Special Investigations

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• PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Advize Health is pleased to announce Rachel Jones has joined the company as President.
• "I am excited to be joining the Advize Health team as it continues to evolve and expand its product and service offerings in the Program Integrity industry.
• Rachel is a high-energy executive with a proven record of building and leading effective teams, successfully shepherding programs, and establishing best practices.
• In addition to her time at Clover Health, Rachel also spent over ten years at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

• They are accused of shooting and killing an 18-month-old baby, Jameson Shapiro, and his father William Shapiro in November 2020 in the Kawartha Lakes area northeast of Toronto.
• Police officer trials are important for reasons other than simply holding an individual officer accountable for a particular act.
• Police trials also spur public debate on how repressive state force is administered.

Shifting public policy

• A prime example of trials changing public policy is the 1985 United States Supreme Court ruling in Tennessee v. Garner that effectively prohibited the practice of shooting fleeing suspects in the back.
• Courts in Canada have stopped or clarified when police can use overly invasive investigative techniques such as telephone wiretaps.
• But there have been few occasions for police use-of-force practice and policy to be openly interrogated so that jurors could decide the “reasonableness” of officer conduct.

Regis Korchinski-Paquet death

• A case that could have gone to trial involved the falling death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto in May 2020.
• She soon fell to her death.
• The Special Investigations Unit’s report into Korchinski-Paquet’s death states that the decision-making officer told investigators he believed the best option was to refer the matter to the Emergency Task Force.

Jameson Shapiro’s death

• The Kawartha Lakes OPP officers will be tried for manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death.
• What happened next will likely become clear at trial as officers opened fire, striking William and killing Jameson on the scene.
• William was suspected of being armed — a gun was recovered at the scene — and officers were told Jameson was in the car’s back seat.

Not just about convictions

• Increasing the number of criminal trials for police officers won’t necessarily result in convictions.
• But convictions aren’t their only purpose.
• While public trust in police is eroding across the country, most Canadians still trust police.

• Intact Technology, Inc. , an IT Software Consulting and Managed Services firm, announced today that Vincent (Vinny) Viola recently joined the organization as Vice President of Product & Innovation.
• In this role, Vinny will oversee initiatives in process improvement, product research and development, and innovation.
• This addition to Intact’s leadership team is in alignment with the company’s commitment to delivering the best possible outcomes for customers.
• “I’m excited and proud to join an incredible team laser focused on delivering outcome-based IT services to customers,” said Vinny.