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The Recycled Police Officer: Research Reveals High Cost of Ignoring Prior Misconduct
Loaded on May 1, 2026
by Jo Ellen Nott
published in Criminal Legal News
June, 2026, page 40
Filed under:
Harassment by Police,
Police Misconduct,
Statistics/Trends,
Excessive Force (Police),
Police/Govt Misconduct.
Location:
United States of America.
by Jo Ellen Nott
A study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology quantified a systemic threat to public safety, viz., the “wandering police officer.” By analyzing 6,075 officers across 150 agencies for up to five years, researchers whose work was published by the American Psychological Association found …
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