expansion of state power

Problem

Racism

• People of color are in danger
• race impacts policing

Fauilure of accountability

• policemen aren't convicted
• Keeos out records
• not accountable
• not much disciplinary action
• loose standards
• laws are there, but very hard to prove racism even when blatant
• does not address institutional problem, only what police mindset was at current time

Overview of section 14141

History of 14141

• examples of beating in LA
• City of LA v Lyons
• Bc of that, created control law enforcement act

Operation

• Attorney General can investigate and start civil litigation for patterns of misconduct
• needs a violation of constitution if proven
• needs a pattern of misconduct, not just 1
• Problem
  • Found more problems than possible to investigate

mechanism for reform

• Allows the DOJ to pursue reform
• Encourages law enforcement tot change, to avoid cost
• reduces information needed to adress
• only lost once, so works
• Serious use of force Decreased by 15%

Lack of resources finder 14141

• Requires more resources
• Can't investigate all cases statewide
• investigation needs lots of rresources
• Needs motivation, which worked for obama, but not trump

Expanding to the states

• Expanding power to states distributes the resources needed

Expanding existing power

• currently autorney generals have same kinda power as 14141
• only codify it
• Need to expand power to its widely recognised
• Formalization, would strengthen it

Concequences

• Solves resources, cases, and motivations
• Allows for bottom up reform, which is more effective

Concerns

• Federalism, states can ovveride the federal which is bad
• *though has already been done through attorney state generals

Model

• California civil code is close to an implementation
• not used often bc of resource constraints
• law is beneficial though
• enabled state to uphold obama era reforms