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NEWS > 17 August 2009

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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 concerns about the disciplinary system comes after repeated claims by the State Government that the anti-corruption system is adequate.

In February, The Age revealed claims from senior police that the system was failing and that the State Government had failed to fix it.

After the OPI released its report into th... Read more

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Australia: Plan to test police

FAKE drug labs and sham bribery offers could be used to catch Australian Federal Police officers suspected of corruption, under police plans to introduce integrity tests.

Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said yesterday he planned to discuss the proposals early next month with incoming commissioner Tony Negus.

The tests are used by several state forces including Victoria and NSW, where up to a half of officers and staff are believed to fail them.

The tests would allow anti-corruption investigators to trap police by creating opportunities for misconduct such as faking evidence, accepting bribes or stealing money or drugs.

But the proposal, supported by Integrity Commissioner Philip Moss, has been questioned by the Australian Federal Police Association, which says officers are already subject to stringent corruption checks.
 

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