Now Sheriff Clarke has a target on his back.


Report: Sheriff Clarke Plagiarized Parts Of Thesis On Homeland Security
Mary Papenfuss,HuffPost 17 hours ago

Wisconsin sheriff and outspoken Donald Trump supporter David Clark reportedly plagiarized parts of his college master’s thesis on U.S. security, according to evidence uncovered by CNN.

The sheriff used nearly identical language from sources without properly attributing passages 47 times in his thesis on security, CNN’s investigative KFile reported Saturday.

The controversial Milwaukee lawman, who labeled the Black Lives Matter movement a hate group, announced this week that he was joining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an assistant secretary.

Clarke earned a master’s degree in security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, in 2013. His thesis was titled, “Making U.S. Security and Privacy Rights Compatible.”

CNN listed sections of Clarke’s thesis alongside source material with virtually verbatim language that was not set off by quotes, as required by school guidelines. The sections were, however, footnoted, CNN reported.

Clarke reportedly used language from sources including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Pew Research Center, the 9/11 Commission, the Government Accounting Office, as well as sections from a textbook, a Washington Post article and George W. Bush’s book “Decision Points.”

A spokesman for the Naval Postgraduate School told CNN that “standard procedure” when a plagiarism accusation is made is to launch an investigation.

“In this particular case, we would be unable to determine any violation until the full investigation is complete,” the spokesman said in a statement to the network.

Clarke’s thesis was not available on the school’s website Saturday night.

Clarke has dismissed the story on Twitter saying that CNN’s ”MO” — method of operation — is to “accuse plagiarism. I’m next.” He also called reporter Andrew Kaczynski a “sleaze bag.”

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-sherif...-034804585.html



Sheriff David Clarke plagiarized portions of his master's thesis on homeland security
By Andrew Kaczynski, Christopher Massie and Nathan McDermott, CNN
Updated 4:14 PM ET, Sun May 21, 2017

(CNN)Controversial Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who this week announced he will be joining Donald Trump's administration as assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security, plagiarized sections of his 2013 master's thesis on US security, a CNN KFile review has found.

Clarke, a visible surrogate for Trump during the campaign known for his incendiary rhetoric, earned a master's degree in security studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. In his thesis, "Making U.S. security and privacy rights compatible," Clarke failed to properly attribute his sources at least 47 times.

In all instances reviewed by CNN's KFile, Clarke lifts language from sources and credits them with a footnote, but does not indicate with quotation marks that he is taking the words verbatim.

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http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/05/p...kushpmg00000313



Sheriff Clarke's Thesis:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documen...larke-David.pdf