Indigenous people are overrepresented in police watchdog cases: B.C. report
Indigenous people make up 18% of investigations by the Independent Investigations Office despite being 6% of B.C.'s population, highlighting systemic issues, the report says.
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'We can do better': Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases
The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations of incidents involving officers in which someone is seriously injured or killed.

Indigenous people are overrepresented in police watchdog cases: B.C. report
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'We can do better': Indigenous people overrepresented in B.C. police watchdog cases - The Turtle Island News
By Ashley Joannou The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says Indigenous people remain overrepresented in its investigations of incidents involving officers in which someone is seriously injured or killed. In her first report as chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, Jessica Berglund said about six per cent of B.C.’s population identify as Indigenous, yet 18 per cent of those involved in IIO investigations were…
Indigenous people are overrepresented in police watchdog cases: B.C. report – Energeticcity.ca
The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says Indigenous people are overrepresented in its investigations of officers conducted where a person is seriously injured or killed. In her first report as chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, Jessica Berglund says about six per cent of B.C.’s population identify as Indigenous, yet 18 per cent of those involved in IIO investigations were Indigenous. Berglund says overre…
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