Nigerian professor appointed advisor on police reform in Canada
The professor was hired to provide independent advice to the Albertan government.
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Temitope Oriola, an associate professor of criminology at the University of Alberta, has been appointed as a special advisor on police act review to the government of the Canadian province of Alberta, authorities said
Meanwhile, Alberta, a western Canada province, had last August
appointed Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, as its minister of justice and solicitor general.
Upon appointment, Mr Madu had the mandate to see to the changes in the police act and provincial election finance laws proposed by the select special democratic accountability committee.
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The Alberta government has assigned a University of Alberta criminology professor as a special adviser to assist their review of the Police Act.
Temitope Oriola, associate professor of criminology, has been assigned a six-month term in the position, a government news release said Tuesday afternoon. He will provide the government with independent advice as they evaluate their options with the ongoing review that began last fall
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The government is currently looking at updating the provincial Police Act, focusing on three main topics, governance and public trust, Indigenous policing and the role of police.
Special adviser to assist review of the Police Act
Alberta’s government has appointed a special adviser to help with its review of the Police Act.
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Temitope Oriola, an associate professor of criminology at the University of Alberta, has been appointed for a six-month term. He will provide independent advice to the government as it weighs policy options raised in ongoing stakeholder discussions that began in the fall.
“With a body of research and published articles on law enforcement issues, Dr. Oriola brings specialized experience and knowledge to reforming policing in Alberta. Dr. Oriola’s academic expertise and lived experience will also help us shape the ongoing engagement with diverse and racialized communities and ensure that our work to modernize policing in Alberta continues to be inclusive.”