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“From our standpoint, what that means is it’s due process and respects the rights of our officers and our members,” said Baxter, whose organization represents more than 28,000 police personnel from 46 police associations, including Chatham-Kent’s.
“We know that allegations against frontline police officers are common. It really has become a point now where it just kind of goes with the job. We need to ensure that officers’ rights are respected and that they’re entitled to due process when they receive a complaint.”
The new act will also hold chiefs and deputy chiefs to the same standard as their officers, but the chiefs’ proposal doesn’t, Baxter said.
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