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Report into inadequate use of force reporting at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in May 2017

Report · Corruption and Crime Commission (WA CCC) · Western Australia · Dated

Opinions
2
Report length
38 pages

Official source

Report into inadequate use of force reporting at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in May 2017

PDF · 38 pages · 1.3 MB · ccc.wa.gov.au

Summary

The report's own summary: INTRODUCTION, pages 5 to 7

Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.

  • The Corruption and Crime Commission examined the integrity of reporting after a senior officer used chemical spray against prisoners at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.

    Report, page 5

  • It compared CCTV recordings with incident reports and other official records concerning two uses of force.

    Report, page 5 · Report, page 6 · Report, page 8

  • The Commission formed an opinion of serious misconduct, concluding that the officer used inaccurate or false reports to minimise and conceal his use of force.

    Report, page 35 · Report, page 36

  • Its nine recommendations cover independent reporting and review, confidential complaints, training, disciplinary action and controls over chemical spray.

    Report, page 37 · Report, page 38

Opinions 2

Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.

  1. opinion of serious misconduct

    Opinion

    The Commission has formed an opinion of serious misconduct in respect of SPO Hawthorn.

    Report, page 7

  2. opinion of serious misconduct

    Opinion

    The Commission has formed an opinion of serious misconduct in respect of SPO Hawthorn's actions in his reports.

    Report, page 36

Recommendations

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Published responses

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