BATTERED POLICEMAN - A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SUES FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY

• NCJ Number: 16983
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 43 Issue: 9 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1974) Pages: 26-31
• Author(s): R C BLUNT
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SIX SEPARATE COURT DECISIONS ARE CITED WHICH ILLUSTRATE WHEN A POLICE OFFICER CAN BRING A CIVIL SUIT TO RECOVER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN ATTACK.

Abstract

SEVERAL FACTORS DETERMINE WHETHER THE PLAINTIFF OFFICER WILL BE AWARDED DAMAGES. CONSIDERED ARE WHETHER THE OFFICER WAS ON DUTY, IN UNIFORM OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED, ACTING WITHIN HIS STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND WHETHER THE OFFICER PROVOKED THE ACTIVITY WHICH LED TO THE ASSAULT.