Definition
This entry focuses more on a singular form of occupational obligation failure, that is, investigation negligence. These failures occur because of various reasons, including the following: neglect of duty, oversight, incompetence, and recklessness. Investigation negligence has the potential to affect court dispositions, incarcerate the innocent, and cause unnecessary stress and trauma to already suffering crime victims. Additionally, there remains a causal and replicated link between investigation negligence and costly litigation expenses incurred by police departments in the United States. Training and proper supervision are employed to mitigate the adverse effects of investigation negligence, yet a prevalence still occurs.
Introduction
Negligence is defined as, “a failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances. The behavior usually consists of actions, but can also consist of omissions when there...
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Shea, T. (2020). Investigations: Negligence. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_183-1
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