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Sexual violence continues unab
The Uganda government is failing to address violence against women and girls in northern Uganda, Amnesty International says.
In a report, “Doubly Traumatised: Lack of access to justice for female victims of sexual and gender-based violence in northern Uganda,” Amnesty... Read more
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New Jersey: Judge Attempts to
On Friday, a New Jersey Municipal Court judge pleaded guilty to making threats to a police officer and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). George R Korpita, 48, ruled over traffic and other cases in Dover, Rockaway and Victory Gardens,... Read more
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UK: Former police officer clai
A FORMER member of a police anti-corruption squad claims he was obstructed when he uncovered what he saw as unfairness and inconsistencies in the awarding of car allowances to senior officers.
Former Detective Constable Frank Kitt has spoken exclusively to the Western... Read more
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Police join investigative unit
A new police anti-corruption unit that unites the four national investigative units is set to be unveiled tomorrow.
The new "FBI" unit, headed by police Major General Yoav Segalovich, will bring together the National Fraud Unit, the National Serious and International... Read more
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USA: So Many Crimes, and Reaso
CAMDEN, N.J. — When her 16-year-old son was shot dead on a street corner here in June, Rosalynn Glasco became the latest mother left to search for justice in a world without witnesses — where the stigma of being seen as... Read more
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Nigerian anti-corruption chief
Nigeria's top anti-corruption official has been dismissed in a surprise move that sparked charges from human rights activists of political manoeuvring, police said Saturday.
Nuhu Ribadu, who chaired Nigeria's powerful Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the past three years, was relieved... Read more
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Northern Ireland: Police need
Mr Justice Weir did us all a service when he laid into the police over their investigation of the Omagh bombing.
He made it abundantly clear that the police had bungled the case, particularly the collection and handling of DNA evidence,... Read more
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Colchester Police Probe
Colchester officials say it will take another week to complete the internal investigation into allegations of possible police misconduct. The issue is whether a Colchester officer gave special treatment to an off-duty Burlington cop pulled over for suspected drunk driving.
"As of... Read more
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Michigan State trooper acquitt
An internal investigation into the alleged assault of a homeless man by a Michigan State Police trooper will continue now that the officer was acquitted of criminal charges in the case.
Gabriel Seibt, 30, was acquitted Dec. 21 by a Wayne County... Read more
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NYC police officer charged wit
A New York City police officer is under arrest on charges he raped two teenage students in his martial arts school.
Middletown police tell Times Herald-Record newspaper that 39-year-old Trent Young raped the 14-year-old girls at the school and his home. Young... Read more
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Police force captive to minist
ONE of the most significant developments for police in the 10 years since the Wood royal commission has been loss of independence due to interventionist, micro-managing NSW police ministers, an independent study has found.
Police numbers, in particular, had become a political... Read more
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AFRICA: Alarm over future of N
An apparent move to sideline Nuhu Ribadu, the head of a Nigerian anti-corruption unit which is prosecuting seven former state governors, caused dismay among graft fighters on Friday.
The national chief of police, Mike Okiro, announced on Thursday that Ribadu, a ranking... Read more
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Ethics complaint submitted aga
A woman who says she is helping Dalworthington Gardens Police Chief Bill Waybourn explore a bid for Tarrant County sheriff submitted an ethics complaint Wednesday against incumbent Dee Anderson.
Janette Kurban, wife of retired Judge Roy Kurban, alleges in her letter to... Read more
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Two Dallas police officers put
Dallas police are investigating whether two off-duty officers were involved in an assault early Thursday against popular country music singer Steve Holy.
"It appears that two unidentified Dallas police officers met the complainant at an off-duty social event and later went... Read more
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Iosco deputy fired for his rol
It took three months to investigate an Iosco Sheriff's deputy's intervention in his son's burglary, but on Wednesday county officials said the extra wait, and expense, were necessary to head off a potential lawsuit.
Sheriff Michael Fischer fired Deputy Anthony Eno... Read more
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Alleged sex misconduct by Maco
A Macon police investigator is in jail after being charged with sexually assaulting a person in custody.
William Enders, 35, of Northside Drive, was arrested at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Bibb County jail records.
Enders is an investigator assigned to Macon... Read more
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Ex-Sparta police officers, fir
Two former Sparta police officers said they were "ecstatic" to learn their whistleblower suit against the township — which was dismissed in 2006 — has been reinstated by the appeals court.
Former officers Arthur Monto and William Karasik filed the lawsuit... Read more
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Cop accused of extorting Hispa
A rookie Oak Lawn police officer accused of shaking down Hispanic immigrant workers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to more than 20 counts of official misconduct and other charges he faces, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's office.
Officer Steven Harrison is... Read more
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Kenya: Police’s ability to pro
Every morning, thousands of suspects are frogmarched to the courts. Several of them know that by the stroke of the judge’s pen, they could spend the rest of their lives in confinement.
Their fate and the time it takes to learn... Read more
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Did Idaho Police Cadets Go Ove
The leader of the Idaho State Police Academy has disavowed the slogan adopted by his most recent graduating class. What was the slogan? Well, the class of 43 graduates came up with quote: "Don't suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder — go... Read more
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Ticket-writing inquiry shows f
An extensive inquiry into the problematic ticket-writing practices and other activities of three Dallas police officers also reveals flaws in the way the Police Department investigates its own.
At key points during nearly a year of investigations, questions were not asked... Read more
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Cut and paste in police files
Anyone with a computer probably has cut and pasted sentences or paragraphs while using a word-processing program. The shortcut can save time and simplify a tedious project.
However, when a police officer uses the same technique on a report, it can get... Read more
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Police Commissioner to Tackle
New Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has signaled his intention to tackle corruption in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and restore public trust in the police.
"When one mentions the word police, I am sure that one of... Read more
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South Africa: Policewoman arre
An Eastern Cape policewoman was arrested yesterday for taking money in return for jobs.
Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said the 38-year-old inspector was a field trainer at a police station in the Drakensberg.
She asked her victims for R2000 in return for a job... Read more
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CCC clears D'Orazio of miscond
Former Western Australia police minister John D'Orazio has expressed outrage at a corruption report he claims unjustly accused him of improper behaviour over a meeting with a Perth panel beater.
The Corruption and Crime Commission today handed down its final report into... Read more
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Making sure the good guys are
CAMP NATHAN SMITH, Afghanistan – Staff Sgt. David Bedard has been a Sudbury cop for almost his entire adult life. And at 51, he has an observation to make about the seemingly impossible task of weeding out the culture of corruption... Read more
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British Transport Police: chie
THE police chief in charge of stop-and-search on Scotland's railways has dismissed attacks on his force as "nonsense", following claims that Asians were being unfairly singled out.
Figures last week revealed that one in seven searches on passengers since July had been... Read more
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UK: Police trio deny misconduc
Three Northamptonshire police officers have appeared in court accused of misconduct after allegedly threatening to plant incriminating evidence on a teenager they had arrested.
Constables Stephen Eaton, 49, William Docherty, 42, and Sean Holditch, also 42, each face one charge of misconduct... Read more
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Corrupt cop ordered to repay $
A FORMER senior detective convicted of selling drugs to the underworld will have to repay $68,000 in taxpayer-funded superannuation contributions received after committing the crime.
Wayne Geoffrey Strawhorn, 52, was ordered to repay the money by a Supreme Court judge under Victorian... Read more
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Another SA Police Officer Arre
He's a police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in custody while he was in uniform and early this morning he turned himself in. Two others officers were arrested Thursday.
We're told Officer Raymond Ramos walked into the central police station... Read more
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Two Chesnee Police Officers Ar
Two local police officers took an unwanted trip to jail earlier this evening after being busted by the State Law Enforcement Division on multiple charges.
Jeff Kirby, the former Chesnee Interim Police Chief, and Thomas Carey each appeared before a judge late... Read more
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India: Good cops go after bad
Delhi Police have finally begun cleaning house, starting with the traffic cops, the keepers of road safety.
In a rare move against corruption, they have registered a case against a bunch of traffic police personnel, charging them with taking bribes to allow... Read more
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Police officer quits after lea
A police officer has been forced to quit following an inquiry into claims that he leaked information from his force’s computer system.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) managed an investigation by North Wales Police into one of its own... Read more
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Pakistan: Police officers char
Two Pakistani police officers were charged with criminal conspiracy after a high-powered committee found that they had helped Rashid Rauf, a key suspect in the Heathrow bomb plot, to escape.
Mr Rauf, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, fled custody as... Read more
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Police Union takes legal actio
The Victorian Police Association Secretary Paul Mullett has gone to court to try to have his suspension from the police force overturned.
During hearings at the Office of Police Integrity in November, Mr Mullett denied allegations that he told a police officer... Read more
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UK: Cops' bar ban after allege
COPS who made headlines by launching a Yuletide 'Lock 'Em Inn' for troublesome revellers have today been locked out of their own bar after alleged high jinks.
A booze ban is in force at Ipswich's central police station and an internal inquiry... Read more
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Oakland: Council votes to keep
The City Council voted Tuesday to pay a team of monitors $1.8 million over a two-year period to review how well the Oakland Police Department does in completing a host of court-mandated reforms.
The contract, approved by a 6-2... Read more
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Police Officer on Wrong Side o
Jennings City Police Sergeant Jesse Ewing has been in law enforcement for over a decade. He's worked the streets and behind bars, but Wednesday he found himself on the wrong side of the law.
Authorities tell 7News that Ewing allegedly turned... Read more
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LAPD officers may quit over fe
Some 500 Los Angeles Police Department gang and narcotic officers are threatening to retire or change jobs if the city follows through on a plan that would force them to reveal their personal finances, union officials say.
A financial disclosure proposal... Read more
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Anti-corruption website crashe
The website of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (NBCP) crashed on Tuesday, just hours after its launch, as droves of people logged on to complain about corruption among officials.
The website (yfj.mos.gov.cn) was closed for most of the afternoon, Beijing Youth... Read more
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Police Officers Involved In Co
Police are investigating a corruption case in Brooklyn after a police officer was caught on tape describing how he tampered with drug evidence, police officials said.
Detective Sean Johnstone was caught on a recorded conversation, which he mistakenly recorded himself, telling an... Read more
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Australia: Police revolt at sh
FURIOUS police warn there will be uproar if their new Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, acts on a recommendation to sack some of the force's most respected officers after the Police Integrity Commission accused them of misconduct.
The commission's critical reports on three serving... Read more
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USA: L.A. officers' finances m
The Los Angeles Police Commission is seeking to require officers who frequently handle drugs, cash and other contraband to submit detailed reports about their income and debts -- a proposal that has drawn fierce opposition from the rank and file.
The proposed... Read more
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Top cops engaged in misconduct
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has found the respected New South Wales policeman in charge of the high-profile Janine Vaughan and Caroline Byrne murder cases engaged in misconduct.
In a report tabled in NSW Parliament today, the PIC recommends Homicide Squad officer... Read more
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‘Police torture is state terro
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of civil society and lawyers on Tuesday condemned police torture on peaceful protestors who rallied on Monday to meet deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on
a call of Students Action Committee (SAC).
Speaking at a press conference, they expressed... Read more
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Elkhart Police officers suspen
Six Elkhart Police officers are off the job without pay because of their roles in an incident on Thanksgiving morning at the police department.
They were charged with failing to properly supervise a city employee who took inappropriate pictures of a woman... Read more
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Police told to apologise over
A police force was today told to apologise to the family of a 10-year-old schoolboy for the way it handled an investigation into his death from a rare illness.
Robbie Powell’s father William claimed the former chief constable of Dyfed-Pows... Read more
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Wrongly accused detectives get
THE dawn raid on "The Untouchables" of Task Force Bax was trumpeted as a huge blow against corrupt detectives, but 10 years later it has been exposed as a farce, with nine former detectives winning damages believed to be in excess... Read more
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Nigeria: British Aid Now, Stat
I want to dive headlong into this state police debate today by telling a story. Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, former Lagos Commissioner for Works who ran for governorship in Osun State this year, paid us a visit at THISDAY shortly after the... Read more
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Police Most Corrupt - Says TI
THE Ghana Police Service , the legal/judiciary and political parties occupied the first, second and third positions respectively in this year’s Global Corruption Barometer (GCB 2007) released by Transparency International in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday, ahead of the World... Read more
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