Abstract
As reported by Andrew Faull in the previous edition of SA Crime Quarterly (36), the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Bill is expected to be promulgated into South African law towards the end of the year. Once adopted, the new law will significantly change the functions of the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), which is currently South Africa’s primary independent agency responsible for investigating complaints against the police. Chris Botha met up with Peter Tinsley, recognised as an expert on the rule of law and the oversight of security forces, at a recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conference on policing reform in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and discussed Canadian developments on issues of police oversight.
Highlights
Chris Botha (CB): Tell us about yourself and your involvement in police oversight in the world
Peter Tinsley (PT): I served in the Canadian military for 28 years, first as a military police officer and as a military lawyer
In 1999 I was appointed as Director of the Special Investigations Unit of Ontario, an agency tasked with the investigation of police incidents involving death or injury
Summary
Chris Botha (CB): Tell us about yourself and your involvement in police oversight in the world. I am a past member and president of the Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight for Law Enforcement and presently I am the executive director of the Institute for Justice Sector Development, a non-government organisation
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