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ROOKIE police officers in NSW are doing more than their fair share when it comes to misbehaving, a study has found.
Probationary constables - those in their first year - make up 7 per cent of the force but are responsible for almost 12 per cent of allegations of off-duty misconduct.
The research paper, released by the Police Integrity Commission, found that rookies were also the most likely to have a complaint against them substantiated and to face disciplinary action such as counselling, a reduction in rank or even the sack.
It also found that the most common allega... Read more
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Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turke
07 June 2008
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Turkey: Fewer complaints about
Turkish citizens have been filing fewer maltreatment charges against the police, but more against prosecutors and judges over various breaches of professional conduct.
Turkey’s EU reform process, launched in 2002 when the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) first came to power, has considerably changed Turkey’s public agencies over a relatively short period of time. Turkey’s attempts to harmonize with the European Union’s Copenhagen criteria have resulted in a zero-tolerance policy on torture and maltreatment of prisoners. The results have paid off, according to statistics from the Justice Ministry that show a significant drop in the number of mistreatment cases. At the same time, complaints against members of the judiciary have increased, with the average person becoming more aware of his or her rights and more committed to protecting them.
In 2004, complaints were filed against 214 senior-level police officers -- a figure which dropped to 145 in 2005, then slightly climbed to 150 in 2006 and fell to 138 in 2007. In 2004, 71 of the complaints were found worthy of investigation versus only 27 such complaints in 2007. The number of cases in which an investigation was deemed necessary has also consistently fallen over the years.
The number of complaints registered in 2007 against prosecutors and judges, however, showed a sharp rise from the previous year. In 2007, 4,151 complaints were filed against a judge or a prosecutor versus 3,148 such complaints in 2006. The number of complaints processed in 2007 was 5,290, along with 1,139 complaints from previous years that had not been processed in a timely manner. Of these complaints, 1,937 were not processed, while 1,626 were dismissed on grounds of an investigation being unnecessary; furthermore, disciplinary action was taken against 136 prosecutors, and both investigations and disciplinary action were launched against 43 others.
In the years of 2005, 2006 and 2007 combined, 11,622 files were opened at the Judges and Prosecutors Complaint Office; of these complaints, 3,764 were on charges of abuse of power, 3,034 for dereliction of duty, 1,113 for breach of impartiality in ruling, 1,251 of breach of impartiality in court, 622 on charges of verbal insult, 468 on charges of behavior in violation of professional ethics, 115 of abuse of power in return for favors, 89 on failing to take necessary measures in a timely manner and causing injury, 119 on dragging out a case unnecessarily and 1,047 on various other charges.
Public servants commit less crime
The EU reform process has also brought about improvements related to human rights in the public sector. Justice Ministry figures show that 36 mistreatment or torture-related complaints were made in 2004, which fell to 220 in 2005, 16 in 2006 and 13 in 2007. An investigation was opened regarding all of these cases.
According to statistics from the Prime Ministry’s Human Rights Department, the highest number of complaints regarded violations of patients’ rights, the right to property and the right to work. In 2002, torture and maltreatment accusations topped the list of complaints. As of 2007, there were 118 complaints of maltreatment and 13 claims of torture.
Statistics in public sector
According to data from the Justice Ministry, 16 people were barred from public service on charges of embezzlement in 2005, 21 in 2006 and 19 in 2007. In prisons, three guards were fired in 2005 for bringing illegal material into prisons, while that number was 10 in 2006 and eight in 2007. Three public servants were fired for theft in 2005, increasing to seven in 2006 and dropping to one in 2007. In 2005, six people were fired for unaccounted for absence, two in 2006 and three in 2007.
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