More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...

#BrockU Assistant Professor of Political Science @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social spoke to CBC News about gender-based violence allegations against members of the RCMP.

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More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...

“More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014.”

Valuable data provided by Julie Ireton and her team at the CBC and featuring insight from my research partner @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social

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Sexual assault survivor calls for accountability after police comments left her feeling ‘humiliated’ | CBC News An Ontario woman who regularly shared her experiences as a sexual assault survivor at police training courses says she’s ending her relationship with the Ontario Police College and is raising concerns...

#BrockU Assistant Professor of Political Science @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social spoke to CBC News about systemic bias within police training organizations and police services that could affect the integrity of sexual assault investigations.

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The History and Administration of Third‐Party Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada This article presents a descriptive account of how the administration of third-party interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. Although there has been an explosion of inter...

Part of our December issue:
"The History and Administration of Third-Party Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada" by Danielle McNabb
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Great in-depth interview with my Brock Political Science colleague Liam Midzain-Gobin about his important new book.

The History and Administration of Third‐Party Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada This article presents a descriptive account of how the administration of third-party interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. Although there has been an explosion of inter...

Pleased to share my new article in Canadian Public Administration (available open access)! I examine how the administration of interveners at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hamilton police warned about officer's support of white nationalists 8 months before they suspended him | CBC News In August, Hamilton police suspended an officer while they investigated “disturbing” social media posts. Meanwhile, a local anti-racism group says it informed police last year of a person with extremi...

#BrockU Assistant Professor of Political Science @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social recently spoke to CBC News about extremist viewpoints shared on a police officer’s social media.

#CdnPoli

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#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social -

Government Interventions in Constitutional Cases at the Supreme Court of Canada - cup.org/40zW3aq

- @brendandell.bsky.social & @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social

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I am happy to share that @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social and I have a new article in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social! We update and expand on Hennigar (2010) and Radmilovic's (2013) work on government interventions to include federalism and Aboriginal and treaty rights cases.

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Research into police oversight agencies part of Brock’s $7M in SSHRC grants One of the most common crimes civilian police oversight agencies investigate is sexual assault committed by police officers — a “profoundly disturbing, largely hidden problem in Canada,” says Danielle...

#BrockU Assistant Professor of Political Science @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social's research on civilian police oversight agencies is one of many @brocku.ca research projects to receive funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. #CdnPoli #SSHRC

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Research into police oversight agencies part of Brock’s $7M in SSHRC grants One of the most common crimes civilian police oversight agencies investigate is sexual assault committed by police officers — a “profoundly disturbing, largely hidden problem in Canada,” says Danielle...

I am pleased to share that my research on police oversight with Danielle McNabb @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social was awarded funding in the latest round by SSHRC.

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Congratulations!! Looking forward to reading this.

Head of B.C. police watchdog wants agency to investigate sexual assault allegations | CBC News If a municipal police officer is accused of sexual misconduct in B.C., they're disciplined not by an independent body, but by senior police officers from their own departments or from external police ...

#BrockU Assistant Professor of Political Science @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social spoke to CBC News about the shortcomings of the current system for investigating police misconduct in B.C.

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Police bullets and subsequent IIU investigation leave trail of troubling questions in wake of teen’s death in Portage la Prairie After two years, Tara and Kaylan still cannot comprehend how their mild-mannered homebody son, who didn’t cause them any problems or get into trouble at school, who’d never interacted with the police ...

I've spent the last few months writing about a young man named Conor Rae who, just weeks away from his high school graduation, was shot by an RCMP officer in Portage la Prairie on May 24, 2023.

There was a lot to be said and we hope you'll give it a read.

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#OpenAccess from @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
Where Have the Women Gone? An Exploratory Study of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund's Shifting Advocacy - cup.org/4jVkl6v
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Thank you for sharing!!

Important work about LEAF: Where Have the Women Gone?
"LEAF's political mobilization now outpaces its activity in the courtroom—and the scholarship needs to account for this substantive change." @shaunahughey.bsky.social @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social

Very excited to announce a new research note with @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social in the Canadian Journal of Political Science: Where Have the Women Gone? An Exploratory Study of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund's Shifting Advocacy.

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Congrats Blayne!!! So well deserved!

Congratulations! Can't wait to read it.

An Ontario police officer was fired for his ‘inappropriate’ relationship with a teenage girl. 20 years later, she’s telling her story — and demanding justice “I thought, over the years, that I'd be able to forget and move on, and I can't,” said a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a Durham police

Important reporting by Wendy Gillis @torontostar.bsky.social

I provide some context based on my research on police sexual violence with @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social

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Does the Ontario Special Investigations Unit need a broader mandate to improve police oversight? The SIU plays a vital role in providing oversight of Ontario police officers. But how effective is the agency in practice?

New from @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social and me: Does the Ontario Special Investigations Unit need a broader mandate to improve police oversight? in @theconversation.bsky.social

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Police oversight in practice: the Special Investigations Unit and civilian police oversight in Ontario, Canada The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of Ontario is a civilian police oversight agency responsible for investigating serious incidents involving police officers and civilians, with the power to cha...

My coauthor @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social and I have a new article in Policing & Society! We examine Special Investigations Unit of Ontario (SIU) investigations. We uncover new data on police oversight, including info about the complainants/victims and police cooperation

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How a Sexual Assault Case in St. John’s Exposed a Police Force’s Predatory Culture | The Walrus Winning a sexual assault conviction against a cop is hard. That didn’t stop Jane Doe

This is an important read. I’m pleased to see that my research with Danielle McNabb is used here to provide context.

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