TWENTY-ONE serving Hampshire police officers have had at least three complaints made against them by members of the public over the past year.
Five of those officers racked up five complaints against them in one year, information released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed.
Most of the complaints were about assaults, rudeness, failure of duty or oppressive conduct.
Two were about breaches of the rules for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects. Another was about by the use of powers of entry, search and seizure. A total of 89 separate complaints were made against the officers between April 1 2009 and March 31 2010, with 24 still under investigation.
Most were investigated by the force’s own professional standards department.
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