--- title: Police Misconduct description: Advocate Magazine articles on Police Misconduct, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Police%20Misconduct --- [![Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gemini_Generated_Image_6noatf6noatf6noa_32d5b6f2c418e69994d48c21f4465445.png)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/litigating-jail-death-cases-under-the-fourteenth-amendment "Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment") ## [Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/litigating-jail-death-cases-under-the-fourteenth-amendment "Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment") The three fact patterns that account for the overwhelming share of jail deaths: suicides, inmate-on-inmate violence, and medical failures [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) [![Police shootings: A guide to winning justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Contreras-istock-1481901203_0eaa0608c0a1144ac58648fd8427094c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/police-shootings-a-guide-to-winning-justice "Police shootings: A guide to winning justice") ## [Police shootings: A guide to winning justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/police-shootings-a-guide-to-winning-justice "Police shootings: A guide to winning justice") A look at the legal process and the proven strategies for winning an excessive-force case [Christian Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-contreras "Christian Contreras") From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june) [![Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Goodman-Finnerty-istock-157502564_645e42498c44b820ba83cc87dbe79904.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march/interlocutory-appeals-in-police-excessive-force-cases "Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases") ## [Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march/interlocutory-appeals-in-police-excessive-force-cases "Interlocutory appeals in police excessive-force cases") Federal interlocutory appeals of summary judgment brought based upon the qualified-immunity defense [Cynthia Goodman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-goodman "Cynthia Goodman") From Issue: [2020 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march) ## [The problem with policing in the United States](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/the-problem-with-policing-in-the-united-states "The problem with policing in the United States") Immunities for police are eating away at our constitutional rights [Julia Yoo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/julia-yoo "Julia Yoo") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) ## [Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/excluding-what-the-officer-didn-t-know-at-the-time-of-the-shooting "Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting") Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case [Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [Can California’s imperial and imperious county sheriffs be reined in?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/can-california-s-imperial-and-imperious-county-sheriffs-be-reined-in "Can California’s imperial and imperious county sheriffs be reined in?") Once elected, they are often reelected until retirement, leading to abuse of office [Gary C. Williams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gary-c-williams "Gary C. Williams") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) [![Photo credit: Framestock at stock.adobe.com](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Carrillo-AdobeStock-440479012_535db5b908b14f766dfa970df651ba24.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "Photo credit: Framestock at stock.adobe.com") ## [“Hold him down!”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "“Hold him down!”") Litigating deaths caused by restraint and/or positional asphyxia while in law-enforcement custody [Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo") From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june) [![Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gardiner-Young-Fig3_7f2d9f2ce834497e6a51394940c77474.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases") ## [Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases") Ballistics and other physical evidence can answer the key questions of the most likely location and posture of individuals who were shot by police [Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cole-young "Cole Young") [John Gardiner, PhD PE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-gardiner-phd-pe "John Gardiner, PhD PE") From Issue: [2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february) [![You are not your worst mistake](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gastelum_istock-586206166_99c500f70ebf3144da3bd64711fd0114.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/you-are-not-your-worst-mistake "You are not your worst mistake") ## [You are not your worst mistake](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march/you-are-not-your-worst-mistake "You are not your worst mistake") Vindicating the rights of those who die in police custody [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2024 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-march) ## [Keeping video of police encounters outside the domain of confidentiality](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august/keeping-video-of-police-encounters-outside-the-domain-of-confidentiality "Keeping video of police encounters outside the domain of confidentiality") [John Taylor](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-taylor "John Taylor") [Neil Gehlawat](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/neil-gehlawat "Neil Gehlawat") From Issue: [2021 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-august) ## [Everybody’s watching: The new reality of excessive-force cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january/everybody-s-watching-the-new-reality-of-excessive-force-cases "Everybody’s watching: The new reality of excessive-force cases") A look at the role of video, especially body cameras, and the expanding role of social media in police-misconduct actions [Carl E. Douglas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carl-e-douglas "Carl E. Douglas") From Issue: [2018 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-january) ## [Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/biomechanics-and-3d-reconstruction-in-shooting-cases-2 "Biomechanics and 3D reconstruction in shooting cases") A biomechanical analysis of the evidence can be key to uncovering what really happened [Cole Young](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cole-young "Cole Young") [John Gardiner, PhD PE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-gardiner-phd-pe "John Gardiner, PhD PE") From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)