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Pope condemns Belgian police raids on Catholic church
The Pope today criticised raids on the Catholic church by Belgian police investigating sex abuse claims.
Pope Benedict described the raids as "surprising and deplorable" and demanded that the church be allowed a role in investigating abusers in its ranks.
Last week, police raided the home of a retired bishop, opened the grave... Read more
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Canada: Police brotherhood tri
Lawyers for the Montreal Police Brotherhood will return to court today to try and quash a coroner's inquiry into the fatal shooting by a Montreal police officer of a Muslim man in Côte des Neiges.
Despite renewed calls from a coalition that an inquiry is needed to answer questions about the death... Read more
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Officer's appeal exposes probl
CARROLLTON – A police officer who was fired and accused of criminal mischief over a house egging is back on the job after a favorable ruling by an independent hearing examiner.
But Officer Jennifer Cackler's appeal exposed other problems with officers on the Carrollton police force. The department has been in... Read more
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Ghana: IGP calls on personnel
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Paul Tawiah Quaye, has said the tenets of democratic policing enjoin personnel of the Ghana Police Service to work within the confines of the law and abide by the code of conduct governing the service.
"This will enable you to eschew all forms of negative tendencies... Read more
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What makes good cops go bad?
PROVIDENCE—The arrests of three Providence police officers on drug charges raise an important question.
What makes a good cop go bad?
Treat Williams plays a dirty cop in the movie “The Prince of the City.“ The film is based on the real life story of former NYPD narcotics officer Bob Leuci, whose nickname... Read more
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Corruption cases put New Orlea
Allegations of corruption and coverups in the New Orleans Police Department have prompted the U.S. Justice Department to consider a little-used tactic that could force changes — and restore public confidence.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, who as a federal prosecutor 15 years ago helped convict a New Orleans police officer of... Read more
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Baltimore police idle Comstat
The Baltimore Police Department has suspended a statistics-based management tool that has been a hallmark of the department for more than a decade, saying weekly information-sharing meetings had grown "stale" and "laborious."
Using numbers and maps to spot problem areas, connect incidents and discuss tactics, police commanders and investigators had gathered in... Read more
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UK: IPCC watchdog under attack
The police complaints watchdog should stop employing retired officers to investigate the public’s concerns about their former forces.
A committee of MPs said it was shocked that the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) routinely employed former police officers as investigators.
“Public confidence in the impartiality of the IPCC is bound to... Read more
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Australia: Brave cop in sack f
A POLICE hero who took a bullet for the community has been forced to spend more than $300,000 in a legal battle to clear his name.
The Office of Police Integrity, which sacked Valour Award winner John Kapetanovski, has been found to have acted unfairly by dismissing him.
The OPI has also... Read more
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Danziger Bridge case suggests
When an investigator needed an identity for a fabricated witness in the Danziger Bridge police shooting, prosecutors say, he looked to his fellow officers for help.
"Hey, somebody give me a name!" the veteran NOPD supervisor allegedly called out to a group of officers. Another cop, former New Orleans police detective Jeffrey... Read more
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Police Taser 10-Year-Old Boy
In the same week that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP in Canada apologized to the mother of a 40-year-old man who died after being repeatedly Tasered, two police officers from Indiana were suspended for using the Taser stun gun on a 10-year-old boy.
Robert Dziekanski, 40, was struck several times at... Read more
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Report identifies United Kingd
The annual Country Report on the United Kingdom from the US State Department Bureau Democracy Human Rights and Labor identifies a number of deficiencies by the British government in relation to Human Rights issues.
In its preamble the Bureau says:
« There were some reports of police misconduct and occasional abuse of detainees... Read more
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Australia: Police discriminati
A survey of African residents in Melbourne has prompted more allegations of racism in Victoria, this time against the police.
The report by a coalition of Melbourne legal centres claims discriminatory treatment of African youths by police has led to increased tensions.
One such claim of discrimination comes from Ethiopian man Daniel Haile-Michael,... Read more
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Montreal protesters fear cops'
MONTREAL – A group that organizes an annual and controversial anti-police brutality march that last year was the scene of more than 200 arrests says it had nothing do with an attack by vandals early yesterday that left 11 Montreal police squad cars smashed and a neighbourhood police station splashed with... Read more
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Bad boys: why rookie police ar
ROOKIE police officers in NSW are doing more than their fair share when it comes to misbehaving, a study has found.
Probationary constables - those in their first year - make up 7 per cent of the force but are responsible for almost 12 per cent of allegations of off-duty misconduct.
The research... Read more
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Canada: Winnipeg Police servic
The Winnipeg Police Service is proposing installing video cameras on officers uniforms, but the plan is drawing concerns from the police union.
The WPS is budgeting a million dollars to launch the program in 2015 and is planning to outfit more than 800 officers with the cameras.
Coun. Mike Pagtakhan supports... Read more
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Ethics committee won't revise
The Police Ethics Committee has rejected a bid to revise a decision by a police ethics commissioner clearing a Montreal police officer of any wrongdoing when Mohamed Anas Bennis, 25, was fatally shot in 2005.
At the committee’s request, commissioner Nathalie Haccoun (now a municipal court judge) called on an expert from... Read more
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Top cop orders probe on OPI
Senior Victorian police are investigating the Office of Police Integrity - the body charged with probing allegations against police - over claims that OPI investigators tampered with vital evidence in an anti-corruption ''sting''.
In an unprecedented role switch, Chief Commissioner Simon Overland has ordered his office to look into allegations that OPI... Read more
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Inspector general to top cop:
The New Orleans Inspector General had some strong words for the city's top cop "obey the law."
Ed Quatrevaux sent Mayor Ray Nagin a letter, demanding that he instruct his police chief to cooperate with investigations by the IG's office and the independent police monitor.
"The NOPD has not turned over the documents... Read more
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Australia: Real leadership mea
Two complex and intriguing issues have unintentionally revealed how the Brumby government responds when uncomfortable truths are exposed. The first is the Office of Police Integrity (OPI), set up to investigate police corruption. The second is violence against Indians in Melbourne. The issues are distinct in many ways, but in both... Read more
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Officer claims raw deal
Officer Randall Price understands why many police departments wouldn't hire him. After cycling through eight jobs in 11 years, his work history is marred by multiple firings, allegations of misconduct and brutality claims.
On paper, Price appears to be the quintessential "gypsy cop," an itinerant officer who hops from job to... Read more
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Saudi religious police bar sal
The Saudi religious police have begun cracking down on stores selling any items that are red, heart-shaped or otherwise allude to the banned celebration of Valentine's Day, the Associated Press reports.
The AP, in a dispatch from Riyadh that quotes a Saudi official, says inspectors are even ordering stores to toss out... Read more
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Secret report recommends drug
A previously secret report by Queensland's corruption watchdog recommends improved ethics education, possible random drug testing of all police and swifter disciplinary action.
Police Minister Neil Roberts today tabled in Parliament a summary of recommendations from a Crime and Misconduct Commission report tackling police misconduct, codenamed Project Grinspoon.
While the report remains... Read more
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UK: Metropolitan Police 'still
The Met remains "without doubt" institutionally racist, the chairman of the Metropolitan Black Police Association (MBPA) has said.
Alfred John was speaking after Met Commander Ali Dizaei was jailed for four years for corruption.
Dizaei had earlier claimed he was the victim of a racist campaign after allegations of false expense claims.... Read more
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Stop corruption before it star
QUEENSLAND Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson responded to news police stations were raided and officers interrogated in an investigation into Gold Coast drug crime by saying the region "has been an area of concern for more than 10 years". So why didn't he act long before the Crime and Misconduct Commission raids... Read more
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UK: Police corruption probe ov
A JURY must decide whether police corruption played a part in the deaths of a couple murdered in their Trusthorpe home, an inquest heard.
As reported, John and Joan Stirland were found shot dead at their bungalow near Mablethorpe, on August 8, 2004.
Nottingham man Colin Gunn, 40 – who had persuaded police... Read more
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City of Montreal blocking inqu
The Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission is accusing the city of Montreal and its police force of trampling human rights and blocking their investigation of alleged racial profiling cases by Montreal police.
The commission is looking into several such cases and they've subpoena'd police officers to tell their side of... Read more
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Britain to fight ruling on pol
The British government said Wednesday it will appeal a European court ruling that certain police stop-and-search powers are a breach of human rights.
Under Section 44 of Britain's Terrorism Act 2000, uniformed officers may stop any pedestrian or vehicle and search them, regardless of whether they have reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
Human rights... Read more
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Northern Ireland: Police offic
Three police officers are among more than 400 motorists caught drink-driving in a PSNI Christmas crackdown.
The officers, who were off-duty when found to be over the legal limit, have all been suspended.
The BBC understands officers have been warned drink-drivers will be "fast-tracked" to dismissal rather than have a drawn-out... Read more
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Former police boss violates et
Former National Police top detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji has sparked fresh controversy following his surprise appearance at a murder trial involving ex-antigraft leader Antasari Azhar.
The police general, who made headlines following his controversial analogy of Gecko versus Crocodile regarding the battle between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the police,... Read more
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