Independent civilian oversight of police has had rapid growth over the past decade in
response to a number of high profile cases of police misconduct and public dissatisfaction …

Independent oversight of Canadian police has increased over the past decade in response
to a number of high-profile cases of police misconduct and public dissatisfaction with …

This study examines the agencies responsible for investigating when a member of the public
is seriously injured, is killed or experiences other serious and potentially criminal actions at …

ABSTRACT The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of Ontario is a civilian police oversight
agency responsible for investigating serious incidents involving police officers and civilians …

Purpose This study's aim was to systematically review available literature related to the
establishment, purpose, operation, and effectiveness of civilian police oversight entities in …

Police misconduct is a multi-faceted problem that no city can permanently solve, but every
city must struggle with. Local politicians, courts and police departments generally do not do …

Exploring the complex and controversial topic of civilian oversight of police, this book
analyzes the issues and debates entailed by civilian oversight by using worldwide …

Police misconduct and corruption have the potential to erode public trust and confidence in
both policing and government agencies. Repeat accounts of law enforcement officials …

Although civilian oversight has been introduced to make the police accountable to citizens
and perform better, its effectiveness has not been thoroughly investigated yet. To better …

Given the propensity for corruption in the high-risk occupation of policing, there is little
argument by non-police about the need for effective accountability mechanisms and …