Can a local government body be held liable for its failure to provide proper training for its employees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Benavidez v. Cnty. of San Diego, Case No.: 3:18-cv-0558-CAB-(AGS) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
A local government body may be held liable for its failure to train employees or failure to provide a different kinds of training if the failure causes a constitutional violation, and the failure amounts to deliberate indifference to the rights of individuals who come into contact with the employees. See City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 388-89 (1989) ("[I]t may happen that in light of the duties assigned to specific officers or employees the
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