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They were adopted in reaction to a history of dangerous and discredited practices, including treatments that induced nausea and vomiting or administered electric shocks.

Felt, in classic Hoover fashion, then leaked information to discredit Gray, hoping to replace him.

Police standards say officers' behaviour must not "discredit the police service or undermine public confidence, whether on or off duty".

After a contentious discussion that at times referenced discredited theories, low-quality data and desperate pleas from physicians and patients to rely upon sound science, a key committee of the U.S.

Far from discredited, he was deemed to have acted honorably.