In an analysis of case settlements in 2015, following the Ferguson, MO protests in response to the Michael Brown killing, the amount of monetary settlements that were received largely depended on the local politics of the city or town to where the killing occurred. This year (2015) was chosen for the analysis because it allowed for long enough time for the cases to settle to get an accurate picture. The results displayed that there may be a connection between the courts and the popular opinion of the police in the geography of the case. Could this have a direct impact on the amount of police brutality cases? Read the article below to learn more.
Categories
- blog (2)
- Employment Law News (16)
- Firm News (6)
- Uncategorized (5)
Archives
- February 2021 (1)
- November 2020 (1)
- October 2020 (3)
- September 2020 (8)
- August 2020 (5)
- July 2020 (3)
- June 2020 (2)
- May 2020 (1)
- April 2020 (1)
- January 2019 (1)