Ottawa council should adopt a police transparency database.
Ade Olumide is pro-police, pro-military, and believes that good cops are in the majority. But they are, reputationally, the victims of bad cops, who make up a very small fraction of the force. Bad cops have a disproportionate effect on Indigenous people, visible minorities and caucasian female officers.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
of incidents of misconduct among police in that province. It is described as “a tool for holding police officers accountable … The volunteer group comprises academics, lawyers, students and other professionals.”Article content Council should create a Police Complaints Transparency Bill of Rights. The Municipal Act speaks of “bylaws respecting accountability and transparency” of local police services board. The board can issue “policies respecting the disclosure of … personal information”; “guidelines for dealing with complaints”; “review of the Chief … administration of complaints”; and can make certain rules.
There are four types of complaints: misconduct, service, policy and internal complaints from other officers. For example, Ade Olumide filed a policy complaint regarding threats against female media and politicians that Olumide feels are intended to limit their rights to do their jobs. A transparency bylaw would give victims, perpetrators, and the public a right to see the response or lack of response from the police chief or the board.
In Newfoundland & Labrador and New Brunswick, the police misconduct investigation deadline is 90 and 60 days respectively, with no extensions. In Ontario, there is no deadline, however. OIPRD recommends a 120-day limit but a chief can get Board permission to exceed six months. Council has “transparency” power to mandate the board to “disclose” the reason for exceeding the 120 days.
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