With a 10 percent raise, each officer would receive $12,000 in back pay, on average.

Officers received 22% pay raise spread out over a 3-year period.

Both the officer and his wife had received court orders of protection.

The army does so much better, mainly because its officers and workers receive such small pay.

In an interview, he said senior officers were learning English and receiving human rights training.

The officer had received permission from the local police to investigate, he said.

Until that time, male officers received a third more pay than their female counterparts.

The officers received $250 to $1,000 per accident report, the prosecutor said.

In addition, any officer who was on either force since 1992 would receive a cash payment of $4,000.

The grades are dependent on the training that the officer has received.