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DETERRING FOURTH AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS THROUGH POLICE DISCIPLINARY REFORM

NCJ Number
39269
Journal
American Criminal Law Review Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 245-272
Author(s)
R BATEY
Date Published
1976
Length
38 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE FAILURE OF CURRENT FOURTH AMENDMENT STRATEGIES TO DETER POLICE MISCONDUCT AND RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC REFORMS OF INTERNAL POLICE DISCIPLINE AS THE BEST METHOD FOR ACHIEVING ADEQUATE DETERRENCE.
Abstract
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING INCENTIVES WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE POLICE TO ADOPT THIS MODE OF SELF-REGULATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...EB