article_snippet: The College of Policing have conducted a study into chief officer misconduct (file picture) Police chiefs put gifts for Police chiefs lovers on taxpayer-funded expenses and preyed on young female colleagues out of arrogance, a scathing report has found.
article_snippet: Police chiefs saw Police chiefs as captains of industry rather than public servants, research into a string of misconduct scandals concluded.
article_snippet: a scathing report was compiled as part of a College of Policing drive to improve leadership and integrity within the 43 constabularies in England and Wales.
article_snippet: Academics studied the cases of 33 police chiefs, all assistant chief constables or above, who were investigated for, or guilty of, offences including financial misconduct, dishonesty, bullying, racism and sexism since 2008.
article_snippet: Although not named in a scathing report, one is understood to be Terry Grange, the then chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police who used his corporate credit card to pay for meals with his mistress and exchanged politically insensitive and sexually explicit emails with his mistress via the force computer system.
article_snippet: In 2008, the Independent Police Complaints Commission upheld the allegations the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigated.
article_snippet: In October 2012 Sean Price, of Cleveland Police, was the first chief constable to be sacked in 35 years for gross misconduct after Mr Grange lied to the police watchdog and ordered a member of staff to do the same.
article_snippet: Experts commissioned by the College of Policing, a professional body for police in England and Wales, studied misconduct investigations triggered by complaints about professional conduct made by spouses or partners when the relationship collapsed.
article_snippet: The study carried out by the College of Policing was described as the first step towards understanding how police leaders can get drawn into misconduct .
article_snippet: Police chiefs were also investigated for misconduct over
article_snippet: ’ Sean Price, former chief constable of Cleveland Police, left, and Grahame Maxwell, former chief constable of North Yorkshire Police, right, were at the centre of misconduct investigations .
highlights_snippet: College of Policing publishes report on chief officer misconduct .
  