12. Define civil liability and how it applies to individual police officer conduct

Question 1

Define civil liability and how it applies to individual police officer conduct

Answer 1

potential responsibility for payment of damages or other court-imposed sanctions from a lawsuit. (Examples: false arrest, unlawful use of force, malicious prosecution, failure to intervene and stop unlawful actions by fellow officers, interfering with constitutional right, such as right to videotape officers performing their duties, freedom of speech etc.)