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Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney
14 November 2007
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Police corruption watch slippi
The head of Queensland's corruption watchdog says there has been some "slippage" in vigilance against misconduct in the state's police service and public sector.
In its annual report released on Wednesday, the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) said it received 3,565 complaints against the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and public sector in the 2006/07 financial year.
Those complaints detailed 9,146 allegations, 5,193 of which were made against the QPS.
Allegations of assault made up 28 per cent of those, while 13 per cent of allegations concerned official conduct.
A further 2,784 allegations were made against public servants.
While the overall number of complaints was slightly down on the previous year, CMC chairman Robert Needham called for increased vigilance.
"Though I do not believe systemic corruption exists in Queensland, I have seen during my three years as CMC chairperson some slippage in our public sector and police service," Mr Needham said in the report.
"Systemic corruption does not happen overnight. It builds up over a period of years.
"Even misconduct which may seem apparently insignificant can, if left unchecked, lead to a major decline in the level of public sector integrity."
Queensland Police Minister Judy Spence said the report showed there were checks and balances in the system.
"I think we're always going to have a number of police officers who will do the wrong thing," Ms Spence told reporters.
"But it is really important that we realise that we have got systems and checks and balances in place to weed out those officers."
But, she said, 20 per cent of allegations against police were made by fellow officers.
"(That) tells me that police officers today are intolerant of their fellow officers doing the wrong thing," she said.
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