Civilian Oversight: Promoting Accountability, Independence and Transparency

Presentations

Note: Conference presentations are listed here with permission of the panel members who produced them. Not all presentations are available.

Professionalism, Accountability and Transparency in Policing

• Professionalism in Policing Research Project: National Results
  Dr. Stephen Maguire, Director Organizational Values and Ethics Certificate Program, Carleton University

International Perspectives on Oversight – A View from Latin America and Asia

• IPCC and Police Complaints Monitoring in Hong Kong
  Cherry Chan, Legal Adviser, IPCC
• Policing and Oversight Experience in Brazil
  Marina Menezes, Senior Analyst, International Centre for the Prevention of Crime

First Nations Policing: Challenges in Oversight

• Opportunities and Challenges in Oversight of First Nations Policing
  Lee Boyd, Chief, Blood Tribe Police Service

Keynote Speaker

• Remarks of Prince Edward Island Police Commissioner
  Hon. Gerard Mitchell, Commissioner, Office of the Police Commissioner (PEI)

Surveillance of Policing and Civilian Journalism: The Evolving Impact on Oversight Agencies and the Media

• The Challenges of Electronic Surveillance and Civil Journalism
  Stan Lowe, Commissioner, British Columbia Office of the Police Commissioner

Independence in Civilian-Led Investigations of Police

• Independence in Civilian-Led Investigations of Police
  Sgt. Kevin Kunetzki, Detachment Commander RCMP Beaumont Detachment, Alberta

Ethics, Honesty & McNeil Implications

• Some Questions Around Police Violence and Dishonesty
  Joseph Martino, Counsel, Ontario Special Investigations Unit

The Evolution of Civilian Oversight: Past Present, and Future

• A Historical Review of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in Canada and the Canadian Association for the Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (CACOLE)
  George V. Wright, Commissioner, Manitoba's Law Enforcement Review Agency
• Change and Enhanced Civilian Oversight
  Clive Weighill, Chief, Saskatoon Police Service
• The Future of Civilan Oversight
  Craig MacMillan, Assistant Commissioner and Professional Integrity Officer, RCMP

Civilian Oversight: Perspectives from Two New Players in Civilian Oversight

• The Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team
  Ronald J. MacDonald, Q.C., Director, Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team
• Independent Investigations Office of BC
  Richard Rosenthal, Chief Civilian Director, Independent Investigations Office (BC)

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