Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers Discuss $250k Settlement for Excessive Force Claim
In a recent case out of Vineland, New Jersey, a man was awarded a $250,000 settlement from the city in exchange for waiving the claims of excessive force. In 2010, officers allegedly entered the man’s house without a warrant and handled him with excessive physical force. Philadelphia police brutality lawyers report that this came after […]
» Read More...October 18, 2016
Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers Discuss Racial Profiling and False Arrest Case From Drexel University
A recent case from Drexel University demonstrates that racial profiling is still alive in America. In 2011, a group of three African-American men was allegedly tracked by university police when they attempted to enter a public building on campus. The men claim they were doing nothing wrong. The university police claimed that the men were […]
» Read More...October 3, 2016
Philadelphia Police Misconduct Lawyers: Racial Profiling
While police officers are employed to serve and protect, they are as prone to being corrupt or having a personal bias as much as any other person. In some cases, a police officer will assume a person of a particular race must be breaking in when they are trying to go into their own home, […]
» Read More...September 7, 2016
Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers: Effect of Police Brutality on Public Health
Police brutality has been demonstrated to not only have an incredibly negative impact on the lives of those involved, but also on the overall community. In addition, it has been shown that police brutality can have a negative effect on health. Statistics have shown that African-Americans have been victimized far more frequently by police brutality. […]
» Read More...August 22, 2016
Philadelphia Police Misconduct Lawyers: Justice for Police Brutality Victims
Police brutality and misconduct have always been extremely dangerous issues, and have only become more topical in recent years. As more news stories of police misconduct and excessive force are released, it becomes all the more necessary to understand your rights and what to do if you are faced with police brutality in Philadelphia. It […]
» Read More...July 25, 2016
Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers: Hold Police Accountable in Cases of Misconduct
Police officers that are sworn to protect and serve citizens are held to the highest ethical standards. However, when officers disregard this oath, they must be held accountable. PATCO police officer, Michael Fiocca’s May 2016 arrest of a 48-year old male suspect crossed the line into police misconduct when the man landed on Woodcrest Station’s […]
» Read More...June 20, 2016
Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers: Underreporting Police Violence Against Women
Although fatal encounters with law enforcement usually involve men, many other incidents of police violence go unreported by the mainstream news media. According to a recent investigation by the Associated Press (AP), oftentimes those same incidents involve black female victims and are sexual in nature. The study found that more than 1,000 police officers were relieved […]
» Read More...June 6, 2016
Philadelphia Police Brutality Lawyers: 21st Century Policing Report
In December 2014, President Barack Obama created a Task Force on 21st Century Policing to determine and promote best practices and offer recommendations on how policing can promote effective crime reduction while building public trust. The final report was released last May. The City of Philadelphia will use the entire set of 59 recommendations from […]
» Read More...May 9, 2016
Philadelphia Police Misconduct Lawyers: New Philadelphia Mayor on Stop and Frisk Policy
Last April, the new mayor of Philadelphia promised to end stop and frisk if he was elected. However, just weeks after being elected and after a transition report was released that recommended reforming stop and frisk instead of abolishing it, the Mayor Kenney announced that pedestrians would continue to be subject to stop and frisk […]
» Read More...April 11, 2016
Philadelphia Police Misconduct Lawyers: Bias in City’s Stop and Frisk Procedures
A group of civil rights lawyers have found that over one-third of all stop-and-frisks conducted by the Philadelphia Police Department in the first half of 2015 were done without any reason for suspicion. This is not the first time that the practices of Philadelphia’s police force have been under question. A federal consent decree has […]
» Read More...March 29, 2016
