Changes to how public complaints against police officers are handled will make the complaints system even more insular in Ontario. Independent investigationsThe OIPRD has been in charge of handling public complaints against the police since it was established in 2007. The Tulloch report found that only about a third of complaints investigations were conducted by the police watchdog. It highlighted this issue “as a major impediment to a good faith and impartial investigation.”A key recommendation was that complaints investigations should no longer be handled by police forces. The changes from the new Ontario law will make it even harder to monitor police officer violations of human rights.

Source: thestar January 05, 2023 01:35 UTC