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Case Law & Resources: West Virginia

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Case Law

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Police Use of Firearms in West Virginia--An Empirical Study

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Old study (1972) containing an empirical analysis of the 4 levels of policing in West Virginia.

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Coping With Police Misconduct in West Virginia: A Review of Exisiting Law, Legislative Initiatives, and Disciplinary Models

Focus is on disciplinary procedures and methods for handling allegations of police misconduct (rather than on training); but includes several failed legislative attempts to create civilian review boards, etc in West Virginia.

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Police Use of Deadly Force: State Statutes 30 Years After Garner

A study of state statutes detailing use of deadly force by police in the wake of the Tennessee v. Garner decision; specifically mentions on page 47 that West Virginia has no codified rules and relies solely on case law.

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