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Title: New police hires have arrest histories
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URL Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06 ... _histories/UPI-75421214794318/
Published: Jun 30, 2008
Author: UPI
Post Date: 2008-06-30 07:41:53 by Disgusted
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., June 29 (UPI) -- Some of the newest police officers in East St. Louis, Ill., have criminal records, and one of them took his oath having an outstanding warrant, officials said. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday that one of the new recruits -- the son of Police Chief Michael Baxton -- had been released from the U.S. Army for misconduct. Others have misdemeanor arrests, extensive traffic citations and multiple bankruptcies on their records. City officials admit they rushed the screening process to try to get as many officers into the police academy as possible by July 1. The city says it relied on its own investigations instead of waiting for Illinois State Police background checks, which the city received last week. City Manager Robert Betts said one of the new hires has already been dismissed, and the city will get rid of any other officers during the one-year probation period if troubling information surfaces. Isadore Chambers, chairman of the city's Police and Fire Board and a former East St. Louis police chief, said the city has learned from some of its mistakes. "This is only going to help us on the next hiring list," Chambers said.
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Others have misdemeanor arrests, extensive traffic citations and multiple bankruptcies on their records. What's worse than jackboots? Jackboots with a record.
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Steve Roberts said a 'whole cohort' of inadequate officers were coming into the London force One of the country's most senior policemen has admitted his force is recruiting unsuitable officers in its drive to be politically correct. Dyslexics, the physically disabled and those with religious beliefs which affect their work are apparently being given jobs - even though they are unable to fulfil their role. Steve Roberts, a deputy assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard, said there was a 'whole cohort' of inadequate officers coming into the London force because the force had 'shied away' from tackling the issue. His comments in the magazine Police Review follow a series of embarrassments for the Metropolitan Police in recent months. PC Alexander Omar Basha, a Muslim officer, provoked a political storm last year when he was excused from guarding the Israeli embassy on 'moral grounds' after he expressed concerns over the bombing of Lebanon. In another incident, a female Muslim officer refused to shake the hand of Commissioner Sir Ian Blair at her passing out ceremony. Other cases include a Seventh Day Adventist officer who wanted to take the Sabbath off, an orthodox Jewish officer who wanted Fridays off and a number of men or women with severe dyslexia. Mr Roberts said the Met was 'letting its managers down' by failing to issue clear policy on recruitment. He said: "What is really comes down to is that it does not matter what it is that causes you to be incapable of fulfilling the full duties of an ordinary officer. "It does not matter if it is because you have a physical disability, dyslexia or a particular requirement which means you have to have every Sunday off - unless you are able to fulfil the duties of a constable, we should not be allowing you to think you can join in the first place. "And we should not, if that arises after joining, be saying you can make a good and efficient officer at the end of the probationary stage. "We have let our managers down in not making it as clear as we should do what our attitude to difference is and what we expect of them [in order to] give them the confidence to deal with people genuinely fairly." Mr Roberts said that the force was still able to adapt to an officer's specialist requirements. He added: "For example, there was never actually a problem with the young female officer who did not want to shake the commissioner's hand. "She simply said, quite reasonably, 'Actually, I would prefer not to'. "Supposing it had been the case that normally the Commissioner kissed on the cheek every new recruit who came up to meet him and someone said 'I would rather he did not do that to me', we would not think that was a big deal. "We can adapt on those things that do fit in with being a constable and fulfilling the full range of duties but certain factors are not a condition of someone becoming a police officer, it is simply what a good employer does." Mr Roberts, who is deputy head of human resources at the Met continued: "This is not moving away from diversity and saying it does not matter any more. "But it is about setting proper limits to make sure we do manage it properly, without ever losing sight of the main point of delivering the right service. "Getting a diverse workforce is not a nice, optional thing. It is what we have got to do in order to be properly representative of London."
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