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The Neenah Police Department needs to make some significant changes in how it disciplines its officers. That's one of the findings in a review conducted by former Green Bay police chief Jim Lewis.
Lewis was hired by the city to investigate the handling of the internal investigation of former detective Dan Dringoli. Dringoli was an officer who was accused of misconduct. He resigned last year after being accused of misconduct in office and tipping off people about search warrants. A judge dropped all criminal charges against him.
With the 30-page report, Neenah police are b... Read more
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07 October 2008
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UK: Jacqui Smith orders nation
Jacqui Smith said that Vernon Coaker, the Police Minister, will carry out a two-week appraisal of recruitment and promotion practices in forces across England and Wales.
Miss Smith's move came hours after Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, with whom she had a public row last week, ordered his own inquiry into race in the Metropolitan Police.
Mr Johnson acted after the Met's Black Police Association (Met BPA) announced it would boycott recruitment drives among ethnic minorities, saying it would use an advertising campaign to "actively discourage" black and Asian people from joining the force because they were treated unfairly.
The Home Office has said that Mr Coaker's assessment is not a review, meaning any concrete changes to policies or practices are highly unlikely.
Miss Smith said: "The police service is determined to offer fair and equal opportunities to all its members, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or background.
She insisted that the police had "come a long way" since the publication in 1999 of the Macpherson Report, which found "institutional racism" in the Met.
"Over the last 10 years minority ethnic representation in the police service has doubled. However, we accept there is a long way to go, and we are determined to work with the police to achieve that.
"Nationally I am working closely with the police to continue to support them recruit people from all backgrounds."
Miss Smith said that she was "disappointed" by the Met BPA's boycott and that its campaign was "unhelpful".
The Met BPA pointed to high-profile examples to justify its case, including Tarique Ghaffur, the country's most senior Asian officer, who was "temporarily relieved of his duties" by the outgoing Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, following his conduct in the media after launching a £1.2 million race discrimination case against the Met.
It also claimed discrimination was at play in the case of Commander Ali Dizaei, the president of the National Black Police Association, who has been suspended over alleged misconduct.
A leading Muslim police group has refused to back the Met BPA's boycott.
The National Association of Muslim Police said it had "reservations" about discouraging black and Asian would-be recruits.
Supt Dal Babu said that while he understood some of the Met BPA's concerns, Scotland Yard was improving race and faith relations.
Earlier, while chairing his first meeting of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), Mr Johnson was criticised for not consulting members over the inquiry before announcing it was going ahead.
Mr Johnson said that he would review how the inquiry would be handled. He stressed that he would work "hand in glove" with the MPA's members and said he hoped they could make a fresh start.
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