“Most sexual offences go to a power issue than anything else.” Says Honorable RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson.

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The  Top Cop Of Canada identifies the core issues that need to be addressed within the Police culture regarding female harassment.  He speaks on how he intends to deal with these vital issues and says:

“One is the process that I’ve announced-centralizing the process in terms of having a more immediate and meaningful oversight in terms of how these things are handled. The second issue is the behaviors. The behaviors of the people who give rise to these complaints in the first place. That is really the heart of the challenge, I think, in terms of making meaningful changes right across the organization. The harassment issue is a bigger, broader issue-and it goes right to the heart of the problem with the organization’s culture, which is how authority is misunderstood to be power in its application. It seems to me we are weak in our leadership area, how people, leaders, come to understand their duties, their responsibilities. Most sexual offences go to a power issue rather than anything else. Similarly the rest of the harassment cases, I think, also feature that sort of misuse of power. Two of my priorities are accountability and leadership. These are very simple but broad areas to be improved within the organization. Leaders have to take action on things when things go wrong-quickly.”

Constable Deanna Hagen receives Commendation for Bravery from Honorable RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson..

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