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Legislation that would increase Californians' access to police disciplinary records by rolling back a 2006 state Supreme Court ruling appears to be dead for the year -- the victim of formidable law enforcement opposition.
To win passage in 2007, the measure by state Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, needs to clear the Assembly Public Safety Committee by Friday. However, the panel's chairman has scheduled no further hearings on the bill, which has already passed the state Senate.
Although the measure, SB1019, has the support of many community groups, n... Read more
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Victorian police improve file
Tighter controls and a full security clearance will now be required for anyone accessing Victoria Police's files.
The Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security Laurie Bebbington said the new standards came into force from Friday.
Ms Bebbington said the new protocols, which were designed to improve the security of police files, had been developed in consultation with Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon.
"The growth of police intelligence over recent years has seen an increase in the amount and type of data available to law enforcement agencies," Ms Bebbington said.
"We have a duty to protect personal data from prying eyes and ensure that personal information is secure because witnesses and innocent bystanders who help out in police investigations don't want their data to be seen by everyone," she said.
The new standards were the result of a call by the state government for an overhaul of Victoria Police's Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) system after a series of embarrassing blunders.
The Office of Police Integrity in 2005 mistakenly posted LEAP files on more than 400 people to a single complainant in country Victoria.
In another blunder that same year, an IBM technician authorised to audit the LEAP system emailed files on up to 1,000 people to a whistleblower.
Another incident involved tapes of murdered underworld figure Lewis Moran recorded in July 2001, that were found by a rubbish collector four years later in an unsecured warehouse and later aired on the Nine Network.
Ms Bebbington said that everyone who had access to police files, including contractors and public servants, must now undergo security checks.
"The protocols also demand that police command maintain a disciplinary process for people suspected of misusing the database, and engage all users in ongoing education on access rules."
The LEAP database currently contained details of 4.42 million people and 1.22 million vehicles, she said.
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