At the 2022 Annual Meeting, members of The American Law Institute voted to approve Tentative Draft No. 4 of Principles of the Law, Policing. The vote marks the completion of this project.
Rachel A. Harmon Posts
Interacting With Vulnerable Populations
Rachel A. Harmon | May 12 2022 | Policing
The post contains black letter excerpted from Principles of the Law, Policing, Tentative Draft No. 4.
Changing the Law to Change Policing: Initial Steps
Rachel A. Harmon | Jun 10 2020 | Policing
Several law school faculty, each of whom runs or is associated with a center devoted to the practice of policing and the criminal justice system, released the report “Changing the Law to Change Policing: First Steps” to address enduring problems in American policing.
Recording of Police Questioning
Rachel A. Harmon | May 15 2019 | Policing
The following entry is the Black Letter and Comments of Tentative Draft No. 2, 11.02. Recording of Police Questioning.
General Principles for Eyewitness Identification Procedures
Rachel A. Harmon | May 10 2019 | Policing
The following entry contains the Black Letter and Comments of Tentative Draft No. 2, Section 10.01. General Principles for Eyewitness Identification Procedures.
Proportional Use of Force
Rachel A. Harmon | Apr 6 2017 | Policing
The Policing project is on ALI’s Annual Meeting agenda this year for the first time, specifically, Use of Force. These principles were prioritized because there is an immediate need for guidance on this issue, and many states and police departments are considering reform to their current use of force policies.
Proportional Use of Force
Rachel A. Harmon | Mar 23 2017 | Policing
The Policing project is on ALI’s Annual Meeting agenda this year for the first time, specifically, Use of Force. As the project progresses, The ALI Adviser will share several sections of the project, including Black Letter and Comments. The first in this series is Section 5.04 – Proportional Use of Force.
Why Arrest?
Rachel A. Harmon | Feb 8 2017 | Policing
Arrests are the paradigmatic police activity. Though the practice of arrests in the United States, especially arrests involving minority suspects, is under attack, even critics widely assume the power to arrest is essential to policing.
Reconsidering Criminal Procedure: Teaching the Law of the Police
Rachel A. Harmon | Sep 15 2016 | Policing
The fight over how to govern the police has become the most controversial legal topic in American politics, yet American lawyers are often are unprepared to participate in the debate.