcement agencies with greater access to third-party data are, on average, more effective in deterring published § 1983 cases.
Third Party Consistently Gathers Complaints[27]
Departmental Audits[28]
Ratio of Officers to § 1983 cases
129 to 1
*125 to 1
Number of Officers[29]
2006 Published § 1983 Cases[30]
2007 Published § 1983 Cases[31]
2008 Published § 1983 Cases[32]
2009 Published § 1983 Cases[33]
2010 Published § 1983 Cases[34]
2011 Published § 1983 Cases[35]
Ratio of Officers to Published § 1983 Cases
Number of Officers[43]
2006 Published § 1983 Cases[44]
2007 Published § 1983 Cases[45]
2008 Published § 1983 Cases[46]
2009 Published § 1983 Cases[47]
2010 Published § 1983 Cases[48]
2011 Published § 1983 Cases[49]
[7]. See Brian A. Reaves, Census of State & Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004, Bureau Just. Stat. Bull. (June 2007), http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea04.pdf.