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Training on Trial: When Enough Isn't Enough

NCJ Number
150503
Journal
Public Risk Volume: 8 Issue: 7 Dated: (August 1994) Pages: 13-16
Author(s)
B Westfall
Date Published
1994
Length
4 pages
Annotation
The 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case, City of Canton v. Harris, forced police departments to re-evaluate their training procedures for identifying medical and psychological assistance needs of persons in custody.