Kennedy Royal commission

The Kennedy Royal commission was a Royal Commission established in 2002 to determine whether any Western Australian Police officers had engaged in corrupt or criminal conduct. The Commission reported in 2004. The commissioner was Hon. G. A. Kennedy QC. Establishment of the commission arose from widespread public concern over the behaviour and integrity of the Western Australia Police. The terms of reference required both an inquiry into factual matters and the effectiveness of police procedures.

The final report of the commission concluded that:

"... the full range of corrupt or criminal conduct from stealing to assaults, perjury, drug dealing and the improper disclosure of confidential information have been examined. [the Western Australian Police force] has been ineffective in monitoring those events and modifying its procedures to deal with that conduct and to prevent its repetition."..."The fact that there remain in WAPS a number of officers who participated in this conduct, and who not only refused to admit it, but also uniformly denied it with vehemence, is a matter of concern."

External links

* [http://www.police.royalcommission.wa.gov.au Official Website]
* [http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/publications/publications.nsf/inquiries+and+commissions?openpage Publications of the commission]