| Police misconduct is defined as any unprofessional | | | | Illinois allegedly committed very unprofessional actions |
| actions made by an officer that result in a wrongful | | | | in the course of their official business. |
| conviction or denial of rights to the injured party. | | | | ·Derrick E. King was beaten by Area 2 |
| Police misconduct may include police brutality, false | | | | officers using a baseball bat and telephone book |
| arrest, racial profiling, falsified evidence and police | | | | · Madison Hobley was handcuffed to a wall |
| corruption. Often, we only think of police brutality as | | | | ring and beaten by Detectives Robert Dwyer and |
| police misconduct. The truth, however, is that police | | | | James Lotito, kicked by Sergeant Patrick Garrity and |
| misconduct is more than police brutality as defined | | | | repressed by Detective Daniel McWeen. Hobley was |
| above. | | | | later pardoned based on innocence and released in |
| The State of Illinois has a unique statistics on police | | | | 2003. |
| misconduct over the years. On a survey made for | | | | · Leroy Orange was beaten and electrically |
| the Bureau of Justice Statistics by the Illinois Criminal | | | | shocked by Area 2 detectives. Like Hobley, he was |
| Justice Authority, twenty one percent of police | | | | later pardoned based on innocence and released in |
| officers in this state said that they have seen at | | | | 2003. |
| least one fellow officer engaged in the use of more | | | | · Andrew Wilson was kicked, punched and |
| force than what is necessary to arrest a suspect. | | | | electrically shocked and forced against hot radiator |
| Also, the study said that 5.7 percent of officers had | | | | by Area 2 officers. |
| witnessed another fellow officer cover up excessive | | | | · Reginald Mahaffey was punched, kicked |
| use of force and 8.5 percent of officers had known | | | | and thrown against the wall and smothered by Area |
| of another fellow officer failing to report the use of | | | | 2 officers with plastic bag. |
| such force. | | | | These are just some cases of police misconduct in |
| The weakness of the study, however, is the refusal | | | | Illinois. There are a lot more cases of such |
| of the Chicago police force to participate in the | | | | misconduct in recent years, like the case of Robin |
| survey. The real scenario of the use of excessive | | | | Petrovic, a woman, who was allegedly abused |
| force in the State of Illinois might not be well | | | | physically by James Chevas of the Chicago Police |
| reflected by the statistics due to the refusal of the | | | | Department. Police misconduct in Illinois is a serious |
| said police force which is the largest force in the | | | | case. If you or a loved one is a victim of police |
| state. | | | | misconduct, do not hesitate to come forward and |
| Below are some of the most notorious cases of | | | | stand up against these abusive officers. An |
| police misconduct in Illinois. Let us take a look at | | | | experienced Illinois civil rights lawyer can help you |
| some controversial cases when police officers of | | | | fight for your right. |