ONE TREND SEEN IS THAT OF HOLDING POLICE CHIEFS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF SUBORDINATES. TERMED VICARIOUS RESPONSIBILITY, SEVEN THEORIES ARE PRESENTED FOR THIS TREND - NEGLIGENT APPOINTMENT, NEGLIGENT RETENTION, NEGLIGENT ASSIGNMENT, AND NEGLIGENT ASSIGNMENT OF UNFIT OFFICERS, AS WELL AS LACK OF NECESSARY TRAINING, FAILURE TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE, AND FAILURE TO DIRECT. A TREND IS ALSO SEEN IN AWARDS TO PLAINTIFFS DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF STATUTES WHICH SEEM TO PROTECT THE OFFICER, WHEN THOSE STATUTES ARE DEEMED UNFAIR. THE ISSUES OF MUNICIPLE INDEMNITY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ARE ALSO TREATED.