Federal Civil Rights Litigation Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 as a Correlate of Police Crime

The Civil Rights Act of 1871 (codified at 42 U.S.C. §1983 and commonly referred to as Section 1983) provides a civil remedy for aggrieved persons to sue state actors who under the color of law violate federally protected rights. Since the 1960s, there has been an explosion of Section 1983 litigation...

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Main Author:	Stinson, Philip Matthew Sr. (Author)
Contributors:	Brewer, Steven L.
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	2019
In:	Criminal justice policy review Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-253
Online Access:	Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:	Police crime Police misconduct 42 U.S.C. §1983 Section 1983 Civil Rights Act of 1871 Civil rights litigation