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Atlanta Public Safety Officer Misconduct and Excessive Force

By Conaway and Strickler

Going into law enforcement is no easy task. Police officers and public safety officers alike have important responsibilities to uphold in helping prevent crime and keeping a community secure. In fulfilling these duties, officers are also expected by law to not cause any unnecessary harm to others or commit any illegal action themselves. What are we to believe, then, as citizens of Georgia, when officers are accused of using excessive force and exercising other forms of misconduct? A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution article reports that subpoenas have been given to four police officers by an Atlanta City Council committee. Apparently, the offices failed to provide answers to questions posed by the city?s Citizen Review Board regarding complaints filed for excessive force...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).