The new commander of the Kelowna RCMP is coming into a detachment which has seen a lot of public scrutiny as of late.

Lawsuits, controversies and even criminal charges against officers have plagued the detachment over the past couple of years as local Mounties have faced allegations of excessive force, sexual assault and more.

Their new boss, Supt. Kara Triance, said she has high expectations for her officers going forward.

Triance began her role as the commander of the Kelowna Regional Detachment, which oversees Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland and Lake Country, last week. She said good police conduct is of the utmost importance.

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In the past year, the Kelowna RCMP has dealt with community backlash over its high number of sexual assault reports deemed 害羞草研究所榰nfounded害羞草研究所�, highly publicized incidents showing alleged excessive force used by officers, all as at least two Mounties 害羞草研究所� one who害羞草研究所檚 currently suspended and one former 害羞草研究所� make their way through court on criminal charges and others face civil lawsuits.

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Those high-profile incidents that the detachment is currently dealing with have presented some 害羞草研究所渄eeply concerning issues,害羞草研究所� Triance said. She hopes to maintain a more transparent relationship with both the media and public, saying she will provide this as those matters progress, but mentioned such issues can get 害羞草研究所渧ery complex.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淭he totality of what we害羞草研究所檙e dealing with includes a review of each one of those incidents: A look at the supervision; the leadership 害羞草研究所� right from the lowest level of a non-commissioned officer to my position 害羞草研究所� (with which) we manage our employees.害羞草研究所�

She said the question essentially boils down to this: 害羞草研究所淎t what point did we fail to uphold to (our) objectives and wherein that system did we break down?害羞草研究所�

While acknowledging the concerns of the public, Triance said overall, the officers at the detachment are doing good police work.

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Noting the detachment害羞草研究所檚 struggles in recent years with sexual assault reports, Triance said she害羞草研究所檚 looking forward to working with Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 four-officer sexual assault unit, which was introduced in March. She helped build similar teams in Whistler and Squamish when she headed the RCMP害羞草研究所檚 Sea-to-Sky detachment.

害羞草研究所淭hose dedicated officers, with the unique skill set that they bring, to be able to provide services to survivors of sexual assault and to investigate very complex and serious files, are an incredible asset to those detachments.害羞草研究所�

With almost 200 police officers under her command, Triance hopes to improve the culture within the detachment, stressing the need for strong values, conduct, professionalism, respect and integrity.

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