What are some cases where a city has been held liable for failing to properly train its police officers?
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. 2019):
1989); see also City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378, 391 (1989) ("[A]dequately trained officers occasionally make mistakes; the fact that they do says little about the training program or the legal basis for holding the city liable.").
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