Public employer liability.(police excessive use of force)(The Law At Work) From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: October 1, 1997| Author: Bohling, Brinton E. | COPYRIGHT 1997 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

How liable are public employers for the actions of their employees? The United States Supreme Court addressed this issue in its May 1997 decision in Board of County Commissioners v. Brown. In a five-to-four decision, the Court ruled that the municipality is not liable for the actions of a police officer using undue force. The claimant in this case argued that the county was liable because the offending officer had a criminal record which was overlooked in the municipality's employmen...

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