'Completely toothless': Experts say Nunavut's police oversight less accountable than others - News Summed Up

'Completely toothless': Experts say Nunavut's police oversight less accountable than others


Nunavut's police oversight model is more than 30 years behind the national trend and less accountable to its citizens than in other jurisdictions, some experts told CBC News. "I know human nature sufficiently to know that model doesn't work very well," McKenna told CBC News. The department "is looking into various civilian oversight models," Jessica Young, director of policy, wrote. 'No way for a police oversight body to act'Back in Nunavut, the oversight provided by the civilian complaints commission is "completely toothless," Tom Engel told CBC News. Tom Engel, a criminal defence lawyer, said in Nunavut, the oversight provided by the civilian complaints commission is "completely toothless."


Source: CBC News June 15, 2020 19:27 UTC



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