"A new survey suggests Ontario’s police
governing agencies want the province to grant police chiefs the
authority to suspend officers accused of serious misconduct without pay.
More
than 100 police boards responded to a survey by the Ontario Association
of Police Services Boards, which aimed to identify priorities as the
provincial government revisits the Police Services Act for the first
time in more than 25 years.
Modernizing
labour relations practices was one of five areas named, as well as
strengthening police board governance, allowing police to delegate some
duties to civilians, mandating co-operation with other agencies and
improving third-party oversight of police."
View the Survey Results
View the Backgrounder
1 comment:
There are two problems here. The Municipalities see this as a cost saving opportunity. The Police Association has consistently fought hard to retain this right. The Police Service is in a somewhat different position to the rest of the labour force in that it is not unusual for an officer to receive unfounded complaints with the intention of using it as a bargaining chip in later prosecution. To suspend such officers without pay would often cause undue financial hardship on officer and his family andperhaps encourage an even greater number of false charges.
Clive Davies Hons, B.A. Detective (Ret)
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