Policing

Billions spent on Afghan police but brutality, corruption prevail

Topics: 
Corruption, Policing, Afghanistan
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3

Mirwais Harooni – August 24, 2011

An Afghan policeman shot dead taxi driver Mohammad Jawid Amiri six month ago, for no apparent reason. According to a Kabul police official, the shooting was an accident, and the offending policeman is now behind bars.

That's news to the family of 27-year-old Amiri. They say the only contact with the policeman they had since the shooting was when his family offered a sheep and three bags each of rice and flour as compensation, but only if the Amiris signed papers saying their son died a traffic accident, and not from gunshot wounds.

More charges laid against Orangeville policeman

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Policing
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0

Dan Pelton – August 25, 2011

For the second time this year, Orangeville police Sgt. Curtis Rutt has been subjected to fresh charges under the Police Services Act (PSA) when he was about to hear the decision regarding charges previously faced.

Sgt. Rutt was scheduled for a PSA hearing last Thursday at Town Hall into five charges – three of disreputable conduct and two of neglect of duty – filed against him by the Orangeville Police Service (OPS) in March.

US whistleblower reforms pay dividends for SEC

Topics: 
White-collar crime, Policing, SEC, Regulatory oversight, Financial industry
Rating: 
0

Tips database, partnership with FBI prepare agency for the next Bernie Madoff scheme

Sarah N. Lynch and Matthew Goldstein – July 28, 2011

For more than three years, U.S. securities regulators investigated allegations of accounting fraud at a small telecom firm called China Voice Holding Corp, but could not make a case.

Then last November, they got an unexpected break. A Texas-based tax consultant doing work for a firm affiliated with China Voice contacted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with information about suspicious money transfers she’d detected.

Death of Whistleblower Is Test for Tunisia's New Rulers

Topics: 
Policing, Arab spring
Rating: 
2

Angela Guiffrida – July 6, 2011

SIDI BOUZID, TUNISIA — For years, Adel Hammami, a computer technician for the municipality of Sidi Bouzid, said he was privy to corrupt dealings among members of the now dissolved former ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Rally.

His family claims it was this insider knowledge that led to his death in early February, a period when Tunisia was caught up in a mix of post-revolutionary revelry, fragility and confusion following the toppling of the dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

New poll finds ‘monumental shift’ in public perception of Toronto police because of G20 actions

Topics: 
Policing, Public opinion
Rating: 
3

Brendan Kennedy – June 25, 2011

Most Torontonians now believe police actions during the G20 summit were unjustified, signalling “a monumental shift” in public perception, according to an Angus Reid Public Opinion poll commissioned by the Toronto Star.

Immediately following last year’s summit, 73 per cent of Torontonians said police were justified in their response to demonstrations. One year later, that figure has dropped to only 41 per cent — a dramatic, 32-point percentage drop.

Experts shocked by alleged arrest, strip search of Sean Salvati prior to G20

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Policing
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3

Wendy Gillis and Jennifer Yang – Jun 24, 2011

The arrest and alleged strip search of a Toronto paralegal three days before the G20 summit has left some Canadian legal experts shocked. Some even suggested police may have left the man naked for 48 minutes to humiliate him and teach him respect.

For David Tanovich, a University of Windsor law professor, it's hard to imagine what the grounds would be for a strip search, “let alone dragging him, carrying him, moving him around the cell, like the picture shows on the front page of the Star, naked. There's absolutely no justification.”

Police under fire as fresh statistics show charges dropped in 59% of G20 cases

Topics: 
Policing
Rating: 
3

Peter Small – June 21 2011

Farrah McBride went to the G20 protests in downtown Toronto, upset by news of vandals smashing windows.

But the assistant manager at a restaurant supply store was transformed from spectator to prisoner when police arrested virtually everyone in front of the Hotel Novotel on The Esplanade on the night of Saturday, June 26, 2010.

Orangeville officers face Police Act charges in cell death

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Policing
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2

Dan Pelton – May 19, 2011

The death of Adam Sprague while in police custody last November has led to two Orangeville Police Service (OPS) officers facing internal charges under the Police Services Act (PSA).

The two each face one count of “unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority” and “discreditable conduct.”

Survey reveals low morale, discontent in Orangeville Police Force

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Policing
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2

Dan Pelton – April 14, 2011

A complex and thorough survey of the Orangeville Police Service (OPS) has revealed what many have suspected for a long time. Morale in the force is critically low.

Released on Tuesday, the 120-page product of the survey conducted by OPS padre Dave Kennedy indicates the force suffers from a lack of confidence in the command structure. As well, there appears to be confusion in the ranks concerning the proper procedures to be followed.

Orangeville police officer cleared — then charged again

Topics: 
Policing
Rating: 
2

Peter Edwards – March 17, 2011

A dissident Orangeville police officer was cleared of charges of neglect of duty and insubordination — but hit with five fresh charges under the Police Services Act.

Sgt. Curtis Rutt was cleared on Wednesday of professional misconduct regarding his handling of a domestic dispute in 2009. His celebration of the acquittal was tainted by five fresh disciplinary charges which were laid against him on Tuesday.

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