He encouraged an atmosphere in which guards became routinely offensive and violent in their behaviour , and soon afterward stories of brutal treatment began to be circulated .
Captain Hawkes was to prove extremely unsuitable for the position , and under his command treatment of the internees deteriorated .
Hawkes encouraged an atmosphere in which guards became routinely offensive and violent in their behaviour , and soon afterward stories of brutal treatment began to be circulated .
Captain Hawkes was to prove extremely unsuitable for the position , and under his command treatment of the internees deteriorated .