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This research aims to explore the sentencing of police officers convicted of breaches of trust in Canada and highlight systemic issues in police accountability.

May 29, 2026Police Quarterly

Breaching the Public Trust and Sentencing Canadian Police Officers: Addressing Rotten Apples, but not Rotten Barrels or Orchards

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This research aims to explore the sentencing of police officers convicted of breaches of trust in Canada and highlight systemic issues in police accountability.
Analysis of 93 sentencing decisions from 1990 to 2024
Involvement of over 100 police officers convicted of breaches of trust
Empirical investigation of court sentencing patterns
Sentencing decisions reflect a lack of systemic accountability measures for police criminality
Highlighted the significance of the offense of breach of trust in sentencing considerations
Demonstrated that while sentencing is critical, it does not effectively address broader systemic issues

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Empirical examination of police sentencing reveals systemic issues in accountability in Canada.

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McNabb et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192dd1fab5b468c4416c4d https://doi.org/10.1177/10986111261449484

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Breaching the Public Trust and Sentencing Canadian Police Officers: Addressing Rotten Apples, but not Rotten Barrels or Orchards

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Breaching the Public Trust and Sentencing Canadian Police Officers: Addressing Rotten Apples, but not Rotten Barrels or Orchards

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