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February 15, 2022
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How Qualified Immunity Hurts Law Enforcement
… can sue police for wrongful misconduct. Police groups also have recognized the harm that qualified immunity does to the profession. Police appropriately have many protections to ensure they can do their job: huge numbers of cases against police are dismissed …
By James Craven, Jay Schweikert, and Clark Neily
December 20, 2024
Blog

Cunningham v. Baltimore County Brief: Holding Police Accountable for a Conscience-Shocking Shooting
… v. Baltimore County, the Cato Institute argued that a lower court was wrong to apply qualified immunity protection to a police officer because it could find no prior decision involving nearly identical facts. In this case, the police officer fired …
By Matthew Cavedon
November 5, 2024
Blog

GAO Finds 218 Percent Arrest Increase with Police in Schools
… with a police officer present at least once a week had arrest rates 218 percent higher than similar schools without police, and referrals to police 137 percent higher, even after controlling for such variables as the presence of gang activity …
By Kayla Susalla
October 14, 2024
Reason

Police Want the Password to Your Phone
… matter if you haven’t broken the law or you think you have nothing to hide. What matters is whether police believe—rightly or wrongly—that you have done something illegal or that you have something to hide. Police are …
By Patrick G. Eddington and James Craven
October 5, 2024
The Hill (Online)

What Happens When the Police Lie?
… The acceptability of lying to suspects appears to encourage a culture of deception that bleeds over into other aspects of police work where lying is illegal. Numerous studies have documented the widespread nature of police perjury in the United States …
By Andrew Eichen
August 26, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

Police and Prosecutor Misconduct Protections and a Possible Path Forward
At Cato University earlier this month, journalist Radley Balko discussed a range of ways that public sector officials, particularly police and prosecutors, are largely able to escape accountability for misconduct. He offers at least one way to evaluate certain incidents …
Featuring Radley Balko and Caleb O. Brown
June 26, 2024
Cato Daily Podcast

Police Lies, Malicious Prosecution, and Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio
When police use underhanded tactics to wrongly charge you with a crime, should they get a free pass if they bring along some legitimate charges, as well? The Supreme Court says “no.” Tommy Berry explains the case of Chiaverini v …
Featuring Thomas A. Berry and Caleb O. Brown
March 18, 2024
The Daily Beast

Fentanyl Police Busts Actually Make the Overdose Problem Much Worse
“Each seizure saves lives.” That’s what New York State Police acting Superintendent Steven James said last month after his team seized 5,000 fentanyl pills. But are ever‐increasing fentanyl seizures a sign that we’re finally winning …
By David J. Bier and Jeffrey A. Singer
November 22, 2024
Media Highlights TV

Clark Neily discusses District of Columbia v. Heller and his advocacy for criminal justice reform, police accountability, and individual liberties on the Henry Harrison’s Entrepreneurs, Business & Finance Podcast
Featuring Clark Neily
December 7, 2023
Blog

Defund the (Diversity) Police
Reformers should use this opportunity to disrupt and dismantle the DEI bureaucracy itself.
By Gene Healy
December 4, 2023
State Court Report

Florida Supreme Court Rules Marsy’s Law Does Not Bar Release of Police Names after Shootings
The court said that a broad reading of the victims’ rights amendment would be at odds with other parts of the Florida Constitution.
By Walter Olson
August 25, 2023
Blog

Are Police-Worn Body Cameras Useful?
By Jeffrey Miron
August 10, 2023
Blog

Defund the Police?
To make policing less racist, society must eliminate laws that criminalize private, consensual behavior.
By Jeffrey Miron
July 24, 2023
Blog

School Resource Officers: Is Police Presence in Schools Doing More Harm than Good?
With important concerns both for and against SROs, policymakers must ask: Do they do more harm than good?
By Kayla Susalla
July 21, 2023
Blog

Fifth Circuit Rejects Immunity for Pasadena Police Who Tasered Man Undergoing Epileptic Seizure
Congress should eliminate the “clearly established law” standard, which encourages reckless police behavior by creating a culture of unaccountability that disincentivizes officers from thinking rationally about the consequences of their actions.
By James Craven