Alternate Title
Ombudsman report : investigation into the direction provided by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to Ontario’s police services for de-escalation of conflict situations
Une question de vie ou de mort : enquête sur les directives données par le ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels aux services de police de l’Ontario sur la désescalade des situations conflictuelles.
Summary
This report makes 22 recommendations to the Ministry of Community
Safety and Correctional Services, addressing everything from its
legislative guidelines and models, to training at all levels, to better tracking
and assessment of police interactions with people in crisis.
The goal of these recommendations, on a systemic level, is not merely to
expand training, but to change police culture. We trust police officers to
use their judgment in dangerous situations to protect our lives and their
own. They should have better tools to deal with people in crisis, to better
determine when to use force and when to de-escalate; to preserve lives.