1.   The report also criticized the department for refusing to accept that new roads generate more traffic.

2.   And the department has been criticized by the police union and other observers for bending its hiring rules to try to meet recruiting goals.

3.   At its harshest, it criticized the department fostering an institutional culture that encouraged supervisors and officers to look the other way when colleagues stole or brutalized.

4.   Auditors have criticized the department for not taking care of its other responsibilities.

5.   A report issued in September criticized the department for not being more aggressive in trying to get the children back.

6.   Activist groups also have criticized his department for being too lenient on officers accused of misconduct and rights violations.

7.   But a recent statement criticized the department for spending more time responding to their attacks than trying to fix the problems.

8.   Chief Moughty said his department was criticized by a local group over the outcome of that case, even though his department was only following the law.

9.   Defense attorneys have denied they are criticizing the department as a whole.