CJA 315 Module 1 Assignment 2 Bivens and You
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Assignment 2: Bivens and You
In this module, you are required to read the article on Bivens from Journal of Police and
Criminal Psychology. The purpose of this article is to understand that a law enforcement officer
is not immune from civil lawsuits.
Where once police and law enforcement agencies thought themselves immune, civil lawsuits
against law enforcement officers are quite common nowadays. These lawsuits are based on
whether the law enforcement officers correctly followed the guidelines meant to protect the
citizens, guaranteed by the Constitution.
The purpose behind Bivens is to some extent protect private citizens from police misconduct.
The other side of the coin is that if we so circumscribe the actions of officers, citizens may not
be protected from the criminal acts of others. The point of the assignment is for you to begin to
recognize this balancing act.
Suggested Links:
http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/403/388/case.html
http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1188&context=fac
ultyworkingpapers
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