The Social and Legal Implications of Police Conduct under 42 U.S.C. 1983

This proposal is based on the research I have done about the origin of 42 U.S.C. 1983, a law which was passed by Congress as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1871 during the Reconstruction period. A study of the cases reveals that the original purpose of the law was to protect newly freed slaves from...

The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies

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