@balkissoon
Denise Balkissoon
4 years
111 out of 167 police watchdog investigators in Canada are former police. 118 are men. 147 are white.
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@TrueNorthernLi1
TrueNorthernLight
4 years
@balkissoon Worth observing, the percentage of women is actually much higher than Canadian police writ large (30% vs 22%); Minorities are also higher (12% vs 8%). Though both under represent vs Ontario population shares. (30% vs 51%) and (12% vs 29%) respectively. 1/2
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@myzmak
myzmak 🇺🇦🌻 ✙ 🍉 (Ще не вмерла….)
4 years
@balkissoon So are most professional regulatory body investigators (lawyer, accountant, etc). Former police officers are professionals trained in investigations; it’s a natural pool to draw upon when building an investigative team.
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@alecbunbury
Alec Bunbury
4 years
@balkissoon @SaraMojtehedz Sara, I very much respect your posts lately. I honestly thought you were in the Unions’ pockets but you’re taking a more balanced approach. Losing a lot of Police / Police Union support for “The Star” though
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@toddfg
Todd Goldsbie
4 years
@balkissoon @william_lou Does this surprise anyone?
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@JFFITZPATRICK
JOHN
4 years
@balkissoon Is this the inmates guarding the prison? My understanding is even those investigators that are not former police go for training at police schools such as Alymer in ON, which instills the same outlook and values and question objectiveness.
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@PaulSmithTO
Paul Smith
4 years
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@Christweeta
Christina
4 years
@balkissoon Maybe these investigative units should have community members from communities lost affected by the violence. Get people not in the police bubble.
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@joycey_marc
Marc Joycey
4 years
@balkissoon @Pam_Palmater Police watchdogs should not be former police officers
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@EileenE98111808
Eileen E
4 years
@balkissoon @TiffanyFordTO Let me guess.... It's because they understand police procedures and are experts in investigation 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@GavinWolch
Gavin Wolch
4 years
@balkissoon @JoshuaSealy How many are none of those three demographics?
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@maureensmith232
🇨🇦🇨🇦Maureen
4 years
@balkissoon @MatthijsseAmy do they just transfer them from Parish to Parish like what the Catholic Church was doing to the Priests so they can cause harm to the Innocent?
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