This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again

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This is the secret system that covers up police misconduct — and ensures problem officers can get hired again

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-clean-record-agreements/?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3Byb2plY3RzLzIwMjQvcG9saWNlLWNsZWFuLXJlY29yZC1hZ3JlZW1lbnRzLw==&time=MTcyNjU5MTg0ODEzOA==&rid=NDI4Nzg5ZDEtODBmYy00MzA3LTk4OTYtNzQzNjBiNzEyNGQx&sharecount=Mw==

Behind locked drawers, in police departments all over California, sit documents no one is supposed to see. Known as clean-record agreements, they conceal officers' misconduct, helping them land new jobs. These documents have been secret — until now.