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DART officer faces misconduct
DART officials have accused a transit police officer of official misconduct and placed her on unpaid administrative leave, DART and the officer's attorney said Thursday.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials said Officer Susan Craig falsely claimed that a rider she arrested Monday had kicked her in the head during an altercation on a DART train. The rider initially was charged with felony assault of an officer. The charge has since been dropped, DART officials said.
Officer Craig's attorney, Jane Bishkin, said another DART officer saw Officer Craig get kicked in the head.... Read more
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The Australian - Sydney,Austra
29 March 2007
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Watchdogs with a bite
WESTERN Australia, Queensland and NSW are the only states with official watchdogs empowered to investigate corruption and misconduct into the police and the public sector. Victoria's Office of Police Integrity is limited to investigating police. South Australia and Tasmania do not have independent watchdog agencies.
Western Australia
Corruption and Crime Commission: Investigates police and the public sector. Can tap telephones, instigate investigations, execute search warrants, summons witnesses or documents, force witnesses to answer incriminating questions, search public offices, hold public and private hearings and obtain arrest warrants for witnesses failing to appear.
NSW
Independent Commission against Corruption: Investigates the public sector. Can tap telephones, instigate investigations, execute search warrants, summons witnesses or documents, force witnesses to answer incriminating questions, search public offices, hold public and private hearings and obtain arrest warrants for witnesses failing to appear.
Police Integrity Commission: Can tap telephones, instigate investigations, execute search warrants, summons witnesses or documents, force witnesses to answer incriminating questions under oath, search public offices (apart from offices of ICAC and the NSW Ombudsman), hold public and private hearings and obtain arrest warrants for witnesses failing to appear.
Victoria
Office of Police Integrity: Can tap telephones, instigate investigations, execute search warrants, summons witnesses or documents, force witnesses to answer incriminating questions, search public offices, hold public and private hearings and obtain arrest warrants for witnesses failing to appear.
Queensland
Crime and Misconduct Commission: Investigates police and the public sector. Cannot tap telephones but can receive the results of taps carried out by other agencies, can instigate investigations, execute search warrants, summons witnesses or documents, force witnesses to answer incriminating questions under oath, search public offices, hold public and private hearings and obtain arrest warrants for witnesses failing to appear.
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