James Glissan

Yeah, and a police officer as well.

And a police officer as well.

Yeah.

So it's interesting, like the police still have that where you go and be a prosecutor, but you have to spend time on the beat first.

It's still the same.

Yeah, it's still the same.

So it's called the Accelerated Prosecuting Recruitment Program.

And when I joined, they didn't have it.

It wasn't operating.

It is now.

And with that program, you spend like one year on the street.

Whereas when I joined, because it didn't exist, it was three.

So I went through and I went through the academy.

I did that while I was finishing my law degree, which was a terrible decision.

It was a lot of work in a very short amount of time.

And then I prosecuted after I'd finished all my beat policing, my straight policing in the city.

So it was really interesting having that background because, especially in a criminal context...

Because it's no longer theoretical or academic, right?

Because I've exercised the powers to arrest people, and I've seen the alleged victims of crime prior to a conviction, because it's all alleged.

They're all complainants.