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Should not police departments have something like internal investigations department to catch things like these before public have to be involved?
by thriftwy 9y ago
Should not police departments have something like internal investigations department to catch things like these before public have to be involved?
- rsynnott 9y agoI always suspect that a big part of the problem with the US police system is that it's made up of loads of regional forces. In countries with national forces, internal investigations are easier; just bring in people from the other side of the country, who have no particular loyalty to the people they're investigating.
- lucozade 9y agoIn this particular case, it appears that some of the wrongdoing involved a lieutenant in Internal Affairs. So yes, they do have internal investigations departments. See Day 2 of [0]. [0] http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-gun-trace-task-force-gttf-testimony-highlights-20180126-story.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-gun...