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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787567603321

Autore

Girod Robert J

Titolo

Police liability and risk management : torts, civil rights, and employment law / / Robert J. Girod, JD, PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

CRC Press, 2013

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014]

�2014

ISBN

0-429-25498-9

1-4665-9312-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (liii, 303 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

346.7303/1

346.73031

Soggetti

Tort liability of police - United States

Negligence - United States

Risk management - Law and legislation - United States

Actions and defenses - United States

Liability (Law) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Fundamentals of risk management -- Intentional torts -- Negligence -- Duty of care -- Nuisance -- Defamation -- Invasion of privacy -- Misrepresentation -- Liabilities and common claims -- Products of liability.

Sommario/riassunto

Law enforcement agencies and their employees are continually at risk for potential liability related to torts, civil rights violations, and employment law issues. Litigation may involve suits by the public against officers and the administration, actions by the administration against officers, or actions by officers against the administration or members of the public they serve. Knowledge of these risks and understanding how they arise are essential to law enforcement officers, administrators, and their legal counsel.Police Liability and Risk Management: Torts, Civil Rights, and