Alternate Title
PSAC conducted energy weapons report, December, 2009
Examen de l’utilisation de l’arme à impulsions en Ontario : rapport du comité consultatif des normes policières.
Note
"December 7 , 2009."
Issued also in French under title: Examen de l’utilisation de l’arme à impulsions en Ontario : rapport du comité consultatif des normes policières.
The original document was published on the public website of the Government of Ontario.
© Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2009. Reproduced with permission.
Summary
In 2008, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services directed ministry staff to undertake a review of conducted energy weapons (CEWs) with its policing partners. The objectives of the review were to: identify policies and procedures in place by Ontario police services regarding the use of CEWs; identify training that has been provided to police service members regarding CEWs; collect CEW use statistics to recognize trends; provide a foundation for discussion with police partners on operational and policy issues in relation to training, guidelines, deployment, etc. The research methodology utilized in the review includes consultation with a police expert working group and medical personnel, environmental/jurisdictional scans, best practice review, literature review and a survey of Ontario police service CEW usage.