The B.C. government has appointed Richard Rosenthal as the province’s first chief civilian director of the newly created independent police investigations office. The office, which is expected to be in operation by mid-2012, will investigate incidents involving municipal police and RCMP that result in serious harm or death. “The men and women of our police services work hard every day to keep our communities safe and it’s important that police earn and maintain the public’s confidence,” said Premier Christy Clark in a statement Wednesday. “The office will help ensure those high standards are being upheld and allow for the investigations to be conducted in an open and transparent way.” Rosenthal’s first task will be to oversee the creation of the office and put together his team. He is formerly the independent monitor for the city and county of Denver, Colo. He resigned form his Denver job on Tuesday. He was also was deputy district attorney for Los Angeles county for 15 years
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VANCOUVER – B.C. has appointed
Richard Rosenthal as the Province’s first chief civilian director (CCD) for
independent investigations in order to create more accountability, oversight
and transparency of police incidents that result in serious harm or death, announced
Premier Christy Clark.
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Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry: www.braidwoodinquiry.ca/
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Davies Commission of Inquiry: www.frankpaulinquiry.ca/
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