Improving police oversight
Saturday, March 27th, 2004(Copyright Edmonton Journal 2004)
At long last, Solicitor General Heather Forsyth is moving towards creating an independent public process to investigate complaints of police misconduct.
As Forsyth says, neither citizens nor police are well served by the current system of police investigating themselves.
The inherent perception of bias can’t be overcome, and that risks eroding public confidence in police.