POLICE ENQUIRY
THE FORCE EXONERATED COMMISSION’S PROPOSALS (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received March 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, March 22. The Police Commission’s report, which was unanimous, additionally states that there is little evidence of misconduct in investigating offences, and no evidence of disposition to trump up charges. Corruption is not unknown, but the reports are greatly exaggerated. No case has been established of improper or over-zealous interference with the Public Director of Prosecutions, who does not require a special staff to conduct independent inquiries, where policemen are accused of crime. Many public complaints should! not be directed against the police but against the laws. Deponents making statements should be given facilities to have relatives present. Persons taken into custody at police stations, should be allowed, if practicable, to consult legal advisers and friends.
Uniformed women police should be allowed to do general, besides special detective work. Police-women should take statements from girls and children in sexual cases.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 March 1929, Page 7
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