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Moral Panic
- Child Sexual Abuse |
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Destroyed the careers
and previously unblemished reputations of four well-qualified, experienced
and dedicated child care workers |
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The police minister has
announced Howard Broad as the new police commissioner. He has served as an
assistant commissioner since 2004. Broad replaces acting
commissioner Steve Long, who has been filling the top job since the
retirement in December of Rob Robinson, who held the post for six years. Police Minister Annette
King says Broad will be responsible for rewriting the Police Act and
responding to the findings of the current Commission of Inquiry on integrity
and conduct issues. She says he brings
excellent strategic thinking and management abilities, along with strong
frontline experience to the role. Broad's more than 30 year career in the
police has included a stint as Auckland district commander, and a secondment
in 2003 to the Police Standards Unit in the UK Home Office. Broad says he supports
a code of conduct for the police and looks forward to the opportunities
presented by the review of the Police Act. He says he wants the
New Zealand police to be beyond question the sort of police that the public
want to have. The National Party has
welcomed the appointment. Law and order spokesman Simon Power says Broad has
the credentials to do a fine job. Prime Minister Helen
Clark believes the appointment of Broad will help in boosting police
numbers. Broad says recruiting
the 1,000 extra sworn police the government has committed to over the next
three years, will be a challenge in a tight labour market. But Helen Clark says
the biggest police recruitment programme ever is underway and she believes
Broad's appointment will give people confidence to apply to join the
force. |
