High filing rates effectively rubber-stamp biased police arrest practices

Evidence

First, prosecutors can influence police arrest practices by simply refusing to file certain cases brought to their attention. Prosecutorial offices that file nearly all cases brought to them do not help improve police performance and may, in fact, give the green light to continuing business as usual, no matter how biased. If prosecutors file more than 90 percent of cases brought to them by the police, they automatically approve arrest and evidence gathering practices, good or bad. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 609 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Suppressing illegally seized evidence is meant to deter police misconduct and preserve judicial integrity. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1844; Prosecutorial charging practices implicitly endorse biased police conduct — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 548; Prosecutors who file most police cases implicitly endorse biased arrest practices — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 609 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Prosecutors who file most police cases implicitly endorse biased arrest practices #corroborates (0.95) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 609