1.   But, he says, the parole officer abuses him with racial insults, imposes silly rules on him and constantly threatens to send him back to prison.

2.   Some officers abused the overtime system, Hewick acknowledged.

3.   Brazilian law enforcement officers freely abuse prisoners, a United Nations expert says, despite new laws which were supposed to stop torture.

4.   He told officers Blackwell had abused him as a teen-ager.

5.   The county and the prison guards union have had contentious relations for years, with the county claiming that correction officers abuse their disability and overtime privileges.

6.   The Diallo case sparked civil unrest and allegations that white officers have abused their authority in other cases, including that of Bailey, who was black.

7.   The intelligence service has come under fire recently in the wake of widespread allegations that certain officers were abusing the system to spearhead a smear campaign against political opponents.

8.   District judge Tan Siong Thye found the officer had abused his powers and taken undue advantage of the two women.