Résumé
" The purpose of this study was to examine the circumstances and resulting recommendations in situations where the direct actions of a police officer in a “confrontation” with a mentally-ill person resulted in the death of that person. Although not a common occurrence in Canada, it is in the interests of all parties to examine the circumstances to enable learning so that such incidents may be prevented in the future. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the type of study, comparison and analysis subject of this report has not previously been conducted in Canada."-- Introduction.