Use of excessive force in contacts and/or arrests
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You will take on the role of an administrator in an urban police department. One of your seasoned officers has had numerous complaints brought against him by citizens about the use of excessive force in contacts and/or arrests. As a result of the complaints, there have been a number of lawsuits filed against the department that have resulted in a sizable financial burden to the community as these lawsuits have been settled in the favor of the plaintiffs. In cases like this in the past, the typical disciplinary actions ranged from written reprimands to suspensions of the officers in question. On occasion, officers have been terminated for similar acts. The senior officer in question has received numerous written reprimands and a least one suspension for use of excessive force. In your role as an administrator, you must decide what action to take in this matter. Explain the basic issues of employment and policy law that will affect your decision to either retain or terminate the senior officer. Analyze the Constitutional mandates pertinent to law enforcement organizations with regard to this situation and use this analysis to help formulate your decision to retain or terminate. Explain your course of disciplinary action against this officer, up to and including whether you have decided to terminate the officer in question. Provide a rationale for your decision including support from the required sources and any additional sources you may wish to cite.