Dozens of police officers in Alberta’s two major cities have retired or resigned while under investigation for misconduct since 2012, according to statistics obtained through freedom of information.
A total of 50 members of the Calgary Police Service and 38 members of the Edmonton Police Service chose to leave their jobs before internal disciplinary processes involving allegations against them were complete.
Deciding to voluntarily leave ends the disciplinary processes and there is nothing in legislation to prevent officers from working in law enforcement elsewhere.
“It is definitely an accountability loophole,” says University of Alberta criminologist Temitope Oriola.
CBC News submitted identical freedom of information requests
