Police misconduct refers to objectionable actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties, which can lead to a miscarriage of justice.
Types of misconduct[]
- False confession
- False arrest
- Falsified evidence
- Intimidation
- Police brutality
- Police corruption
- Political repression
- Racial profiling
- Sexual abuse
- Surveillance abuse
Reading list[]
- Balko, Radley. Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America. Cato Institute. ISBN N/A.
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- Chevigny, Paul. Edge of the Knife: Police Violence in the Americas. The New Press. ISBN 1565841832.
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- Clark, Duncan. The No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop. Harper Collins. ISBN 0060587121.
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- Copperfield, David. Wasting Police Time: The Crazy World of the War on Crime. Monday Books. ISBN 0955285410.
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- Palmiotto, Michael J.. Police Misconduct: A Reader for the 21st Century. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0130256048.
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See also[]
By country[]
- Police misconduct in Norway
Incidents[]
- MOVE
- New York State Police Troop C scandal
- Rampart Scandal
- Wickersham report
Individuals[]
- Richard Cain
- Kathryn Johnston
- Rodney King
- Benjamin LaGuer
- Cory Maye
- Jean Charles de Menezes
- Harry Stanley
- Sean Bell
Organizations[]
- Christopher Commission
- COINTELPRO
- Copwatch
- Internal affairs (law enforcement)
- Newham Monitoring Project
External links[]
- BadCopNews.com: A Virtual Anal-Probe Of Police And Others In Law Enforcement.
- StopPolice.net: Help Stop Police Corruption and Brutality!
- Radley Balko's TheAgitator.com, clearinghouse for the Cory Maye case among others.
- COPSHOTS.org: Documenting Police Brutality; Documenting the Police
- BBC News - Officers reprimanded over e-mail - 28/11/06
- BLINK - The Secret Policeman - transcript of the BBC documentary
- CBC - The Secret Policeman - with link to article by Mark Daly
- Police Download Report: police brutality and police shootings news and commentary on the coming police state
- The Sunday Mirror - Undercover Copper - report on the Channel 4 Dispatches programme
- BadCops Police Oversight Portal - news, information, and resources focused on police misconduct and civilian oversight
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