Litigation Archives - Cop Block

Book Review: “Crooked Brooklyn” Tells Tales Of Criminal Cops

December 17, 2015 Georgia Sand 2390 Views attorneys, bias, bribes, brooklyn, Corruption, Credit Union, crime, Crooked Brookly, DA, Details, Detectives, District Attorney, gang, Hit men, Homicide, Hostile, Jerome D. Cohen, judges, jury, Jury Polling, Liquor Store, Litigation, Michael Vecchione, mob, murder, nypd, Organized crime, pension, police, Political Corruption, Political Leader, politics, Prison, prison sentence, Prosecution, prosecutor, robbery, sentencing, trial, Trial Testimony, trials, Undertaker, Vecchione, voir dire, Witnesses

Crooked Brooklyn is a sort of memoir by former District Attorney Michael Vecchione, and is replete with behind-the-scenes stories from the

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When There Are No Cameras: The Case Of Aaron Parrish

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 Georgia Sand 1462 Views Aaron Parrish, assault, Bainbridge, BikeFest, Christopher Kines, Civil rights, Consequences, Corruption, courts, Dishonesty, Double Standard, Elizabeth Croley, false report, FBI, Federal Rights, felony, film the police, GA, Georgia, Harassment, lawsuit, lawyer, Litigation, physical abuse, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police Lies, police reports, Police State, probation, rights, Robert Umbach, Sheriff, Sheriff's Son, thin blue line, victims, video, Witnesses

Proponents of filming police understand the vital importance of recording police interactions. Not all members of the public have the

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Copwatching and Its Impact On Policing, Law, and Justice in the California Law Review

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Georgia Sand 1292 Views Accountability, black panthers, Brutality, California Law Review, cameras, Civil rights, Class, community policing, cop blocking, copwatching, Corruption, court, Deterrence, Deterring Police Abuse, Disrespect, double-standards, facebook, Filming police, first amendment, Foul Language, fourth amendment, Jerome Skolnick, Jocelyn Simonson, Law, lawsuits, Legal Analysis, Legal Meaning, Legal Scholars, Litigation, Neighborhood, New York University, New York University School of Law, Organizations, Race, social change, social justice, social media

Jocelyn Simonson, Assistant Professor of Lawyering at New York University School of Law, reached out to Cop Block contributors late

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