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How hundreds of California police officers have kept past misconduct confidential

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California police departments that want to sever ties with officers for misconduct have agreed to let them resign and to keep the bad behavior confidential.

Hundreds of officers have landed new jobs in law enforcement with no records of their past misconduct.

John Yang speaks with investigative reporter Katey Rusch for more.

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72

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74

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25

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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