Police Officers’ Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Claims, Warrant Execution, and Warrantless Searches and Arrests: Tracing the Evolution of, and Stagnation in, U.S. Supreme Court Precedents

We analyzed all U.S. Supreme Court cases as of June 6, 2020 where private complainants filed either a §1983 action or Bivens action against police officers who claimed the defense of qualified immunity (N = 29). Empirical analysis of qualified immunity claims involving excessive force, unlawful warr...

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Authors: Braaten, Claire Nolasco (Author) ; Vaughn, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-95
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Clearly established law
Excessive force
Qualified immunity
Use of force
Warrant execution
Warrantless arrest
Warrantless search