Letter to the Editor
Mar. 31, 2015
Opinion misguided on officer indemnification
Professor Joanna Schwartz recently wrote a guest column suggesting that law enforcement officers are unconcerned about possible adverse civil judgments when they are act in the field. But this is misguided. By Scott Wm. Davenport
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Professor Joanna Schwartz recently wrote a guest column suggesting that law enforcement officers are unconcerned about possible adverse civil judgments when they are act in the field. ["Police unfazed by legal liability," March 24]. She suggested that because officers do not face the financial ramifications of a civil suit, the goal of deterring civil rights violations is unsatisfied. Schwartz even went so far as to question whether...
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