Case Brief

Supervisory Liability – Failure to Train:
Brower v. Inyo, 109 S. Ct. 1378 (1989)

Case brief, some of which involve what privacy rights public employees have in their offices, desks and file cabinets, etc. Be sure to focus on whether or not it matters if a search is related to workplace administrative matters or criminal conduct. The other cases involve a very important federal statute: Section l983. Learn who may be sued and held liable for damages and under what circumstances. When are supervisors liable for the actions of their employees? When is qualified immunity granted? Section l983 is a statute law enforcement administrators should know intimately and use that knowledge to avoid unnecessary and expensive litigation. See attachments for example and guide line.