Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that federal tort laws, particularly the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and Bivens actions, are ineffective in deterring police brutality due to structural flaws that prevent individual accountability. It proposes reforms to strengthen these legal mechanisms and promote transparency and accountability within federal law enforcement agencies.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Law | Law and Race | Legal Education | Psychiatry and Psychology
Recommended Citation
Andrew Reisman,
Bleeding from the Holes in the Theory: How Flawed Deterrence in Federal Tort Claims Enables Police Brutality,
28
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
105
(2021).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol28/iss1/7
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