After police officers clock out from their day jobs, many clock back in to work other security jobs. A CBS News investigation, conducted in collaboration with Arizona State University's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, found that oversight on those off-duty jobs is weak in many departments.

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A joint investigation by CBS News and Arizona State University's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism found that many police departments across the United States have weak oversight of officers working off-duty security jobs. The investigation revealed that officers with serious disciplinary records are often allowed to continue working these side jobs, with limited tracking or restrictions from their departments.

The report highlighted several cases of misconduct involving off-duty officers, including incidents in Houston, Kansas City, Fort Worth, and Ohio. Despite claims that off-duty work increases public safety and provides extra income for officers, the investigation found that nearly a third of reviewed departments lack formal processes for approving or monitoring these jobs.

Weak oversight on moonlighting police officers enabling misconduct

When police officers clock out from their day jobs, many clock back in, working other security jobs at businesses, bars, and even nightclubs. These jobs offer extra income and help put more uniforms on the streets. But a CBS News investigation working with Arizona State University's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism found that in many departments, oversight is weak. And as Brian New explains, that's allowing some officers with serious disciplinary histories to keep working off-duty. No! You're getting a free ride. No, I'm not. When Shanita Terrell left a Houston bar in 2020, confused and disoriented, she was met by two Harris County deputies. Both were off-duty, one moonlighting as bar security. But they didn't call her an Uber. They put her in a patrol car. See you in the morning. You know, I came for a good time and I left with a lifetime of misery. That next morning, Terrell woke up in pain and rushed to the hospital for a rape exam. I live with it every day. Every day, I replay it. Deputy Michael Hines pled guilty to attempted sexual assault. He was fired, but never served jail time. The off-duty deputy who put Terrell in the car and recorded this video was suspended for 10 days. It was his third suspension in a year. But even while on probation, the sheriff's office kept approving his off-duty work. Many officers moonlight for extra money. Robin Foster with the Harris County Deputies Organization says off-duty jobs also put more uniforms out in the community. They're sanctioned by their agencies to go act as peace officers so we know that that event is safe. If we don't have these opportunities, we're not gonna have peace. You're not gonna have peace officers at sporting events. You're not gonna have peace officers at concerts. But police departments nationwide continued to confront troubling incidents. In Kansas City, Missouri, a bystander's video shows an off-duty officer working security kneeling a handcuffed man in the neck. And that's when I fell to the ground and hit my head on the concrete. In Fort Worth, this man was knocked unconscious by an officer working bar security. Howdy, sir. How are you, sir? What are we doing? And in Ohio, an off-duty deputy working security at Walmart used a taser on a cab driver after there was a dispute about whether or not he was stopped in a fire lane. In all cases, the officers either declined to comment or did not respond to our requests. CBS News, in partnership with Arizona State University's Howard Center, reached out to more than 100 police agencies and found a problem with accountability. Most don't track when or where officers work side jobs, don't limit their hours, and when problems arise, they don't always know. Shanita Terrell wishes someone had done all of these things. I was put in the wrong hands that night by a cop that the club hired. When all she needed was a ride. Well, Brian New from CBS News, Texas, joins us now live from Dallas. Brian, thank you so much for joining us. CBS News and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism have spent the past year looking into these off-duty jobs for police officers. So how common is this practice? It's widespread. We reviewed policies of nearly 100 departments nationwide and found nearly all of them allow officers to work a second job, often in security. But the rules vary greatly and oversight's often weak. We found nearly a third of the departments that we reviewed don't have a formal process for approving or tracking these jobs. So Brian, why do police departments allow this? What's the benefit to them? Departments say that it improves public safety by putting officers in places where otherwise there may not be an officer, such as shopping malls, concerts, sporting events. It also allows officers to earn extra income without leaving law enforcement. Brian New, thank you so much for that report.

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