Should a dept out side of the police dept {Internal Affairs] be set up to investigate crooked cops?
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Nobody hates a dirty cop more than an honest one.\n\nI think having outsiders investigate is a great idea.\nKind of a civilian review/investigative board. It would have to be made up of members of the community and possibly an attorney or someone with some legal expertise to be able to define what constitutes a criminal offense-- to those unfamiliar with the penal code and code of criminal procedures.
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Alert the local media, you can bet if they start to investigate why the cops aren't doing anything, it will light a fire under law enforcement butts.  Just make sure you are discreet and not letting your name get out there, you don't want to become a target of these scummy, scary people.
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You need to hire an investigator.
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Corruption is the problem.  Be careful handing out cash.  If the cop is honest, you could be charged with bribing a law enforcement officer.
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County , police or city clerk w/oversite by a buget entity.
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Ask one. Call your local police station and say you're doing a report on crime investigation and would like to interview an investigator.
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no..that place is a mess...\n\nbut what do you expect from corrupt politicians trying to fill their own purses
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Yes, any serious bribery allegations should be investigated by a competent and impartial investigation team...\n\n\nJems xXx
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Central Organization for Police Specialists!\n\nBOO YA!
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the Police or try the INS or HOmeland Security
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What made you think that way? May be you have some personal experiences. But a corruption is not a one way process its a two way process, so we are also to an extent responsible if such is the case. as far as incompetency is concerned, if a person is in police department then he must have cleared the rigorous tests before entering in here which is similar to every one so it would be wrong to say that they are incompetent.
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I am not really sure. I have spoke to several different police departments and very rarely have I been treated with respect.  It doesn't make sense to me. You would think that they are providing a public service, and they would at least try and be civil. I have heard them sigh, mumbled, and get irritated. Fortunately, I was not in an emergencey situation but I can't imagine if I was.  I don't buy into that they are so busy. Isn't that their job????/
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Forget a department, call the cops.
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I think its up to the department to make sure that their officers are not rude to the public. I hate to say this but I think that the power of the job goes to some officers head. I feel that some need more training in public relations. An officer can remain calm and still be forceful if he has to.
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The easy answer to your question is the laws of the state and federal government control the police.  If they mess up, then they can be prosecuted under USC42 1983 which would be a civil rights violation case. also, tort suits are brought in state court for wrongdoings.  But for the most part, police agencies do a great job of policing themselves.  Thats why they have Internal Affairs sections.  Most agencies do not want to be policed by citizen groups, etc. because unless you work in law enforcement, you have no idea what they do. So they take this seriously. Obviously not every police agency is perfect, but they are still regulated by law, just like everyone.  No one is above the law, not even a sheriff.  The County Coroner in some states is the only one who can arrest the sheriff.  The county commisioners control what the sheriff does, and the people elect the sheriff.  So there is control, it is a public office.  I hope this helps answer your question. I dont know your situation.
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I personally dont know anything about police misconduct, except that they can be pricks just like ne1 can when weve had a bad day.....but I did a little surfin for ya....heres a few sites to help u get started....kelly
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i believe that they are investigated by the CIA's office of the inspector general.  however, it's hard to confirm this, but based on a web search for "CIA insepector general" the IG's job is to look into allegations of misconduct on the part of the CIA, so i would think they'd conduct internal investigations.\n\nhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/facttell/CIA_Organization_Chart.pdf\n\nif someone were REALLY in trouble, they would probably be investigated by either one of the congressional subcommittees devoted to overseeing the CIA, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, or the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.\n\nhere is a link to their public affairs division:\nhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/public.html\n\n'course the CIA is so shady, it's hard to tell what the hell really goes on around there.  you might try calling them up and just asking!\n\nhere's the CIA's phone number:\n(703) 482-0623