Accounting for Police Performance

Police accountability has a variety of layers and applications. Accountability can be examined from two primary perspectives. One focuses on the nature of officer conduct when interacting with citizens; conduct that can result in complaints of a lack of courtesy or respect, bias, unequal protection, improper use of force, abuse of power, or corruption. An industry has emerged among police agencies to determine how best to investigate these matters and, when appropriate, administer a range o...