Editorial writers, members of civic groups and experts in government say the ham-handed instances of official dishonesty in cases like these are eroding the once high level of faith of ordinary people in public institutions.
For a witness like a police officer, who testifies in many cases, dishonesty issues documented in one case might well be relevant to the witness's credibility in other cases.
Clear-cut cases of dishonesty will result in failing the course.
The Times and other collaborative partners will be publishing stories about how the records shed light on shootings by police and confirmed cases of dishonesty and sexual assault by on-duty officers.
Consider the case of dishonesty.
Except that, over time, it can shake free of its dishonesty, as was the case here.
If one needs to believe in a god to be moral, why are we seeing yet another case of dishonesty by the devout?
The Spanish voted out their prime minister, José María Aznar, in part because they did not believe he leveled with them about the bombing; many Europeans feel Mr. Bush should pay the same price for what they see as his dishonesty in making the case for war in Iraq.
In summarising the case, the judge stated: "The fact you have admitted the offence goes in your favour, but this is an unusual and serious case of dishonesty" and went onto say that: "The court simply does not know how serious a problem examination fraud of this kind may be.
