The Role of Accountability in Law Enforcement: Examining Qualified Immunity

Name Instructor Course Date Module 4.2 Assignment: Accountability and Ethics Explain the role of accountability in law enforcement. Assess the benefits and drawbacks of qualified immunity of police officer. Accountability comes with confidence that justice prevails in cases of crime detection, prevention, control and elimination. Accountability plays a very important role in law enforcement because it ensures that these law enforcers perform their duties through consideration and maintenance of a high standard and become held accountable/responsible in case of failure. A law enforcer must be an accountable public servant that works collaboratively, fairly and transparently with all the targets they serve. The approach of accountability involves a system