Cornell Law Review

Article

Cop Tracing

Jonathan Abel, Associate Professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law

What happens to an officer’s old cases when that officer is exposed as corrupt? Often, the answer is nothing. This Article calls for “cop tracing”: an effort to identify and investigate the past cases handled by dishonest cops. The Article first describes the existing action and inaction with respect to such tracing. Next, it examines…

Aug 2022