Upholding the law is up to all of us, says Windsor Law scholar
Dr. Danardo Jones of the University of Windsor's Faculty of Law, emphasizes that upholding the law and ensuring police accountability is a responsibility shared by everyone. (DALIA DEFILIPPI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Recent allegations of corruption involving police officers in Ontario have brought renewed attention to questions of oversight, accountability and the broader principles that guide the justice system.
For Professor Danardo Jones, a criminal law scholar at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law, the moment offers an opportunity to examine how those principles are applied, upheld and understood both inside and outside policing institutions.