Ontario Community Policing Law

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Course Outline

  1. Act Administration and Principles
  2. Core Municipal Police Services
  3. Police Officer Duties
  4. Code of Conduct and Rights
  5. Integrity and Public Accountability
  6. Performance and General Duties
  7. Police Appointments and Authority
  8. Misconduct and Force Reporting
  9. Special Investigations Unit
  10. Police Pursuits

1. Act Administration and Principles

★ Must-know

  • The Ontario Community Safety and Policing Act, formerly known as the Police Services Act, is administered by Ontario’s Minister of Public Safety.

  • Policing must ensure safety and security, safeguard Charter and Human Rights Code rights, promote police-community cooperation, respect victims, respond sensitively to diversity, and ensure that police services represent their communities.

Further detail

  • The Minister of Public Safety monitors police-service effectiveness, develops and promotes programs, inspects and reviews police services, consults with boards, community groups and chiefs, and operates the Ontario Police College.

2. Core Municipal Police Services

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1. Who administers Ontario’s Community Safety and Policing Act, formerly known as the Police Services Act?

2. Which approach best reflects the principles that policing must follow under Ontario’s community safety framework?

3. Which service is included in the minimum adequate and effective police services every municipality must provide?

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Who administers the Ontario Community Safety and Policing Act?

Ontario’s Minister of Public Safety.

What is one responsibility of the Minister of Public Safety regarding police services?

The Minister monitors police-service effectiveness.

What minimum services must every municipality's police provide?

Public-order maintenance, law enforcement, victim assistance, crime prevention, and emergency response.

What options does a municipality have for establishing police services?

It can create its own service, join a board, amalgamate forces, or contract police agencies including the Ontario Provincial Police.

Ontario Act Authority

Administered by Minister of Public Safety.

Policing Principles

Ensure safety, rights, cooperation, diversity.

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