Police Legal Advisors in the USA

Past, Present, and Future

Bibliographic Data

ID21178166
AuthorsCarol A Archbold (0000-0001-5344-4607, Northwest State Community College, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume7
Issue1
Pages61-76
Publication date2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614260600579664
OpenAlexW2007456680
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

Over the last three decades police work has become very complex due to continuous change in criminal law, social change, and an increased demand for police accountability and professionalism. In response to those changes, some law enforcement agencies have adopted in‐house police legal advisors as part of their police liability management efforts. This paper provides a look at the past and present use of police legal advisors in law enforcement agencies in the USA. The history of police legal advisors in the USA is presented through a review of past literature. To provide a look at the current state of police legal advisors, this paper presents the findings of a recent national study of police legal advisors in US law enforcement agencies. Using telephone interviews with 354 large law enforcement agencies, as well as qualitative survey data, this study reveals that less than half of the largest law enforcement agencies in the USA employ an in‐house police legal advisor. Several factors that influence the adoption of police legal advisors within police agencies are also discussed

Accountability · Business · Criminal justice · Criminal justice ethics · Enforcement · Law enforcement · Legal liability · Legal research · Liability · Political science · Public relations · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Law and Evidence · Engineering · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions

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