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Broken U.S. Police Culture And Lack Of Police Temperament Explain The Infamous Gates-Crowley Encounter, Christopher C. Cooper
Broken U.S. Police Culture And Lack Of Police Temperament Explain The Infamous Gates-Crowley Encounter, Christopher C. Cooper
Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Any knowledgeable cop can tell you that Dr. Gates was moments away from being tasered or shot. And, that but for Henry Louis Gates’ friendship with the president of the U.S., he would have been just another statistic. When a citizen dares to disagree with an officer—he or she goes to jail. Astonishingly, the prosecutor and the judge and the whole criminal justice system accept the officer’s false account of events and probable cause. And, it happens again and again, but perhaps not anymore---maybe now with less frequency because of an encounter between a small-city cop and a renowned university …
Yes Virginia, There Is A Police Code Of Silence: Prosecuting Police Officers And The Police Subculture, Christopher C. Cooper
Yes Virginia, There Is A Police Code Of Silence: Prosecuting Police Officers And The Police Subculture, Christopher C. Cooper
Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Successfully prosecuting police officers for police malfeasance represents formidable challenges. These challenges are not impenetrable. Prosecutor attention to the secrets of the Code of Silence, many of which are on public display, thanks to generous leaks, is an absolute necessity. This author has encountered and interacted with prosecutors as a Police Officer (in particular as a policeman in Washington D.C. [Metropolitan Police]) and as a Plaintiff’s attorney. The one thing that he noticed as a cop and continues to notice (now as a practicing civil rights attorney) about attorneys who defend or prosecute police officers is that most attorneys have …
The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper
The Eeoc Is Representative Of The Highest Degree Of Incompetence, Christopher C. Cooper
Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
ABSTRACT (C) COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO AUTHOR. JANUARY 2009. DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AUTHOR BY PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER C. COOPER, JD, ESQ., PHD., Civil Rights Atty. Age, race, sex, and disability discrimination, among others, is perpetuated by the inept U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). EEOC investigations are usually incomplete and deficient. The EEOC admits that it can’t investigate all of the cases filed with it. It has set an objective for 2009, investigating [within 180 days] 54% of the cases filed with it. This dismal prediction means that the abominations by the EEOC continue and once again, …