Police Malfeasance and Female Plaintiffs: The Tragedy of Vengeful Arrest.

Police institutions tend to be among the most secretive and least accountable of all organizations. When pressed for accountability or sued over malfeasance, they are notorious for skilful evasiveness. To admit error is akin to public humiliation. Police institutions disdain criticism of any kind, especially when the criticism is brought by women. In order to protect itself, police forces will use any step outside the law and use any means available to cage the voices of criticism. This paper will examine the arrest and prosecution of women who sue the police. It will use three major cases--two in Japan and one in the USA--of women being charged with murder after filing suits against the police in open courts. This paper will make the disturbing conclusion that women who sue the police, both in the USA and most certainly in Japan, put themselves in danger of vengeful arrest. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]