Shielded from Justice: Table of Contents

	Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States
	Table of Contents
DOWNLOAD WHAT YOU CAN DO ORDER THIS REPORT HRW HOME	PUBLICATION INFORMATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS OVERVIEW Contributing Factors Political Considerations and Aggressive Policing Race as a Factor Special Commissions and their Aftermath Public Access to Information Filing Complaints External Review Citizen Review Mechanisms Media Scrutiny Police Administration: The Key to Reform Internal Affairs Units "Problem" Officers Code of Silence Disciplinary actions Investigations into Shootings Civil Remedies Local Criminal Prosecution Federal Criminal Civil Rights Prosecution Federal Passivity Low Rate of Federal Prosecutions New Data on Federal Prosecutions and Sentencing Federal Civil Actions Federal Data Collection The Law International Human Rights Standards U.S. Law Criminal Prosecution Civil Remedies	CITY PROFILES: ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS LOS ANGELES MINNEAPOLIS NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA PORTLAND PROVIDENCE SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D.C.
© June 1998 Human Rights Watch		APPENDIX A Federal Criminal Civil Rights Prosecutorial Decisions APPENDIX B Reasons Provided by Justice Department for Declining Prosecution under 18 U.S.C. §§241 and 242 APPENDIX C Sentencing for Civil Rights Convictions under 18 U.S.C. §§241 and 242 APPENDIX D International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights APPENDIX E Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment APPENDIX F International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination APPENDIX G Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials APPENDIX H Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials