From Fugitives to Ferguson: Repairing Historical and Structural Defects in Legally Sanctioned Use of Deadly Force
Publication Title
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
Abstract
This Article proposes a number of solutions to help make policing more professional and accountable. Anderson discusses the troubling structural connection between slavery and law enforcement, and argues that courts’ use-of-force cases have not adequately incentivized safer policing. Instead, he suggests police officers should lose their qualified immunity in circumstances either by way of judicial enforcement or legislation.
Recommended Citation
José Felipé Anderson,
From Fugitives to Ferguson: Repairing Historical and Structural Defects in Legally Sanctioned Use of Deadly Force,
49
Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y
063
(2015),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol49/iss1/8