Jukes

American  

[jooks] / dʒuks /

noun

1. the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a 19th-century sociological study of the inheritance of feeble-mindedness and its correlation with social degeneracy.

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Example Sentences

The voluntary exit scheme is part of a three-pronged approach to ensure a "fundamental shift in mindset, behaviour and capability" needed among senior police, said the letter, which was also signed by Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes.

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Last month, the Met confirmed it had removed more than 1,400 officers and staff from its ranks in three years in what Deputy Commissioner Jukes called an "Al Capone" approach to uncover wrongdoing.

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"We're keen to exit those officers who don't display the standards required in the organisation, and we're going to do that in ways which are quick and focused," Jukes added.

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Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes compared the approach to that of the American FBI who prosecuted Al Capone in the 1930s for tax evasion, rather than the murders he was suspected of.

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But Jukes insisted that failing officers will not get away with just being sacked.

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