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Historic police misconduct hea
THE FIRST ever public police misconduct hearing over the stabbing of a Rugby mum will be held this week.
Brownsover Hall Hotel is bracing itself for the national press as it undergoes the media spotlight as the location for the hearing.
Warwickshire Police... Read more
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Cop who Tasered woman faces mu
WARREN — Among the laundry list of charges Patrolman Richard Kovach faces for repeatedly using a Taser on an intoxicated woman is inhumane treatment.
Kovach, 40, was placed on administrative leave about three weeks after a police dashcam videotape of the... Read more
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Experts debate possible use of
Deceptive investigative tactics may lead a suspect to confess to something he didn't do or force an innocent person to second-guess his own memory and accept he must have committed the crime, one psychology expert said.
“When you misrepresent reality to an... Read more
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Officer investigated in sexual
A Portland officer is under investigation for allegedly having sex on the job with a woman he met on a call this summer.
Central Precinct Officer Jason Faulk, who joined the Portland Police Bureau 10 years ago, was placed on paid... Read more
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Armed police 'abused raid brot
Embattled Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair is under renewed pressure after a man shot during an anti-terrorism raid claimed he was threatened and verbally abused by armed police.
Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 24, who was shot in the shoulder by police during... Read more
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Cop docked 5 days pay for hara
An Ottawa cop who used the police information system to harass an ex-girlfriend in Brockville could be back on the job as early as today after being docked five days pay in a case a civil liberties group argues shows the... Read more
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England: Conviction 'could und
Police operations against terrorists and serious criminals risk being undermined by the health and safety conviction of the Metropolitan force in the Jean Charles de Menezes case, senior police chiefs have warned.
Chief constables believe health and safety law should never have... Read more
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More trouble for cop who whipp
A policeman who whipped out his pistol to resist arrest by Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) officers is in for more trouble.
Not only is the ACA is investigating the corporal for corruption, the police have also initiated a probe on the policeman... Read more
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South Africa: Police corruptio
Corruption-related complaints about the SA Police Service surged dramatically after its Anti-Corruption Unit was shut down in 2002, according to research by the Institute for Security Studies.
An average of 43 cases were lodged with the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) each... Read more
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In Bribery Case, Prison Expect
Three principals in the family-owned company that dominates the Greater New Haven bail bond business admitted Wednesday that they paid thousands of dollars in bribes to police officers. They are likely to be sentenced to from 18 months to three years... Read more
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‘Cops a rotten bunch’
Corruption on the rise since anti-graft unit closed
Complaints about corrupt policemen have surged since the cops closed their anti-corruption unit in 2002, according to the Institute for Security Studies.
About 43 cases were lodged with the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) each... Read more
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Report calls for watchdog judg
VICTORIA'S revamped police corruption watchdog should be headed by a top judge, a report has recommended.
The new Office of Police Integrity, headed by George Brouwer, who also served as the ombudsman at the same time, should be headed by the yet... Read more
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Chief Justice points at integr
Chief Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin yesterday called for a greater cooperation and integrity of the judges and lawyers to ensure true independence of the judiciary and thus justice to every citizen of the country.
Terming the separation of the judiciary from the... Read more
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Corruption watchdog probes 4 e
The federal anti-corruption watchdog is investigating allegations of federal agents presenting questionable evidence in court cases.
The Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity was set up in December last year to investigate corruption allegations against Australian Federal Police officers and Australian Crime Commission... Read more
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AFGHANISTAN: Training Cops Not
In a mud-walled village on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Qalat, police checkpoint commander Abdul Rasool complains he is tired of his country's six-year war and longs for peace.
Despite Rasool's appeal, he represents what the U.S. military thinks... Read more
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No, this isn't a fair cop
HOW'S this for a piece of timing?
On the very day the police announced they were extending random drug-testing of the public, they effectively side-stepped the same accountability for themselves.
That means a 78-year-old granny who thinks cannabis is a Pacific island... Read more
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Police discipline shift urged
VICTORIA'S police watchdog has called for an overhaul of the way the force disciplines or sacks its members, saying the system is "slow, broken and convoluted" and advantages bent police.
The move by the Office of Police Integrity to deal with long-held... Read more
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Police shoot four in a month
THE shooting of a man in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton last night brings to four the number of people shot at by police in the state in the past month.
The latest incident, which left the victim with non-life-threatening injuries,... Read more
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