Police Corruption and Brutality

By vdochoa
  • Investigative Commission

    Wickersham Commision
  • Violations of Rights

    Monroe v. Pape-
    Search without warrant at gunpoint. Officers also verbally and phyisically abused suspects.
  • Investigative Commision

    Kemer Commision
  • Investigative Commission

    Knapp Commission
  • Failure to take required or expected actions

    Failure to take required or expected actions
    Stengel v. Belcher-
    An off-duty officer killed two men while intervening in a bar fight. He had failed to identify himself.
  • Unnecessary Roughness

    Carmelo v. Miller-
    Suspect was arrested and beaten by an off-duty officer.
  • Negligence

    Negligence
    Duncan v. Barnes-
    A search warrant was violently completed on the wrong home. Occupants were also held in a humiliating way.
  • Violations of Rights

    McClelland v. Facteau-
    Traffic stop suspect was not advised rights. Questioned aggressively and beaten.
  • Exercising Poor Judgement

    Haygood v. City of Detroit-
    A detainee was beaten and verbally abused by officers. Racial slurs used during the incident.
  • Failure to Follow Protocols

    Brandon v. Allen-
    Teenagers in a parked car were interrupted by an off-duty officer. The male teen was beaten by the officer who shot the car as it drove off.
  • Negligence

    Prior v. Woods-
    The resident of a home was murdered when police officers mistook him as a burglar.
  • Exercising Poor Judgement

    Exercising Poor Judgement
    Burkholder v. City of Los Angeles-
    A non-aggressive man who was on drugs was killed by an officer.
  • Unnecessary Roughness

    Gilliam v. Falbo-
    Detainee was beaten by an officer at a police station
  • Failure to properly screen, train, or supervise staff

    Sager v. City of Woodlawn Park-
    Suspect was was shot after officer used an inappropriate cuffing technique.
  • Failure to take required or expected actions

    Webster v. City of Houston-
    An officer murdered an unarmed teen and attempted to cover it up.
  • Failure to Follow Protocol

    Malley v. Briggs-
    Officer obtained improperly supported warrant.
  • Failure to properly screen, train, or supervise staff

    City of Canton, Oh v. Harris-
    Department failed to properly train an officer which resulted in a medical and psychiatric emergency for a detainee.
  • Investigative Commission

    Christopher Commission
  • Investigative Commission

    Mollen Commission