Private Law Theory

“Police unions all over the United States have negotiated contracts that protect officers from discipline for misconduct. The result is that, so long as these deals are in force, cities are stuck with officers who are uncontrollably reckless and violent. But a body of forgotten law from the 19th century shows that states can free themselves from these fetters. In most large urban departments, the contracts thwart misconduct investigations by protecting officers from being interrogated immediately after an incident …” (more)

[Andrew Koppelman, The Hill, 13 September]

First posted 2020-09-16 12:44:04