Civil Liability

This assignment supports the following lesson objectives:

• Identify the two main paths for civil litigation against police officers.

Deliverables

• one-page (250-word) response
• 12- point font

Assignment Details A Fourth Amendment violation occurs when a government actor infringes on a person's reasonable expectation of privacy during a search or seizure. Seizures can be of people or property.

Using Chapter 11 from text book as a reference, perform the following tasks:

Step 1: Answer the following:

Write a one-page report answering the following questions.

• What are the two main paths available to damaged parties seeking to sue for police civil liability?
• What is a Section 1983 lawsuit? Who can be targeted by such suits?
• Describe and explain some of the defenses against civil liability that law enforcement officers, their supervisors, and police departments might use in a civil liability lawsuit?
• How can civil liability promote accountability?