Explore limitations on the use of force and legal remedies in response to police misconduct
Limitations on use of force and legal remedies in response to police misconduct
The objective of this presentation is to identify and discuss key legal and social issues in the context of today's volatile society, with an emphasis on limitations on the use of force and legal remedies in response to police misconduct. The presenter discusses how current events give rise to cases in numerous legal areas, from Civil Rights violations, Constitutional Law, including freedom of speech and lawful (and unlawful) protests, and liability for damages from both protests and police misconduct. Moreover, Professor Woods discusses topical issues of vital importance, such as the “defund” movement, which runs along a spectrum, from those in Minneapolis who would disband and rebuild their police department (on the theory that the current department’s culture is too pervaded by racism and violence), to those in New York City or Los Angeles who advocate reallocation of spending and reform of police practices. Ultimately these issues end up in Court, where lawyers must be leaders and help society solve these complicated issues. This program aims to increase awareness of the critical legal issues involved.
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Senior Lecturer, San Francisco Law School
Greg Woods teaches Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies courses. A popular educator, internationally respected law enforcement and legal trend expert, constitutional scholar, and student of history, Woods is regularly featured on television, radio, podcasts, and print. On behalf of the Center for Continuing Education, Professor Woods develops and presents online continuing legal education programs, including Policing from Where We Are, Through the Smoke: Legal Trends and Gun Violence and Ethical Issues of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Calculated to address significant issues impacting the United States, Woods wrote and presented Policing in the Current Political and Social Climate to members of the San José Police Department and other agency personnel, a first of its kind law enforcement training model. Woods delivered training seminars to top Beijing police officials from the Ministry of Security of the People's Republic of China, through a foreign language interpreter, emphasizing sources of legal authority, limitations to the use of force and legal remedies in response to police misconduct. Woods has taught at the University of San Francisco, Cal State East Bay, Sonoma State and San Francisco State Universities. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from San Francisco Law School and lives and works in the Bay Area. Areas of Interest: Criminal Law Ethics in Criminal Justice Organized Crime Gangs & Terrorism Victimology
