Within 30 days, those details will be reviewed, and if it's determined that the information wasn't collected in accordance with the new rules, it'll be moved to a restricted database, accessible only to the Chief of Police and kept for a limited time in case of misconduct allegations or a civil lawsuit, Naqvi explained.
Papers will also be retracted in case of research misconduct, in accord with COPE guidelines.
The first and obvious sanction in case of scientific misconduct, including plagiarism, is that the paper in question is not accepted by the journal or online publication.
Where social workers do not have 'social worker' in their job title, the decision about whether to register, and in case of misconduct, be held to account by a legally constituted regulator who can bar them from practice, is entirely voluntary.
The report describes a deeply flawed investigative process in cases of officer misconduct, and a "code of silence" that discourages cops from speaking out against their peers.
The dearth of such prosecutions and the use of deferred and nonprosecution agreements in cases of corporate misconduct could be a prime topic at the confirmation hearings for the next nominee to lead the Justice Department's criminal division, now that Lanny A. Breuer has announced his resignation.
The workshop also explains that consent should not be assumed and cannot be given when drunk (or high), and that alcohol should not be used as a scapegoat in cases of sexual misconduct.
For legitimate business reasons, representatives of the Institute may need to access electronic or other records (including paper files) without the consent of the individuals having custody of them; examples of these business reasons include access required by law, where the individual is unavailable due to illness, in the course of an investigation, or in cases of alleged misconduct.
"Previously, we did not have a clear idea of what variables might impact the penalties handed down in cases of sexual misconduct," she wrote in an e-mail.
Mr. Nifong's punishment has assumed a severity rare in cases of prosecutorial misconduct.
Except in cases of extreme misconduct, there seems to be a broad consensus that the police deserve to be cut some slack because they are often called on to make life-and-death decisions in fractions of a second.
