| From the Reporter |
| The News |
| After he became San Diego’s police chief, Bill Lansdowne dissolved a unit devoted to preventing and investigating the kind of criminal misconduct alleged against officers in recent months. |
| The Chief’s Take |
| Lansdowne says there is no excuse for the recent behavior, but adds that growing levels of stress, perhaps related to the economic recession, has likely contributed to it. |
| 3 Officers’ Take |
| The officers say Lansdowne’s decision to disband the anticorruption unit years ago has gradually contributed to a cultural decline of self-policing in the department. |