Efrain's Presentation
What is excessive force?
When police use more force than needed.
What standard is used to judge whether police use of force was reasonable?
Objective reasonableness
What is racial profiling?
Making an unjust assumption based on a person's appearance and their race.
What does an officer have to do before being investigated by POST?
Misconduct
When was George Floyd murdered?
May 2020
What device do police officers wear to record?
Body cameras.
What is one thing courts consider when reviewing police use of force?
Whether the person posed an immediate threat
What are Miranda Rights?
The legal rights of an arrested person to have an attorney and to refuse to answer questions.
What is the maximum penalty for most misconduct according to POST guidelines?
Revocation
Who receives qualified immunity?
Government officials
What is one emotional effect of police brutality?
Trauma, anxiety, or fear.
What can happen if an officer breaks the law or department policy?
They can face department discipline, civil action, or criminal charges.
What was the loophole ICE agents found to get around unwarranted arrests?
Determining someone to be a flight risk.
What is one request made by civilians to make law enforcement more fair?
Body cams.
When does immunity get revoked?
They violate a clearly established constitutional right.
How can police brutality cost a city money?
Money spent on lawsuits and settlements.
What can body-camera footage help investigators do?
See what happened during a police encounter.
How many misconduct complaints against the NPD were sustained internally out of 261?
1
One big obstacle for police reform
Police unions
Oversee, investigate, and enhance accountability in police conduct.
According to the NAACP, how many times more likely is a Black person to be stopped without reason than a white person?
5 times.
Why does body-camera footage not always show the full story?
It may not capture everything that happened before, during, or after the encounter.
Twice
What is one level police reform would have to take place?
Individual, department, state, federal.
When was qualified immunity established?
1983