The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, the RCMP’s watchdog agency, released Monday the results of a deep dive into the force’s policies and practices, and concluded the Mounties are incapable of policing themselves. Simultaneously, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale released a second report , a separate investigation into how the RCMP handled four individual women’s harassment complaints. Unlike the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP does not have a professional officer corps. The report invites the government to consider three possible leadership models for the RCMP:The Canadian Armed Forces model. The report notes the NYPD is similar in size to the RCMP.

Source: thestar May 15, 2017 13:18 UTC