What is the scope of municipal liability under the doctrine of failure to train theory?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Heinlen v. Skelton, 909 F.2d 1488 (9th Cir. 1990):

Inadequate training may form the basis for a claim against supervisory personnel "only where the failure to train amounts to deliberate indifference to the rights of persons with whom the [trained personnel] come into contact." City of Canton v. Harris, 109 S.Ct. 1197, 1204 (1989) (defining scope of municipal liability under failure to train theory). "[T]he focus must be on the adequacy of the training program in relation to the tasks the particular officers must perform." Id. at 1205-06.

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