What does the force do with a wayward Mountie?:
"Whether it is abandoning a post, being caught masturbating in a police vehicle while on surveillance duty, fabricating notes from a crime scene, or drunk driving, any number of infractions by RCMP officers result in no more than being docked a few days pay.
There are dozens of such examples. The National Post obtained this week 84 RCMP adjudication board decisions rendered across Canada since January 2008. Adjudication boards are internal RCMP tribunals that determine sanctions in cases of proven misconduct. Only a handful of the 84 decisions resulted in discipline more severe than forfeiture of pay.
In fact, the maximum forfeiture of pay per infraction, under the federal RCMP Act, is ten days. Offending Mounties can be demoted; however, this applies only to some ranks above constable. Inspectors, for example, cannot be demoted, according to the Act.
The Act makes no specific mention of appropriate sanction for officers convicted in court of a criminal offence. In practice, an officer who commits a crime and is convicted can receive only light internal discipline.
RCMP officers seldom receive stiff internal sanctions, even for serious transgressions including criminal acts. Officers found guilty of misconduct are very rarely fired,"
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