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The Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs topic area features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived law enforcement misconduct.

Meet Sgt. Gene Reid, a Delaware sergeant who calls Professional Standards the most unique and fulfilling role of his career – one rooted in accountability and integrity
Too often, police leaders seem to believe that ‘bad officers’ only flourish in someone else’s back yard and not their own
By tracking metrics like use of force, sick leave and highly emotional envents, early intervention systems help agencies spot at-risk officers and provide proactive wellness support
The video shows three officers in riot gear beating a student
Drinking, firing of gun at heart of internal investigation of six officers
The man who was pushed by a New York officer allegedly said, “Assault me!”
The suspect wasn’t seriously injured in the incident
The officer spent over 40 work hours with his cruiser idle
Calgary police will investigate circumstances of incident
Some say cameras expose behavior that police ‘have gotten away with’ for years
Streamwood cop charged in police brutality case
Officer Julio Morales claims he didn’t know how to report that he was driving the girl home
Marcus Huffman plans to appeal the verdict
Juveniles’ representatives: Investigators put words in their mouths
Federal civil rights chief talks about drastic options for ‘troubled’ NOPD
Video shows three officers involved in beating a student after a basketball victory
Cpl. reprimanded after shocking female officer in behind
Students say they asked deputy to shock them with TASER
Video footage shows officers using force on a student during a sports game celebration
Det. Anthony Orban is being held in the alleged attack on a woman; Jeff Jelinek, a corrections officers, is accused of being an accessory
Captain Bill Jennings and Officer Darren Johnson were responding to an unruly 10-year-old
Two Calif. officers wanted the courts to throw out a suit that claims they illegally entered a man’s house
Hundreds of narcotics cases may have to be thrown out
Camden dropped charges against 185 people after police misconduct investigation
Chief also will make the officers retake their oaths
Analyst: Danziger ‘blue wall of silence’ about to crumble
Burbank police tactics in chase to be probed
Officer Marcus Huffman is accused of raping the woman in a police substation
Cop’s alleged crimes have outraged a department and left his family “numb”
Providence Police Officer Marcus Huffman is accused of raping a woman in a police substation in March 2007
Federal prosecutor Thomas Perez is “profoundly troubled” by the state of the New Orleans police department
Everett cop may see first-degree manslaughter go to second-degree murder