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Abstract: 

Training of correction staff is a recurring item of interest to reform-minded observers. In City of Canton v. Harris, 489 US 378 (1989), The Supreme Court recognized that local government could be liable for damages if a harm inflicted was a direct result of deliberate indifference in the training of their employees. Canton did not create the foundation for progressive, enhanced education about various police-correction functions. It did create a foundation for certain ritualistic videos and lectures on the most basic of police-correction functions. Nothing about good character, psychological make-up, and physical abilities. Issues like these will be part of the hiring process and can be more or less effective. The point is, this is not a demanding process and minimal training will be acceptable within a deliberate indifference challenge.

Keywords: Meirs v. Ottawa County, 2020 WL 3956857; City of Canton v. Harris, 489 US 378

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.