ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Royal Commission Into The New South Wales Police Service, Police Misconduct, Fitzgerald Inquiry

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: sinsel

Document Summary

E. g. restrict or deny access to private property; evict people failing to comply with conditions of entry: public security services may have additional powers prescribed in legislation. E. g. state government security (qld govt) and protective services officers as part of afp: argued that growth in security is the cause of decreasing crime over past decades, participation in security industry is regulated. Licensing regime typically requires criminal history checking, mandatory training etc. Increased licensing requirements and restrictions on participation in the industry tend to result in response to scandals. Interactions between private security and police can be problematic. Fundamental differences: security officer provide services to paying clients -v- public police officers; difference in goals and powers. Police misconduct: the potential for misconduct is greater in policing than in many occupations. Can stem from the extensive powers that police possess; Potential for corruption and abuse of power: royal commissions and inquiries have found evidence of misconduct and corruption within.