Policing Responsibility Overview

<p>Needs of the population and diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Minister’s approval</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If no agreement has been made to assign responsibility to a municipal board</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Navigable bodies and courses of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investigation of civil disputes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If the regulations permit such a provision</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specified in the regulation made under section 32</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ontario Policing Standards Manual is a guide that provides standards and requirements for police services in Ontario. It outlines policies, procedures, and guidelines for police operations, ensuring consistency and quality across the province.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document highlights two key legislative requirements for police services in relation to business planning. Firstly, a police services board must prepare a business plan that addresses the objectives, core business, and functions of the police service, including how it will provide adequate and effective police services. Secondly, the board must enter into a protocol with municipal council that sets out dates for providing the business plan to council, the responsibility for making it public, and the potential for joint consultation processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Board Policy 1 sets out the requirement for the police services board, in partnership with the Chief of Police, to prepare a strategy for developing the business plan, this strategy should include consultation on a variety of aspects such as environmental scan of the community, results achieved by the police service, workload assessments, proposals about police service objectives, and estimated costs of delivering police services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ontario Policing Standards Manual, specifies that, at a minimum, police facilities should be accessible to the public during normal working hours and should provide telecommunications access to a communications center during all other hours. Additionally, the Chief of Police is required to regularly review and report to the board on the adequacy of the facilities based on provincial building and fire codes, space availability, heating, ventilation, illumination, security measures, and communications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document specifies a minimum cell size of 7' x 4'6”” x 7' high, secure and readily available fire extinguishers, smoke and heat detectors, toilet facilities, safe conditions, first aid equipment, lock-ups separate from public view, accommodations for confidential interviews, a proper area for prisoner processing, secure cell keys, well-illuminated search areas, adherence to communicable disease policy, and constant communication with the main desk and communications center.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document requires the Chief of Police to implement a resource planning methodology, either automated or manual, that takes into account the business plan and existing demands for service.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Chief of Police should conduct workload assessments and service delivery evaluations for the following areas: crime prevention; law enforcement (with separate assessments for community patrol, communications and dispatch, crime analysis, criminal intelligence, criminal investigation, and investigative supports); providing assistance to victims; public order maintenance; and emergency response services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Adequacy Standards Regulation requires police services to have a skills development and learning plan that addresses the plan's objectives; the implementation of a program to coach or mentor new officers; and the development and maintenance of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of all members of the police service, including criminal investigators, those providing investigative support functions, public order unit members (if any), and those providing emergency response services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Harassment is defined as engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Ontario Human Rights Code prohibits harassment on the grounds of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, age, record of offences, marital status, same sex partnership status, family status, or handicap.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document emphasizes the importance of providing accommodation for persons with disabilities, requiring that, short of undue hardship, they receive the necessary accommodation in a way that is equitable, respects their dignity, maximizes their ability to contribute, and enables them to participate in all aspects of employment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Communicable Disease Coordinator is responsible for receiving reports from members who believe they may have been exposed to a communicable disease, assessing whether an exposure could have occurred, liaising with the local medical officer of health if an exposure is deemed possible, and providing information and advice to the member about the potential exposure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document mandates that police officers must be equipped with a handgun, oleoresin capsicum aerosol spray, and a baton. They must also receive training in officer safety, communication, handcuffing, and physical control techniques.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Annual refresher training on officer safety should be integrated with other use of force options and should cover topics such as situational awareness, threats and risk assessment, and strategies for de-escalating situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The annual re-qualification training should include a minimum one hour of training and require officers to demonstrate competency in their use of the baton, showing knowledge and skill in several aspects of weapon usage, while also ensuring competence in the use of the baton for control techniques, striking and blocking techniques, and baton retention.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The annual refresher training on the use of aerosol weapons should include a minimum one hour of training on technical data on the product, the effects of being sprayed, use of force legislation, local policies and procedures, and recent case studies, while also ensuring competence in the proper application of the spray and decontamination procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An officer must believe the situation warrants the use of a conducted energy weapon, which may involve considering factors such as the effectiveness of de-escalation tactics, the feasibility of verbal commands, the risk of secondary injury, and the weapon's capabilities relative to the situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prior to using a conducted energy weapon, a spark test should be conducted to ensure the weapon is functioning properly. The results of the test should be recorded in the officer's notebook or an appropriate log book. If the weapon is not personally issued, the serial number of the conducted energy weapon should be recorded in the officer's notebook or the log book.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The document specifies that the Chief of Police should be in charge of implementing an employee performance appraisal system. The role of the police services board is to ensure the existence of this appraisal system. There is no mention of specific board responsibilities related to the appraisal process itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As per the document, The police services board's main responsibilities in relation to use of force involve the review and filing of investigations into injuries or deaths resulting from firearm discharge by officers, receiving reports about firearm discharge by the Chief of Police, and overseeing the Chief's administration of the use of force system.</p> Signup and view all the answers