Liability for Failure to Train

Liability for Failure to Train: CANTON V. HARRIS, (1989)
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Liability for Failure to Train: CANTON v. HARRIS, (1989)
What was the significance of City of Canton v. Harris (1989)?
The cases of City of Canton versus Harris discusses the problems of not following the due process and the neglect of failure to train approach. Based on the court records, Geraldine Harris collapsed and fell to the floor when the Canton Police Officers arrested her. Her claims that she fell to the floor on two occasions were due to her medical conditions. In her version of the story, she did not receive any medical assistance from the Canton Police Station despite her emotional complications. Indeed, the significance of City of Canton v. Harris (1989) helps the Canton Police Officers and any Police Departments in the United States to acknowledge some knowledge in medical care and training. Since a government agency must provide medical upkeep to all individuals who are injured while being arrested by the police officers, Police Officers need to acquire medical care and refresher training so that they can respond to the critical situations.
What are some of the most common failure-to-train case types? Discuss each.
The following circumstances present the most common failure-to-train cases:
Oklahoma City v. Tuttle, 471 U.S. 808, 816. In this case, Tuttle claimed that the Oklahoma City Officers remained accountable under 1983 for constitutional violations due to the failure to train their workforces.

Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658, 694. The appellants, in this case, are female workers of the Department of Social Services and the Board of Education who claimed for the deliberate indifference in which a failure to train reveals a thoughtful choice by the municipality. Instead, the city was held responsible for the inadequate training that can admissibly characterize a city policy.
Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167, 81 S. Ct. 473. In this case, in 1961, the Supreme Court granted people a federal right in federal courts who seeks for the Fourteenth Amendment. The concept of failure to train case holds the idea that the federal courts should enforce freedoms and civil rights.

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CANTON v. HARRIS, (1989), No. 86-1088, United States Supreme Court. Retrieved March 3, 2018, from http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/489/378.html