Law Enforcement Admission Change Case Study

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. Parties [Identify the plaintiff and the defendant],The plaintiffs are fourteen individuals who were allegedly excluded from admission into the police academy. They each had initially passed the application process formed under the original program. However, the program changed under the new police commissioner who changed the admission criteria. The defendants are the police academy who changed the admission criteria to suite their individual needs.2. Facts [Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case]The facts of the case are related to the initial criteria that the 14 individuals used to pass the evaluation process. Each passed the physical fitness test, the mental assessment, and overall police assessment. However after passing all three procedures, the police commissioner changed. In this instance, the commissioner reviewed the criteria and determined that an new evaluation process was warranted. The department notified the 14 applicants of the changed criteria noting that their “passing” status may change. After the new evaluation a number of applicants didn’t pass and as a result are suing the police academy3. Procedure [What was the outcome in the lower court(s)? Who brought the appeal?]The lower courts ruled in favor of the police academy who had the right to…

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…based on an established policy.
However the policy was changed without the ability for the individuals impacted to be heard. In addition, within this case in particular, the plaintiffs argued that irreparable harm had been done to them through the selection process6. Holding [How did the court resolve the issue(s)? Who won?]The plaintiffs were allowed to the participate in the original 60th academy as oppose to the 61ST in which they were rejected.7. Reasoning [Explain the logic that supported the court\'s decision]Here the police force had no right to change the selection criteria after the fact without allowing the affected parties….....

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