Ian Austen reports for the New York Times on a Canadian government report investigating law enforcement failures in a mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia in April, 2020. Here's an excerpt from Austen's story focusing on why and how rurality mattered to law enforcement failures:
Though the [Royal Canadian] mounted police [R.C.M.P.] is a federal force, it patrols rural Nova Scotia under a contract with the province. The commission found that staff shortages meant not only that the Mounties often failed to provide the number of officers called for under the contract, but also that the force paid little attention to rural policing and the needs of rural communities.
“The R.C.M.P.’s career model undervalues rural general duty policing,” the commission wrote. “The approach creates a disconnect between R.C.M.P. members and the communities they serve.”
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