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Student Perspectives: Policing and Civil Rights

Name: Student Perspectives: Policing and Civil Rights
Uploaded: 2017-02-15
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Description: Students discuss whether a person can sue a police officer for violating his or her civil rights. Professor Kenneth Peak explains that a person can sue under Title 42, section 1983 of the United States Code, which allows people who feel they have been unfairly treated or their rights have been violated to sue.

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  Peak, K. J. (Academic). (2017). Student perspectives: policing and civil rights [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506373089
  
  Peak, Kenneth J. "Student Perspectives: Policing and Civil Rights." In SAGE Video. : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. Video, 00:04:31. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506373089.
  
  Peak, K. J., 2017. Student Perspectives: Policing and Civil Rights, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506373089> [Accessed 28 Nov 2021].
  
  Peak, Kenneth J. Student Perspectives: Policing and Civil Rights. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 15 Feb 2017. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506373089. 28 Nov 2021.
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Students discuss whether a person can sue a police officer for violating his or her civil rights. Professor Kenneth Peak explains that a person can sue under Title 42, section 1983 of the United States Code, which allows people who feel they have been unfairly treated or their rights have been violated to sue.