01-01 Flashcards

Question

Valuable Property

Answer 1

Valuable Property means money, jewellery and other items that may make a prisoner the target of theft or robbery.

Answer 2

Warrant 1st: A peace officer, who believes that an offence has been committed by a person not yet apprehended, may seek a warrant in the first instance upon presentation of an Information to a Justice. The Justice must be given R/G to believe that it is in the public interest that a warrant be issued. • The ‘public interest’ may include • the accused has fled • the accused is evading capture • danger to the public • danger to the victim and/or witnesses • nature and/or seriousness of the offence • all attempts to locate the suspect have been exhausted Persons arrested on a warrant 1st must be presented to the court for a bail hearing unless the warrant was endorsed by the issuing Justice authorizing the release of the arrested person by an OIC. The OIC retains the discretion to release when the warrant is endorsed.

Answer 3

A warrant of committal may be issued by the court upon the conviction of an accused for an offence. It directs peace officers to arrest the named/described individual and generally, in default of payment of monetary penalty set by the court, to serve a period of time in jail. Warrants of committal also include warrants issued for criminal convictions, small claims court warrants, federal/provincial parole violations, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and provincial matters such as the Family Responsibility Act, the Trespass to Property Act, Safe Streets Act and the Highway Traffic Act. Persons arrested solely on warrants of committal are not to be brought before the court. They are to be processed according to the instructions contained within the body of the warrant. Members executing a Warrant of Committal shall also comply with Procedure 02–02.

Answer 4

Bench Warrants A bench warrant is an arrest warrant in Form 7 issued by a Justice having jurisdiction when an accused has failed to attend court • when directed by Summons, Appearance Notice, Promise to Appear, Recognizance Entered Before an Officer in Charge, Judicial Interim Release, or • when directed by the court to return on a subsequent date When a person is arrested pursuant to a Superior Court bench warrant, the Superior Court Liaison Detective shall be advised forthwith by telephone, voicemail or TPS eFax of the following information • name of the accused • date of birth • charge • date of issue of the bench warrant In the case of a bench warrant issued for drug charges, the person must be taken to Old City Hall Courts for a show cause hearing.

Answer 5

If a "FTA" or additional charge is laid in relation to the execution of a bench warrant issued by the Superior Court of Justice, the new charge will be heard in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ). However, the individual must appear at the Superior Court on the bench warrant before any other court appearances for new or additional charges. In circumstances where the Superior Court is not sitting, a remand to the next sitting date of the Superior Court shall be sought at the bail hearing. Members shall make a prominent notation on the confidential crown envelope (crown envelope) to ensure that the person is not released until appearances have been made in both courts. A TPS 178 shall be completed and given to a court officer at the OCJ. Case managers shall advise the Liaison Detective at 361 University Avenue by telephone or TPS eFax of the execution of a Superior Court bench warrant at the time of processing. When a Superior Court bench warrant is issued, the Liaison Detective at 361 University Avenue shall advise the warrant officer in the division in which the original charges were laid. In the case of a person appearing on Toronto Police Service (Service) charges but also wanted on a warrant held by another jurisdiction, a TPS 178 shall be completed and given to a court officer at the Superior Court.

Answer 6

Surety Warrants An accused may be released by a Justice on bail when another person, who is acceptable to the Justice, acts as a surety and signs the accused’s bail. By doing so, the surety accepts responsibility for the good conduct and appearance at court of the accused. The person acting as surety may lose the collateral (money or property stipulated in the bail recognizance) if the accused does not appear on a court date or breaches a bail condition. A surety warrant is issued when the person who is acting as surety appears before a Justice and requests relief from the obligations of being a surety. Upon issue of a surety warrant by the Justice, the accused can be arrested and a new bail hearing must be held on the original charges. The original Information must be obtained and taken to court for the commencement of the new bail hearing. If the accused is show caused at the court where the warrant originated, a clerk from Court Services will retrieve the Information. If the accused is show caused at a court other than where the original Information is held, the arresting unit shall arrange to obtain the Information and bring it to court.

Answer 7

Material Witness Warrants Material witness warrants are issued by a Justice for the apprehension of a witness who is evading service of a subpoena or has not appeared in court after being served a subpoena (s. 698 and 705 CC). No charge is laid as a result of the warrant being issued. Following an arrest, a bail hearing must be held to determine if the witness should be released until required to appear and give evidence. A person arrested solely for a material witness warrant shall not be fingerprinted.

Answer 8

Immigration Warrants Under section A55(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer may issue a warrant for the arrest and detention of a permanent resident or a foreign national whom the officer has reasonable grounds to believe is inadmissible and is a danger to the public or is unlikely to appear for examination, for an admissibility hearing, for removal from Canada or at a proceeding that could lead to the making of a removal order by the Minister under subsection A44(2) of the IRPA. When an inadmissible individual fails to comply with a CBSA officer’s request to appear at an enforcement office for reasons such as receipt of a pre–removal risk assessment (PRRA) determination or to enforce their removal from Canada at a port of entry, the CBSA officer may issue a warrant for the arrest and detention of the individual. After a full investigation, if the individual cannot be located, a Canada–wide warrant for their arrest is entered on the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) system, which is accessible to all law enforcement agencies and ultimately gives their officers the authority to arrest on the CBSA’s behalf.

Answer 9

Family Responsibility Arrest Warrants The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is a centralized enforcement program mandated to enforce child and spousal court orders in the Province of Ontario. Staff from the FRO may commence and conduct proceedings on behalf of support recipients in the family court to ensure child and spousal support payments are made, including conducting a Default Hearing under s.41 of the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act (FRSAEA). If a support payor fails to attend a FRSAEA Default Hearing, the court may issue a warrant for arrest (Form 32B) under s. 41(7) of the FRSAEA. The warrant of arrest directs officers to take the named person to court so that a Justice can issue an undertaking to appear (Form 131) to the person, directing them to attend a later court date. When a support payor is arrested on this type of warrant, the person may be taken to the family court, or if the court is not sitting, brought before a Justice of the Peace as soon as possible to be dealt with according to law. The FRO Warrant unit may be contacted to assist in determining the appropriate court return date to be noted on the undertaking to appear or recognizance. Staff from the FRO can be reached via phone at 416-240-2443 (police only), and members should leave a detailed voicemail message when contacting the FRO outside of regular business hours.

Answer 10

Civil Warrants There are two (2) types of civil warrants for arrest; namely, Small Claims Court warrants and Civil Court warrants. Members executing a civil warrant shall also comply with Procedure 02–14.

Answer 11

Medical Orders When a patient either refuses to be confined for treatment or has escaped from a medical facility while undergoing treatment for a contagious, virulent or infectious disease, the Health Protection and Promotion Act gives the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) having jurisdiction the authority to apply for a court order to compel the named person to be detained for treatment. The order is specific to the named person, a named hospital and the police service in the jurisdiction where the application is made. Unless otherwise specified in the order, the effective radius for medical orders is restricted to the jurisdiction of the applicant MOH. The West Park Healthcare Centre, located at 82 Buttonwood Avenue (in 12 Division), is the only medical facility in Ontario for treatment and control of contagious, virulent or infectious disease.

Answer 12

Abandoned Property means a thing over which a person has surrendered any possessory right or privacy right and which may or may not relate to a crime and/or crime scene and which potentially has some evidentiary value.

Answer 13

Affiant means a police officer who swears to an affidavit, commonly used when requesting a search warrant before a Justice.

Answer 14

Case Manager means a police officer assigned to prepare and manage a case for trial. A case manager is assigned for each Confidential Crown Envelope (crown envelope) and designated in accordance with established unit policy.

Answer 15

Common Informant the purposes of court disclosure means a divisional warrant officer, or an on- duty designate, or a court officer who is a sworn peace officer, during the lawful execution of their duties. • Court Officers may only act as a Common Informant for the purposes of bringing a Form 5.2 before a Justice when property has been seized and the accused has been show caused (first appearance only) and the Form 5.2 is completed correctly and is in the crown envelope at the time the accused is being held for a show cause hearing.

Answer 16

Continued Detention means the detention of property beyond the initial 3 months from the date of seizure.

Answer 17

Exhibits Officer means a police officer delegated to seize all property, commonly used when a search warrant is executed.

Answer 18

Forfeiture means seizure of private property because • it was illegally obtained, or • it is an illegal substance, or • the legal basis for possession has ended.

Answer 19

Forfeiture Order means an Order prepared and signed by a Justice to authorize the disposal of seized property by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and/or the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG).

Answer 20

Found Property means any property which was located by a member or a citizen and turned over to a member, and the item (at the time) has no apparent evidentiary value.

Answer 21

Informational Material means information obtained from a thing that is seized.

Answer 22

Justice means a Justice of the Peace or a Provincial Court Judge (Source: S. 2 CC).

Answer 23

Peace Officer – Report to Justice for the purposes of filing a Report to Justice means a police officer, or a court officer who is a sworn peace officer.

Answer 24

Property means any article and/or document found by, seized by, surrendered to, or intended to be surrendered to a Service member.

Answer 25

Seized Property means a thing, including informational material, seized from a person and/or place, with or without a warrant, by a peace officer without that person’s consent.

Answer 26

Seizing Officer means a peace officer who has seized property, either with or without a search warrant, and includes a court officer during the lawful execution of their duties.

Answer 27

Surrendered Property means any article, document, informational material and/or thing whose possession has been voluntarily given to a member and the item (at that time) may or may not have apparent evidentiary value.

Answer 28

Child means any person under the age of 18 years. | [Source: Child, Youth & Family Services Act, ss. 3(1)].

Answer 29

Electronic Mail (email) means a system of world–wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose and send a message, with or without attached files, from one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in. The Toronto Police Service (Service) has an internal e–mail and an external e–mail database. The internal e–mail database allows authorized users to send and receive messages within the Service. The external e–mail database allows authorized users to send and receive messages over the Internet.

Answer 30

Homicide Investigation means an investigation led by Detective Operations - Homicide (Homicide) into the circumstances surrounding a sudden death where there is: o obvious or suspected foul play, o the cause of death cannot be explained, o found human remains, o any other suspicious circumstance.

Answer 31

Intimate Partner means a partner from a current or former intimate relationship.

Answer 32

Intimate Relationship includes current or former relationships between opposite sex and same sex partners and include persons who: o are legally married to one another; o were previously married to one another; o are not married, but are currently in a family–type relationship; o are not married, but were formerly in a family–type relationship; o have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or lived together at one time, or; o are (or have ever been) involved in a dating relationship.

Answer 33

Major Case Manager means the investigator responsible for the effective governance and management of every threshold major case investigation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the functions of Major Case Management. The Major Case Manager shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent as defined by the Ontario Police College, and; shall have the resources to manage investigations through the minister– approved software, currently known as PowerCase. [Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual] For the purposes of a homicide investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Homicide. For the purposes of a sexual assault investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Sex Crimes. For the purposes of a Human Trafficking investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Sex Crimes – Human Trafficking Enforcement Team. For the purposes of a kidnapping investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Organized Crime Enforcement.

Answer 34

Natural Causes means a death due to explainable medical causes including old age or disease.

Answer 35

Primary Investigator means the investigator assigned by the Major Case Manager in every threshold major case investigation to perform the functions and responsibilities of the primary investigation function. The Primary Investigator shall have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the function; shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent, as defined by the Ontario Police College. [Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual]

Answer 36

Sudden Death means an unexpected death that is instantaneous or occurs within minutes or hours from any cause other than violence.

Answer 37

Suicide means the death of a person intentionally caused by the person's own actions.

Answer 38

Unnatural Sudden Death means the unexpected death of a person by suicide, homicide, accident or suspicious circumstances, and includes found human remains, in whole or in part.

Answer 39

AMBER Alert means a co–operative effort between police, the media and the Ministry of Transportation to provide early notification to the public where a person under 18 years of age is believed to have been abducted and where circumstances lead police to believe that the abducted person is in danger of serious bodily harm or death and there is enough descriptive information about the abducted person, and/or the abductor, and/or the abductor’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help in locating the person. An AMBER Alert will have a duration of 5 hours following activation, unless cancelled or extended.

Answer 40

Divisional Search Box means a portable storage box containing the necessary items essential to the supervisory officer at the scene of a Level 2 or Level 3 search. These items shall be determined by Procedure 04–05 and established practice, and should be located where it is easily accessible by the Officer in Charge.

Answer 41

Incident Commander means the police officer who has taken charge of the incident and who is in charge at the Command Post and, in conjunction with other emergency services commanders, is responsible for coordinating and managing police response at an incident.

Answer 42

Last Known Position means the last substantiated (by clues or evidence) position that the missing person was known to be.

Answer 43

Level 1 Missing Person Search means the level of search implemented when a person is reported missing and there are no extenuating circumstances. At this level, there are minimal concerns regarding the issue of foul play or the infirmity or limitations of the missing person.

Answer 44

Level 2 Missing Person Search means the level of search when a missing person is: • under 16 years and judged likely to be incapable of caring for themselves; • mentally challenged; • over 65 years of age or infirm, or; • there is evidence of foul play.

Answer 45

Level 3 Missing Person Search means the level of search implemented when the Level 1 and Level 2 missing person searches are ineffective or if the situation, due to the extenuating circumstances, necessitates that this level be initiated immediately.

Answer 46

Major Case Manager means the investigator responsible for the effective governance and management of every threshold major case investigation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the functions of Major Case Management. The Major Case Manager shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent as defined by the Ontario Police College, and; shall have the resources to manage investigations through the minister– approved software, currently known as PowerCase. [Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual] For the purposes of a homicide investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Homicide. For the purposes of a sexual assault investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Sex Crimes. For the purposes of a Human Trafficking investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Sex Crimes-Human Trafficking Enforcement Team. For the purposes of a kidnapping investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Organized Crime Enforcement.

Answer 47

Missing Person – means a person where both the following circumstances exist with respect to the person: • The persons whereabouts are unknown and, o The person has not been in contact with people who would likely be in contact with the person, or o it is reasonable in the circumstances to fear for the person’s safety because of the circumstances surrounding the person’s absence or because of any other prescribed considerations. A member of a police force is unable to locate the person after making reasonable efforts to do so. [Source: Missing Person Act, 2018]

Answer 48

Missing Persons Search Page means a web page located on the Service Internet site used to publish information and pictures regarding missing persons investigations that have proceeded to a Level 3 search.

Answer 49

National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains (NCMPUR) means the national centre created and maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to compile data on missing persons and unidentified remains. The Toronto Police Service supports the centre and encourages officers to forward pertinent information to the RCMP to assist in matters of missing persons and unidentified remains.

Answer 50

National Missing Children’s Operations (NMCO) means the national registry created and maintained by the (RCMP) to compile data on missing and abducted children. The Toronto Police Service supports the registry and encourages officers to forward pertinent information to the RCMP to assist in matters of both parental and non–parental abduction.

Answer 51

Non–Parental Abduction means the unlawful removal of a child by a person other than a parent, guardian, or person having lawful care or charge of the child.

Answer 52

Parental Abduction means the unlawful removal of a child by a parent, guardian, or any other person having lawful care or charge of a person under the age of fourteen whether or not there is a custody order in relation to that child made by a court, with the intent to deprive a parent, guardian, or person having lawful care or charge of the person.

Answer 53

Place Last Seen means a point where the missing person was actually seen by a witness.

Answer 54

Primary Investigator means the investigator assigned by the Major Case Manager in every threshold major case investigation to perform the functions and responsibilities of the primary investigation function. The Primary Investigator shall have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the function; shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent, as defined by the Ontario Police College. [Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual]

Answer 55

Search Management Team means the team from Emergency Management & Public Order (EM&PO), supported by the requesting division, responsible for co–ordinating a Level 3 search for a missing person.

Answer 56

Search Manager means the police officer in charge of Emergency Management & Public Order – Search Management Team.

Answer 57

Unit means a section of the Service as designated by the Board, such as a field headquarter, division, bureau or squad.

Answer 58

Controller – Regulated Interactions means the member of the Service, designated by the Chief of Police, who assesses procedural compliance of Regulated Interaction Reports, once they have been approved or restricted by a Supervisory Officer. The Controller – Regulated Interaction Reports is also responsible for: • fulfilling the role of subject matter resource for Supervisory Officers; • preparing a report to the Unit Commander of the Toronto Police College every three months that outlines the results of all reviews undertaken specific to Regulated Interaction Reports; and • monitoring and reporting on any changes or amendments to legislation or Service Governance which may be relevant to training specific to Regulated Interactions.

Answer 59

Historical Contact Data means all Person Investigated Card (Form 172), Field Information Report (Form 208), Community Inquiry Report (Form 306), and Community Safety Note (Street Check) records submitted into the Service’s records management systems prior to January 1, 2017, and may include any such submitted record whether or not it would have been categorized as a Regulated Interaction Report had it been submitted on or after January 1, 2017.

Answer 60

Identifying Information means any information that, alone or in combination with other information, can be used to identify an individual. It may include information about an individual’s race, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, economic circumstances, and education, medical, psychiatric, psychological, criminal or employment history.

Answer 61

Regulated Interaction means an attempt by a police officer to collect identifying information by asking an individual, in a face-to-face encounter, to identify himself or herself or to provide information for the purpose of identifying the individual, and includes such an attempt whether or not identifying information is collected, • only if that attempt is done for the purpose of, o inquiring into offences that have been or might be committed; and/or o inquiring into suspicious activities to detect offences; and/or o gathering information for intelligence purposes; • but does not include an attempted collection made by a police officer for the purpose of investigating an offence the officer reasonably suspects has been or will be committed; and does not include an attempt by a police officer to collect identifying information from an individual if, o the individual is legally required to provide the information to a police officer; o the individual is under arrest or is being detained; o the police officer is engaged in a covert operation; o the police officer is executing a warrant, acting pursuant to a court order or performing related duties; or o the individual from whom the police officer attempts to collect information is employed in the administration of justice or is carrying out duties or providing services that are otherwise relevant to the carrying out of the police officer’s duties

Answer 62

Regulated Interaction Report means the electronic record of a Regulated Interaction submitted into the Service’s record management system, whether or not identifying information was collected during the Regulated Interaction.

Answer 63

Restricted is a classification which applies to Historical Contact Data and may apply to Regulated Interaction Reports for which the Service has instituted constraints that prevent access to the record o approved by the Chief of Police, or designate; and o access is needed: o for the purpose of an ongoing police investigation; o in connection with legal proceedings or anticipated legal proceedings; o for the purpose of dealing with a complaint under Part V of the PSA or for the purpose o of an investigation or inquiry under clause 25 (1)(a) of the PSA; o in order to prepare the annual report described in subsection 14 (1) or the report required under section 15 of O. Reg. 58/16; o or the purpose of complying with a legal requirement; or o for the purpose of evaluating a police officer’s performance.

Answer 64

Chief’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Liaison Officer means a uniform senior officer of the Toronto Police Service designated by the Chief of Police to act as the main liaison with the SIU in all matters relating to SIU investigations. The Chief’s SIU Liaison Officer oversees the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designate Cadre and Professional Standards Support SIU Liaison Section while in the field.

Answer 65

Death in Custody means the death of a person at any time during an arrest/detention and before the person’s release or transfer to another agency’s custody.

Answer 66

Community Patrol means the performance of general policing duties in the community by officers assigned to a combination of general and directed patrol, targeted and problem oriented policing initiatives.

Answer 67

Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) means a divisional committee that represents all segments of the community.

Answer 68

Crime Analysis means a set of systematic, analytical processes directed at providing timely and pertinent information relative to crime patterns and trend correlation. It assists operational and administrative personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, aiding in the investigative process, and increasing apprehensions and the clearance of cases.

Answer 69

Crime Prevention means the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk followed by the initiation of some action to remove or reduce the risk, and the measurement and evaluation of the outcome.

Answer 70

Debriefing means the process by which persons in custody will be asked if they wish to provide information on other crimes including, but not limited to the divisional crime problems established as priorities.

Answer 71

Directed Patrol means a specific activity designed to address an identified concern within the community. Directed patrols are activities detailed to officers in order to have specific measurable tasks carried out. This form of patrol may be enforcement–based but may also be focused on achieving a goal by other means. Directed patrol can be an effective component in the maintenance of public order and improving the quality of life for the community.

Answer 72

General Patrol means routine policing activities carried out by officers within a specified area. General patrol is an important part of community policing that does not specifically focus on or target an identified concern within the community, but permits officers to accomplish their general policing duties in a non–focused manner.

Answer 73

Order Maintenance means the act of upholding community standards, using both informal community activities and law enforcement to create a safer environment, and an improved quality of life.

Answer 74

Problem in reference to Crime and Disorder Management means an issue dealing with public disorder or crime that has been identified by either • the police (through analysis), or • by members of the community that requires police/community intervention.

Answer 75

Problem Oriented Policing means a technique by which public disorder and crime issues are identified, analyzed, and strategies are developed to eliminate or bring the issues under control.

Answer 76

Quality of Life means an actual or perceived social, economic and physical environment, which is conducive to a state of mental and physical well–being. When applied to neighbourhoods or communities, it means that there is little disorder or anti–social activity, permitting local community members to go about their daily activities with minimal fear or disruption.

Answer 77

Self-Initiated Patrol means patrol or enforcement action targeting a specific area or problem, that is undertaken by an officer, without previous direction from a supervisor. The area of the self–initiated patrol may be based on trends derived through crime analysis.

Answer 78

Senior Management Team (SMT) includes the Chief of Police, Command Officers, Staff Superintendents and Directors, and any other member as determined by the Chief of Police.

Answer 79

Target Policing means the targeting of offenders or offences within a specific time period and/or a specific geographic area.

Answer 80

Agent means a person who acts on behalf of the police and under their direction, which may result in them becoming a material and compellable witness. The identity of the agent is subject to disclosure.

Answer 81

Confidential Source (Source) means a person who is registered with Intelligence Services – Covert Operations – Source Management (CO–SMS) and voluntarily provides information of some usefulness or interest to the TPS with respect to the prevention and detection of crimes, with the explicit or implicit expectation of confidentiality. This person would generally not become a witness or require protection as a result of their involvement or the information they have provided. A confidential source is an asset of the Toronto Police Service and is not the exclusive asset of any one police officer. A confidential source does not include a person who provides a statement to police as part of routine police inquiries into alleged offences; e.g. a witness to a crime. There are two levels of confidential sources: Confidential Source – Level 1 and Confidential Source – Level 2.

Answer 82

Confidential Source – Level 1 means a confidential source who is not a Confidential Source – Level 2.

Answer 83

Confidential Source – Level 2 means • a source under the age of 18 (young person), or • a source whose information could be considered: - multi–jurisdictional; - may affect national security; - involves organized crime; - is beyond the resources or the source–handling abilities of the officers involved; - at the discretion of the Controller. Unless otherwise approved by the Controller, a confidential source – level 2 shall be managed by a Handler – Level 2.

Answer 84

Controller – Source means the Detective Sergeant – Intelligence Services – Covert Operations who ensures the effective control, accountability and evaluation of the source, continually assessing the risks and managing all information provided by the source. The Controller – Source is responsible for the Source Management Program of the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 85

Crown Letter – Source means a document provided to the crown attorney by Intelligence Services – Covert Operations – Source Management (CO–SMS) on behalf of a source seeking consideration for that source’s assistance to the police. All crown letters issued on behalf of a source shall only be provided by the Unit Commander – Intelligence Services. See Procedure 04–35, Appendix B.

Answer 86

Handler means a police officer who has received information from a source and who has been so designated by the Controller or designate. A handler, on behalf of the Toronto Police Service, is responsible for the: o development of a source o integrity of any contact o acquisition and dissemination of information received from the source. There are 2 levels of handlers: Handler – Level 1 and Handler – Level 2.

Answer 87

Handler – Level 1 means any police officer from the Toronto Police Service who can handle level 1 sources only.

Answer 88

Handler – Level 2 means any police officer from the Toronto Police Service who has been accredited and designated by the Controller or designate. A handler – level 2 can manage agents, and level 1 and level 2 sources. For the purposes of agents, a handler – level 2 is also responsible for: o the management of agents on behalf of the Service o considering the primary concerns o the acquisition and dissemination of information from that agent.

Answer 89

Restricted Source means a person who has been restricted by Intelligence Services – Covert Operations – Source Management (CO–SMS). Such a person shall not be used as such by any officer unless designated by the Controller.

Answer 90

Homicide Investigation means an investigation led by Detective Operations – Homicide (Homicide) into the circumstances surrounding a sudden death where there is • obvious or suspected foul play • the cause of death cannot be explained • found human remains • any other suspicious circumstance.

Answer 91

Infant means a child less than 1 year of age.

Answer 92

Major Case Manager means the investigator responsible for the effective governance and management of every threshold major case investigation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the functions of Major Case Management. The Major Case Manager shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent as defined by the Ontario Police College, and; shall have the resources to manage investigations through the minister–approved software, currently known as PowerCase. (Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual) For the purposes of a homicide investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Homicide. For the purposes of a sexual assault investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations – Sex Crimes. For the purposes of a Human Trafficking investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Sex Crimes-Human Trafficking Enforcement Team. For the purposes of a kidnapping investigation, the Major Case Manager shall be an investigator from Detective Operations - Organized Crime Enforcement.

Answer 93

Primary Investigator means the investigator assigned by the Major Case Manager in every threshold major case investigation to perform the functions and responsibilities of the primary investigation function. The Primary Investigator shall have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the function; shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major Case Management Course or equivalent, as defined by the Ontario Police College. (Source: Ontario Major Case Management Manual)

Answer 94

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) means the sudden death of an infant under one (1) year of age, which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation which must include a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, a police investigation and a review of the child’s clinical history.

Answer 95

Sudden Unexplained Death means the death investigation of a child due to • SID • accidental injury • non–accidental injury due to neglect or abuse, or • a previously undiagnosed natural disease process and may include o negative autopsy but evidence of an old healed fracture which has not been adequately explained by the investigation o negative autopsy but a previous history of child abuse o negative autopsy but some positive toxicology, which although not considered to be a cause of death cannot be explained (e.g. blood alcohol of 30mg in a five month old child) Where there is significant concern regarding any part of the death investigation, the cause of death should be classified as a SUD.

Answer 96

Financial Institution means any bank, trust and loan company, or credit union.

Answer 97

Global Positioning System (GPS) Tracking Device in reference to hold–ups, means a tracking device used primarily by the pharmaceutical and financial industries to assist with the apprehension of suspects and recovery of stolen property when a hold–up has occurred.

Answer 98

Hold-Up (HUS) Mandate HUS will take charge and attend all robberies that fall within their mandate including: financial institutions; armoured cars; retail business; home invasions committed with firearms or offensive weapons; and money deposits.

Answer 99

Bona Fide Reasons means • a victim or witness who may possibly require or may seek admission into the Provincial Witness Protection Program; • a Crown Attorney is requesting information for disclosure purposes; • the information is necessary to prove essential elements of an offence, or; • investigations where the circumstances make it clear that it is essential to public or officer safety and security to ascertain the immigration status of a victim or witness.

Answer 100

Child in Need of Protection means a child that can be apprehended as being in need of protection as defined in s.125 (1) of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

Answer 101

Criteria Offence – Ontario Major Case Management means the following major cases: • homicides as defined in subsection 222(4), Criminal Code, and attempts; • sexual assaults, and all attempts (for the purpose of this standard, is deemed to include sexual interference, sexual exploitation and invitation to sexual touching); • trafficking in persons as defined in section 279.01, 279.011 or 279.04, Criminal Code, and attempts as defined in section 24(1) Criminal Code; • occurrences involving non-familial abductions and attempts; • missing person occurrences, as outlined in the Ontario Major Case Management Manual; • occurrences suspected to be homicide involving found human remains; • criminal harassment cases in which the offender is not known to the victim; and, • any other types of cases designated as a major case pursuant to this Ontario Major Case Management Manual.

Answer 102

Domestic Incident means any incident between persons involved in an intimate relationship where, although no criminal offence has occurred, police have been called to the scene.

Answer 103

Domestic Occurrence means an occurrence report created to detail criminal behaviour and/or a breach of any statute related to a domestic situation and includes an arrest report. (excludes a Domestic Incident Report).

Answer 104

Domestic Violence means any physical, sexual or psychological harm caused, or attempted, between persons involved in an intimate relationship including: • assault; • murder; • sexual assault; • threatening; • harassment; • intimidation; • unlawful interference with personal liberty; • any other criminal offence; • offences under other statutes, such as the Family Law Act, Children’s Law Reform Act, etc.; • but does not include child abuse investigations.

Answer 105

Domestic Violence Investigator (DVI) means an investigator qualified in the investigations of domestic violence as prescribed in Police Services Act, O.Reg. 3/99, Adequacy & Effectiveness of Police Services and the Policing Standards Manual.

Answer 106

Dominant Aggressor means the individual who has been the principal abuser, and not necessarily the person who initiated the violence that resulted in the attendance of police.

Answer 107

Firearms Interest Police (FIP) means a database within the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) system that contains information from local police agencies, which could affect an individual’s eligibility to be issued or to continue to hold a firearms licence. Section 5 of the Firearms Act indicates the types of offences/incidents which justify a FIP.

Answer 108

Intimate Relationship includes current or former relationships between opposite sex and same sex partners and include persons who: • are legally married to one another; • were previously married to one another; • are not married, but are currently in a family–type relationship; • are not married, but were formerly in a family–type relationship; • have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or livedtogether at one time, or; • are (or have ever been) involved in a dating relationship.

Answer 109

Intimate Relationship – Dating dating is a form of courtship by two people who meet and engage in some mutually agreed upon social activity and they may or may not be involved in a sexual relationship. It is also how each person perceives the relationship.

Answer 110

Victim means: • a person to whom harm was done or who suffered physical or emotional loss as a result of the commission of the offence; and • where the person described in paragraph (a) is dead, ill or otherwise incapable of making a statement referred to in subsection (1), includes the spouse or common-law partner or any relative of that person, anyone who has in law or fact the custody of that person or is responsible for the care or support of that person or any dependant of that person. [Source: Criminal Code, 722(4)]

Answer 111

Victim Quick Response Program means a program administered by Victim Services Toronto that provides quick financial assistance to victims of homicide, attempted murder, serious physical assault, domestic violence, sexual assault and hate crime in the immediate aftermath of a crime.

Answer 112

Victim/Witness Assistance Program (VWAP) means the program operated by the (Ontario) Ministry of the Attorney General. Services are provided on a priority basis to the most vulnerable victims and witnesses of violent crime; such as domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, homicide and hate crime. Families of traffic fatality victims are also eligible. Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is concluded.

Answer 113

Divisional Investigator means an officer assigned to a divisional detective office. In reference to sexual assault investigations means an officer assigned to a divisional investigative unit who is not accredited to investigate complaints of sexual assault.

Answer 114

Divisional Sexual Assault Investigator means an officer assigned to a divisional investigative unit who is accredited to investigate complaints of sexual assault.

Answer 115

Sex Crimes Investigator means an accredited sexual assault investigator assigned to Detective Operations – Sex Crimes (Sex Crimes).

Answer 116

Sexual Assault means the offence as defined by the Criminal Code.

Answer 117

Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) means a medical care centre designated for the treatment and examination of victims of sexual assault.

Answer 118

Supervisory Officer means a police officer assigned to oversee other members, either temporarily or permanently.

Answer 119

Trafficking in Persons means the offence committed by a person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation (also known as Human Trafficking). [Source: Criminal Code ss 279.01(1)]

Answer 120

Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS) means the national database operated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the purpose of linking occurrences of designated offences across Canada.

Answer 121

Child Abuse no person having charge of a child shall • inflict abuse (physical, sexual or sexual exploitation) on the child; or • by failing to care and provide for or supervise and protect the child adequately, o permit the child to suffer abuse or o permit the child to suffer from a mental, emotional or development condition that, if not remedied, could seriously impair the child's development. [Source: Child, Youth and Family Services Act ss.136 (1)(2)]

Answer 122

Child Physical Abuse where the circumstances could be a violation of the CC and/or render the child in need of protection under the CYFSA, and where the alleged abuser (whether adult or child) has responsibility for the care of the child victim. Child Physical Abuse refers to an offence where a child is victimized by an abuser and includes all of the following: • physical assaults, emotional abuse, or neglect occurrences when the victim is under 18 years of age and the suspect is a caregiver, parent or a person in a position of trust or authority; • abductions when the victim is under the age of 16 years of age; • occurrences entitled Child in Need of Protection or Child Left Unattended • homicides when the victim is under the age of 18 years and the suspect is a caregiver, parent, or person in a position of trust or authority • physical offences when the victim is under the age of 18 years and there are clear developmental differences between the victim and the suspect.

Answer 123

``` Child Sexual Abuse means the use of a child by an adult for sexual purposes, whether or not consent is alleged to have been given, which could be a violation of the Criminal Code and/or could place a child in need of protection under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act. Child sexual abuse can include: • incest; • acts of exposure; • sexual touching; • sexual intercourse; • sexual molestation; • inappropriate sexual language; • sexual harassment; • exhibitionism; • exploitation of child for pornography or prostitution. ```

Answer 124

Designated Child Abuse Investigator means a specially trained police officer who is responsible for the criminal investigation of child sexual and physical abuse cases.

Answer 125

Designated Children’s Aid Society Worker means a trained Children’s Aid Society specialist who is responsible for the child protection investigation and the protection of the child.

Answer 126

Supervisory Officer means a police officer assigned to oversee other members, either temporarily or permanently.

Answer 127

Team (Child Abuse Investigation) means a designated Child Abuse Investigator and a Children’s Aid Society specialist, who shall conduct interviews together and communicate at every stage of the investigation.

Answer 128

Hate/Bias Crime means a criminal offence committed against a person or property that is motivated by hate, bias, or prejudice based on the victim’s race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, or on any other similar factor. This is found in s. 718.2 of the Criminal Code, which contains increased sentencing provisions for the aggravating circumstances.

Answer 129

Hate Propaganda means any communication that advocates or promotes genocide against any identifiable group or makes statements that are likely to promote hate against any identifiable group because of colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or mental or physical disability. Hate propaganda offences are found in s. 318 and 319 of the Criminal Code. Advocate genocide and wilful promotion of hatred require the permission of the Attorney General to proceed with prosecution. Public incitement of hatred does not require the consent of the Attorney General. Intelligence Services – Hate Crime will liaise with the Ministry of the Attorney General and advise the respective detective office when a decision by the Attorney General has been made concerning the commencement of legal proceedings in cases of hate propaganda. • These definitions are provided to clarify the difference in victim groups between a criminal offence motivated by hate and the more limited definition relating to hate propaganda. The differences are particularly important when the increased sentencing provisions for aggravating circumstances are applied to hate crimes using the expanded definition in s. 718.2 CC.

Answer 130

Firearm Investigative Analysis means the part of the Organized Crime Enforcement – Integrated Gun & Gang Task Force – Firearms Enforcement Section, responsible for the verification, testing and tracing of all seized firearms and related components including crime scene evidence.

Answer 131

Firearms Enforcement Section means a section of Organized Crime Enforcement – Integrated Gun & Gang Task Force, responsible for investigations into incidents of firearms trafficking and smuggling.

Answer 132

Illegally Possessed Firearm means any firearm that • is not legally registered in Canada, or • has been reported stolen, or • is being unlawfully possessed, or • is used in a crime, or • is suspected to have been used in a crime.

Answer 133

Vulnerable Adult means any adult who by nature of a physical, emotional or psychological condition is dependent on other persons for care and assistance in day–to–day living.

Answer 134

Incapable means a person unable to independently manage their day–to–day affairs due to cognitive impairment, thus making them vulnerable to abuse.

Answer 135

Harm means physical abuse (includes sexual abuse), psychological abuse, financial abuse, neglect or any combination thereof.

Answer 136

Elderly for the purposes of Procedure 05–22 means a person over the age of 65.

Answer 137

Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse means any action, or inaction, that harms or threatens to harm the health or well–being of an elderly person or vulnerable adult by a person in a position of trust or authority. This includes physical/sexual abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, neglect or any combination thereof.

Answer 138

AMBER Alert means a co–operative effort between police, the media and the Ministry of Transportation to provide early notification to the public where a person under 18 years of age is believed to have been abducted and where circumstances lead police to believe that the abducted person is in danger of serious bodily harm or death and there is enough descriptive information about the abducted person, and/or the abductor, and/or the abductor’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help in locating the person. An AMBER Alert will have a duration of 5 hours following activation, unless cancelled or extended.

Answer 139

Custody Order means an order of the Court (Ontario Court of Justice), which sets out the particulars of who shall have custody or access to a child and under what circumstances.

Answer 140

Restraining Order means an order of the Court (Ontario Court of Justice), which restrains one parent from having contact with the other parent and/or children. This could also include restraining both parents from having contact with their children.

Answer 141

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Missing Child Registry means the national registry created and maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to compile data on missing and abducted children. The Toronto Police Service supports the registry and encourages officers to forward pertinent information to the RCMP to assist in matters of both parental and non–parental abduction.

Answer 142

Search Management Team means the team from Emergency Management & Public Order (EM&PO), supported by the requesting division, responsible for co–ordinating a Level 3 search for a missing person.

Answer 143

Search Manager means the police officer in charge OIC of | Emergency Management & Public Order – Search Management Team.

Answer 144

Window of Opportunity means the interval between the time the missing person was last seen and the time they were believed to be missing.

Answer 145

Community Treatment Order (CTO) means an order with conditions issued by a physician to a person which provides that person with psychiatric treatment in the community that is less restrictive than being detained in a facility.

Answer 146

Disorderly means behaviour that appears to the police to be “to some extent irrational although not unruly”. [Source: R v. O’Brien (1983), 9W.C.B. 270 (Ontario County Court)].

Answer 147

Divisional Mental Health Liaison Officer means the police officer responsible for coordinating all Mental Health Act issues within the division; usually the Community Relations Officer.

Answer 148

Emotionally Disturbed Person (EDP) includes any person who appears to be in a state of crisis or any person who is mentally disordered.

Answer 149

Mental Disorder means any disease or disability of the mind. [Source: Mental Health Act, ss. 1(1)] A person suffering from a mental disorder may have to live with a long–term breakdown of coping skills including perception, decision making and problem-solving abilities.

Answer 150

Form 1 MHA means an Application by Physician for Psychiatric Assessment signed by a doctor within 7 days of examining the person, giving any person authority to take the person named on the application to a psychiatric facility. A Form 1 is valid for 7 days from and including the day it was signed.

Answer 151

Form 2 MHA means a Justice of the Peace Order for Examination directing police officers to take the person in custody to an appropriate psychiatric facility where a physician may order the person detained for examination. A Form 2 is valid for 7 days from and including the day it was signed.

Answer 152

Form 9 MHA means an Order for Return of an elopee issued by a psychiatric facility which authorizes a police officer to return the person without their consent to the psychiatric facility. A Form 9 is valid for a period of 1 month after the person is absent without leave.

Answer 153

Form 47 MHA means an Order for Examination issued by the physician who issued the person a Community Treatment Order (CTO) and a. Has reasonable cause to believe the person has failed to comply with the conditions under the CTO, b. the CTO subject or substitute decision–maker has withdrawn consent to the CTO and the subject fails to permit the physician to review their condition within 72 hours and the physician believes the subject may cause harm or suffer deterioration. A Form 47 authorizes a police officer to take that person into custody and return them to the physician promptly and is valid for a period of 30 days.

Answer 154

Person in Crisis means a person who suffers a temporary breakdown of coping skills but often reaches out for help, demonstrating that they are in touch with reality. Once a person in crisis receives the needed help, there is often a rapid return to normalcy.

Answer 155

Physician means a legally qualified medical practitioner. [Source: Health Protection and Promotion Act, ss. 1(1)].

Answer 156

Psychiatric Facility means a facility for the observation, care and treatment of persons suffering from a mental disorder and designated as such by the regulation contained in the Mental Health Act. See Procedure 06-04, Appendix B for a list of designated psychiatric facilities.

Answer 157

Blue Card means a motor vehicle certificate issued by the Unit Commander – Toronto Police College to members who have a valid driver’s licence under the Highway Traffic Act and meet Service standards authorizing them to drive specific classes of Service vehicles.

Answer 158

Driving Assessment means a practical, on–the–road driving assessment conducted by the divisional Traffic sergeant, or Traffic Services sergeant, as applicable.

Answer 159

Intentional Contact means when a Toronto Police Service vehicle operated by a member intentionally comes into contact with another vehicle, person or object thus using the vehicle as a tool to stop a threat.

Answer 160

Marked Vehicle means a Service vehicle used primarily by uniformed officers that: • is clearly marked with Toronto Police Service decals along with the word “police” and is equipped with “overhead” emergency lighting visible from 360 degrees and has a forward- facing electronic siren • meets the minimum requirements as set out in the Highway Traffic Act for an emergency vehicle, as well as Ontario Regulation 926 and Policing Standards Manual (Adequacy Standards) AI–008 for general patrol vehicles..

Answer 161

Reportable Collision means every person operating a motor vehicle or streetcar involved directly or indirectly in a collision that results in personal injury, death, or property damage exceeding $2000, is required to report and furnish information forthwith to the nearest police officer in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act.

Answer 162

Service Vehicle means any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or bicycle owned or operated by the Service and used to perform duties on behalf of the Service. This includes vehicles leased, owned, or rented by or loaned to the Service, or a Service trailer which is towed by a Service vehicle.

Answer 163

Service Vehicle Collision (SVC) means a vehicle collision involving a Toronto Police Service vehicle where involvement is direct or indirect.

Answer 164

Service Vehicle Collision Reduction Committee (SVCRC) means a panel consisting of, but not limited to, the Unit Commander and/or Designate from: • Professional Standards Support • Professional Standards − Traffic Services • Toronto Police College with the mandate to monitor Toronto Police Service vehicle collisions for trend analysis, problem identification, quality assurance and training issues, and report its findings to the Chief of Police.

Answer 165

Service Vehicle Collision Reduction Program (SVCR Program) means a program managed by Professional Standards Support which monitors Toronto Police Service vehicle collisions for trend analysis, problem identification, quality assurance and training issues.

Answer 166

Service Vehicle Collision Report (SVCR) means a report consisting of: • a SRLD401 • a copy of the traffic officer’s memorandum book notes and/or field notes • witness statements, if applicable • a copy of the involved member’s memorandum book notes or TPS 649 • a TPS 559.

Answer 167

Unmarked Vehicle means any vehicle owned or operated by the Toronto Police Service (Service) without the identifying decals of the Service or emergency lighting system. It includes motor vehicles leased, owned or rented by or loaned to the Service. Most unmarked vehicles are equipped with a hand operated identification lamp bearing the words “POLICE-STOP”.

Answer 168

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Liaison/Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Coordinator means the member designated by the EFAP Committee to: • liaise with • the EFAP provider and its CIRT, • the Toronto Police Operations Centre, Officer in Charge and/or unit commander, and the CIRT/Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs), and; • work with CIRT/PSVs, the EFAP provider, and/or Psychological Services to co–ordinate defusing and debriefing sessions.

Answer 169

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Provider means the external EFAP service provider engaged by the Service.

Answer 170

Family – Employee and Family Assistance Program for the purposes of using the services of the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) provider includes: o a spouse or partner from a same sex or opposite sex relationship; o dependent children.

Answer 171

Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) means the team consisting of Peer Support Volunteers coordinated through the Service to respond to incidents where critical incident stress may occur and to assist members and their families to cope after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. CIRT members are trained in trauma response measures and are qualified to lead defusing sessions. CIRT members are not counsellors.

Answer 172

Critical Incident Stress means physical and psychological symptoms experienced by a member as a result of being involved in a traumatic critical incident.

Answer 173

Debriefing Session means a scheduled formal meeting specifically set up for members directly involved in the traumatic critical incident to discuss reactions to the traumatic event in confidence with a qualified mental health professional. The debriefing session takes place a few days after the conclusion of the traumatic critical incident, in a secure location where disruptions can be eliminated and can last up to 2.5 hours. The Employee Family Assistance Program Liaison/Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Coordinator will work with the Officer in Charge, CIRT Peer Support Volunteer and/or the qualified mental health professional to schedule the session. Attendance is mandatory for the members directly involved but active participation in the discussion is voluntary. Debriefing sessions may be conducted by a mental health professional assisted by members of the CIRT and are NOT operational debriefings.

Answer 174

Defusing Session means an immediate informal meeting attended by an individual or a group of members involved in a traumatic critical incident to assess the need for further assistance prior to the end of shift. The defusing session takes place immediately after the conclusion of the traumatic critical incident in a secure location where disruptions can be eliminated and lasts for approximately 15 to 30 minutes. Two Peer Support Volunteers normally lead these meetings with Employee Family Assistance Program support if necessary. Attendance is mandatory but active participation in the discussion is voluntary. Defusing sessions may be conducted by a mental health professional assisted by members of the Critical Incident Response Team and are NOT operational debriefings.

Answer 175

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Liaison/Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Coordinator means the member designated by the EFAP Committee to: • liaise with o the EFAP provider and its CIRT, o the Toronto Police Operations Centre, Officer in Charge and/or unit commander, and the CIRT/Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs), and; • work with CIRT/PSVs, the EFAP provider, and/or Psychological Services to co–ordinate defusing and debriefing sessions.

Answer 176

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Provider means the external EFAP service provider engaged by the Service.

Answer 177

Peer Support Volunteer (PSV) means a Service member trained in trauma response measures and available on-call to provide ongoing assistance and support to members and their families after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. PSVs are qualified to lead defusing sessions. PSVs are not counsellors. The PSVs will assist members to seek professional treatment, if required.

Answer 178

Post Incident Firearm Exposure Session means a session involving firearm exercises undertaken with a qualified firearms instructor. This session does NOT consist of a qualification standard and is NOT an operational debriefing. Rather, a post incident firearms exposure session consists of an individual course of fire intended to be educational, to provide reassurance, and to promote officers’ confidence with their firearm after an officer-involved shooting incident. The post incident firearms exposure session will take place prior to being returned to full duties after a shooting incident. Post incident firearms exposure sessions are mandatory for officers who discharge their firearms in the line of duty and officers determined by their Unit Commander to be directly impacted by the incident. However, any officer involved in a shooting incident may request to participate in a post incident firearms exposure session. Post incident firearms exposure sessions do not apply to the discharge of a firearm for the purpose of dispatching an animal, unless circumstances suggest otherwise.

Answer 179

Referral means the assistance provided by the Employee and Family Assistance Program provider or Psychological Services to members and their families in locating a community mental health professional or other service suitable to the presenting difficulty.

Answer 180

Traumatic Critical Incident means any incident during which a member experiences, witnesses, or is confronted with serious injury, death, or mass casualties; any incident in which the member’s life has been imperiled or threatened; or any situation which is recognized at the time to have the potential to significantly interfere immediately or at a later time with a member’s ability to function professionally or personally.

Answer 181

Cannabis means • any part of a cannabis plant, including the phytocannabinoids produced by or found in such a plant, regardless of whether that part has been processed or not, other than a part of the plant referred to in Schedule 2 [of the Cannabis Act]; • any substance or mix of substances that contains or has on it any part of a cannabis plant; or • any substance that is identical to any phytocannabinoid produced by, or found in, such a plant, regardless of how the substance was obtained [including synthetic cannabis products]. [source: Cannabis Act, Schedule 1].

Answer 182

Health Care Professional means a member of a College regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act.

Answer 183

Medical Accommodation means modifying the workplace environment or the functions of a position to enable a member needing medically supported accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position or the essential duties of an alternative available position for which the member is qualified.

Answer 184

Medical Advisor means a licenced, qualified medical practitioner engaged by the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 185

Restricted Duties (Substance Abuse) for the purposes of a member seeking help for a substance abuse problem, means work that is modified to permit a member with a disability to work in accordance with limitations imposed by the Medical Advisor – Wellness – Medical Advisory Services.

Answer 186

Sick Benefits means sick leave accrued in accordance with the relevant Collective Agreement. Sickness means an illness/injury that is not work related but which prevents a member from working or completing a tour of duty.

Answer 187

Workplace Violence means the exercise of physical force, or attempt, by a person against a worker in a workplace that causes or could cause physical injury to the worker. This includes a statement or behaviour that it is reasonable for the worker to interpret as a threat to exercise physical force against the worker.

Answer 188

Workplace means any land, premises, location or thing at, upon, in or near, which Service business is being conducted. This can include, but is not limited to: • Service facilities/buildings • Service vehicles • courthouses • any other location where Service business is being conducted.

Answer 189

Worker means any person who performs work or supplies services for monetary compensation, and includes a contractor or a volunteer such as an auxiliary member.

Answer 190

Workplace Sexual Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the course of comment or conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or making a sexual solicitation or advance where the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome.

Answer 191

Workplace Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or workplace sexual harassment. Harassment may be a one‐time incident or repeated incidents. Workplace harassment does not include discipline or performance management.

Answer 192

Fitness For Duty means that a member is mentally, emotionally and physically able to safely and competently perform assigned duties, without any limitations attributable, but not limited to, illness, injury, fatigue, mental stress or the use and/or after effects of alcohol or drugs.

Answer 193

Assistive Device means a device used to replace, compensate for, or improve the functional abilities of people with disabilities which includes a broad range of items such as mobility and visual/hearing aids, orthotics/prosthetics, speech devices, medical supplies, environmental controls and respiratory devices.

Answer 194

Item of Religious Significance means any item, article, apparel, or clothing a person identifies as having religious importance.

Answer 195

Returnable Property means property belonging to the prisoner, that has been removed from their possession, which is to be returned upon release from custody.

Answer 196

Valuable Property means money, jewellery and other items that may make a prisoner the target of theft or robbery.

Answer 197

Access means the approach or point of entrance to the scene.

Answer 198

Command Post means a place near the scene of an emergency incident where members report for instructions and information. The command post should be located at a safe distance and near other emergency services command posts.

Answer 199

Egress means the exit or way out of the scene.

Answer 200

Emergency means a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise. (Source: Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, S. 1).

Answer 201

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) means a facility operated by the City of Toronto specifically established to conduct the overall management of an emergency. The Toronto Police Service is one of many agencies represented. The Toronto EOC is located at 703 Don Mills Road, 6th Floor.

Answer 202

Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is a committee, chaired by the Staff Superintendent – Public Safety Operations, comprised of subject matter experts from every command pillar within the TPS. The EPC focus is on mitigation, preparedness planning, response and recovery; ensuring appropriate planning, investigative and response capabilities are available within the Service.

Answer 203

Hold and Secure means that all movement in and out of the school is restricted and external doors locked, however, movement within the school is not restricted as the external danger near the school poses no immediate threat to the students or staff unless they leave the building.

Answer 204

Incident Commander means the police officer who has taken charge of the incident and who is in charge at the Command Post and, in conjunction with other emergency services commanders, is responsible for coordinating and managing police response at an incident.

Answer 205

Incident Commander Cadre (ICC) means Toronto Police Service Senior Officers who have been trained as incident commanders and are available 24/7 on an on–call basis and may be activated through the Inspector – Emergency Management & Public Order (EM&PO).

Answer 206

Incident Management System (IMS) means the model of police on–site response to emergencies and disasters based on the Incident Command System, adopted by the Province of Ontario. The IMS provides the functional infrastructure necessary for the appropriate and efficient use of police resources.

Answer 207

Incident Management Team (IMT) means Service members trained in IMS whose responsibilities are to attend the command post and manage site operations for Level 2 – Major Incidents and Level 3 – Disaster Incidents. Emergency Management & Public Order maintains a list of qualified team members.

Answer 208

Level 1 – Emergency Response means the general response activities and resources to mitigate the situation of any incident. Members respond quickly to the report of an emergency situation to gather information, assess the situation, and determine whether additional members and specialized response is required. Many emergency incidents are resolved within a short period of time, using resources available at the divisional level.

Answer 209

Level 2 – Major Incident means an emergency incident which exceeds a division’s normal operational resources and requires additional support, or multiple agency co–ordination at the site and some degree of external support. Level 2 - Major Incidents may continue for an extended period of time and require a site Command Post and/or the Major Incident Command Centre (MICC).

Answer 210

Level 3 – Disaster Incident means an incident that may affect a significant portion of the population, may continue for a long period of time and may require an extensive recovery period. Response to a disaster may require the activation of the Major Incident Command Centre (MICC), the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), political direction and support, and the official declaration of a disaster in accordance with Municipal Code 59 and the provincial Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

Answer 211

Lockdown means that all movement in and out of the school and within the school is restricted as the danger is inside the school or is on school property and poses an immediate threat to the students or staff.

Answer 212

Major Incident Command Centre (MICC) means the facility specifically established to coordinate the Service’s operational response to a major event or emergency. Emergency Management and Public Order (EM&PO) – Public Safety is tasked by Public Safety Operations with the care, maintenance and oversight of the MICC during operational periods. The MICC is located at Toronto Police Headquarters, 40 College Street, 12th Floor. However, it may be temporarily located offsite pending the unique circumstances of the major event or emergency.

Answer 213

Material means a member of Corporate Communications who has been authorized by the Unit Commander – Corporate Communications to release information to the media.

Answer 214

Senior Management Team (SMT) includes the Chief of Police, Command Officers, Staff Superintendents and Directors, and any other member as determined by the Chief of Police.

Answer 215

Shelter in Place requires that people enter and remain in a building with the doors and windows closed due to an external environmental threat. Fans, including heating and air conditioning units, should be turned off to prevent air from outside entering the building. Normal operations may continue within the building.

Answer 216

Staging means a determined off–site location where responding personnel and appropriate equipment initially report to await details before entering the emergency site itself.

Answer 217

Toronto Emergency Management Program Committee (TEMPC) means a committee comprised of the Mayor and key representatives from local boards, city agencies, and other agencies and organizations, responsible for the overall management of Level 3 – Disaster Incidents. During these emergencies, this group is collectively responsible for the direction and co–ordination of emergency response operations within the City.

Answer 218

Unified Command means a team of people representing involved agencies with responsibility for the incident, which jointly provide management direction to an incident through a common set of incident objectives and strategies established at the command level. [Source: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)].

Answer 219

Police Explosive Technician means any police officer who has completed the appropriate training as approved by the Chief of Police to maintain the appropriate knowledge, skills and abilities to perform their work.

Answer 220

Terrorism means the criminal use of violence, intimidation or coercion, or the threat of such violence to influence the behaviour of others by a terrorist activity.

Answer 221

Scene means the entire area of the incident, including both the inner and outer perimeters.

Answer 222

ETF Tactical Commander means a member of Specialized Emergency Response – Emergency Task Force (ETF) who has completed an Incident Commanders Hostage/Barricaded Persons course at the Canadian Police College, or other recognized Police training agency. Although the Incident Commander has control over all police response at an incident, the Supervisor – ETF will have control of all aspects of ETF tactical operations.

Answer 223

Exigent Circumstances means, urgent, pressing and/or emergency circumstances. In reference to an emergency or hazardous incident, exigent circumstances may include a bomb threat, a person possessing or using a weapon, or a fire on school property. [Source: Police / School Board Protocol]

Answer 224

Hold and Secure means that all movement in and out of the school is restricted and external doors locked, however, movement within the school is not restricted as the external danger near the school poses no immediate threat to the students or staff unless they leave the building.

Answer 225

Immediate Rapid Response means that if there is an immediate threat to life in a school, officers shall enter the school to stop the threat in accordance with training.

Answer 226

Incident Commander means the police officer who has taken charge of the incident and who is in charge at the Command Post and, in conjunction with other emergency services commanders, is responsible for coordinating and managing police response at an incident.

Answer 227

Lockdown means that all movement in and out of the school and within the school is restricted as the danger is inside the school or is on school property and poses an immediate threat to the students or staff.

Answer 228

Parent Staging Area means a location where parents can initially report to and await

Answer 229

Attachments in reference to complaints administration means correspondence, other than the TPS 901 or OIPRD form associated to a given complaint, which would include internal correspondence, facsimile, a letter written by the complainant, or any other relevant document.

Answer 230

Civilian Member means any Service employee who is not a police officer, including employees classified as: • permanent; • temporary; • part–time; • summer help; • participants in the co–operative education program.

Answer 231

Informal Resolution (Internal) in reference to internal complaints means if, at the conclusion of the investigation and upon review of the written report, the Unit Commander is of the opinion that there was misconduct and/or unsatisfactory work performance but that it was not of a serious nature, the Unit Commander may resolve the matter informally.

Answer 232

Internal Complaint means an allegation from internal sources concerning the conduct of a police officer, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 233

Investigating Supervisor in reference to complaints means a supervisor assigned to investigate a complaint and includes a Unit Complaint Coordinator (UCC).

Answer 234

Investigative Brief means a brief similar in content to a crown brief, in that it should be bound, the pages numbered sequentially, and include all video and audio recordings, or other electronic recordings, along with a transcript of same, and should be in a format as defined by Professional Standards Support – Prosecution Services.

Answer 235

Prohibited Grounds means the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code for which a person cannot discriminate. These include: age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender expression, gender identity, marital status (including single status), place of origin, race, receipt of public assistance (in housing only), record of offences (in employment only), sex (including discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding), and sexual orientation.

Answer 236

Report of Investigation (004-0309 OIPRD) in reference to complaints means a report outlining the circumstances and investigative results of a complaint in the prescribed format as defined by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD).

Answer 237

Report of Investigation (Internal) in reference to complaints means a report outlining the circumstances and investigative results of a complaint in a prescribed format as defined by Professional Standards – Complaints Administration.

Answer 238

Side Issue in reference to complaints means an issue identified during the course of the investigation concerning the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service or the conduct of a police officer or a civilian member, which is not part of the original complaint.

Answer 239

Subject Officer in reference to complaints means a police officer who is alleged to have engaged in misconduct by an act or omission where a complaint has been made and the officer has been so designated by the investigating supervisor.

Answer 240

Substantiated in reference to complaints means, based on the results of the investigation, there are reasonable grounds to believe the conduct of a police officer or civilian member constitutes misconduct.

Answer 241

Unsubstantiated in reference to complaints means a matter where: • insufficient evidence exists to support the allegation • evidence exists that, if believed, would not constitute misconduct or substantiated complaint • the identification of the police officer involved cannot be established.

Answer 242

Witness Officer in reference to complaints means a police officer who is not the respondent of a complaint.

Answer 243

External Complaint – Civilian in reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means an allegation made by a member of the public concerning the conduct of a civilian member.

Answer 244

Informal Resolution (Internal) in reference to internal complaints means if, at the conclusion of the investigation and upon review of the written report, the unit commander is of the opinion that there was misconduct and/or unsatisfactory work performance but that it was not of a serious nature, the unit commander may resolve the matter informally.

Answer 245

Internal Complaint – Civilian in reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means an allegation from internal sources concerning the conduct of a civilian member, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 246

Investigating Supervisor in reference to complaints means a supervisor assigned to investigate a complaint and includes a Unit Complaint Coordinator (UCC).

Answer 247

Member unless otherwise specified, • for the purposes of the Standards of Conduct means any police officer, or any civilian member, or any auxiliary member; • for the purposes of the Service Procedures means any police officer, or any civilian member.

Answer 248

Prohibited Grounds means the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code for which a person cannot discriminate. These include: age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender expression, gender identity, marital status (including single status), place of origin, race, receipt of public assistance (in housing only), record of offences (in employment only), sex (including discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding), and sexual orientation.

Answer 249

Remediation means the act of correcting a fault or deficiency and is often referred to as a remedy.

Answer 250

Report of Investigation (Internal) in reference to complaints means a report outlining the circumstances and investigative results of a complaint in a prescribed format as defined by Professional Standards – Complaints Administration.

Answer 251

Side Issue in reference to complaints means an issue identified during the course of the investigation concerning the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service or the conduct of a police officer or a civilian member, which is not part of the original complaint.

Answer 252

Subject Member in reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means a civilian member who is alleged to have engaged in misconduct by an act or omission where a complaint has been made and the member has been so designated by the investigating supervisor.

Answer 253

Substantiated in reference to complaints means, based on the results of the investigation, there are reasonable grounds to believe the conduct of a police officer or civilian member constitutes misconduct.

Answer 254

Unsubstantiated – Civilian Complaint in reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means a matter where: • insufficient evidence exists to support the allegation • evidence exists, and if believed, would not constitute misconduct/ substantiated complaint • the identity of the member cannot be established.

Answer 255

Witness Member in reference to complaints means a civilian member who is not the subject of a complaint.

Answer 256

Accommodation Factor means providing accommodation to persons with any disability, as defined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Answer 257

Association means the Toronto Police Association or the Toronto Police Senior Officers’ Organization.

Answer 258

Barrier means anything that prevents a person with a disability from fully participating in all aspects of society because of their disability, including a physical barrier, an architectural barrier, an information or communications barrier, an attitudinal barrier, a technological barrier, a policy or a practice. [Source: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, S.2]

Answer 259

Disability means: a) any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device; b) a condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability; c) a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using symbols or spoken language; d) a mental disorder, or; e) an injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act; (“handicap”). [Source: Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act]

Answer 260

Individual Work Practices means the manner in which members manage their time, workload, and work environment.

Answer 261

Management Practices means the supervisory practices used to control the work environment and to assign tasks, and the methods used to communicate standards. Also includes the manner in which training needs are met and equipment issues are resolved.

Answer 262

Second–Level Supervisor means the supervisor who directly oversees a member’s supervisor.

Answer 263

Service Governance includes: • Police Services Board Policies and By-laws • Toronto Police Service Collective Agreements • Standards of Conduct • Service Governance Definitions • Policy and Procedure Manual • Routine Orders • specialized manuals issued by the Chief of Police • unit-specific policies issued by their Unit Commander • CPIC messages, and • directions from a superior.

Answer 264

Special Review in reference to work performance means a two–part process involving an initial interview with the unit commander about management practices and/or accommodation factors, and a second phase that may include heightened monitoring of performance beyond the annual evaluation to improve an individual’s work performance.

Answer 265

Sundry Duties means the tasks associated with a primary task defined in a civilian job description that are too numerous to list.

Answer 266

Unsatisfactory Work Performance means a failure to meet an established standard and may involve a single event, or the cumulative effect of a number of less serious events (as defined in Chapter 13, Appendix A).

Answer 267

Work Performance Deficiency means a failure to meet an established standard and may involve a single event, or the cumulative effect of a number of less serious events (as defined in Chapter 13, Appendix A).

Answer 268

Complainant in reference to human rights complaints means the person initiating a Human Rights Code complaint.

Answer 269

Discrimination means any distinction, conduct or action, either by intention or not, on the basis of any prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code, which has the impact of excluding persons, denying benefits or imposing burdens on an individual or group, which are not imposed on others or which withholds or limits access to benefits available to others.

Answer 270

Harassment means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. [Source: ss. 10(1), Human Rights Code]

Answer 271

Human Rights Complaint means an alleged violation of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code.

Answer 272

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) means the independent provincial government agency who receives Human Rights Code complaint applications and assists parties to resolve complaints through mediation and/or a hearing.

Answer 273

Internal Complaint means an allegation from internal sources concerning the conduct of a police officer, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 274

Internal Complaint – Civilian in reference to the civilian complaint and discipline process means an allegation from internal sources concerning the conduct of a civilian member, or the policies or the services provided by the Toronto Police Service.

Answer 275

Offensive Material means the possession, reproduction, circulation, dissemination, publication or posting of any material that may be considered offensive or insensitive under the Human Rights Code in any area of a Toronto Police Service facility.

Answer 276

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) means an independent government agency that provides leadership for the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights and builds partnerships across the human rights system (but does not receive Human Rights Code complaints).

Answer 277

Poisoned/Toxic Work Environment means harassing or discriminatory behaviours, that are sufficiently severe and/or pervasive, that causes significant and unreasonable interference to a member’s work environment. A poisoned/toxic work environment can interfere with and/or undermine work performance and can cause emotional and psychological stress not experienced by other members. As such, it results in unequal terms and conditions of employment and prevents or impairs full and equal enjoyment of employment, benefits, or opportunities.

Answer 278

Prohibited Grounds means the protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code for which a person cannot discriminate. These include: age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender expression, gender identity, marital status (including single status), place of origin, race, receipt of public assistance (in housing only), record of offences (in employment only), sex (including discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding), and sexual orientation.

Answer 279

Racially Biased Policing occurs when a member of a police service inappropriately considers race or ethnicity in deciding how and with whom to intervene in an enforcement capacity. Racial Biased Policing includes racial profiling.

Answer 280

Respondent – Human Rights Complaint means the member who is the subject of a Human Rights Code complaint.

Answer 281

Stereotyping means that particular roles and characteristics are attributed to people on the basis of a prohibited ground under the Human Rights Code.

Answer 282

Systemic Discrimination means policies or practices in the workplace that create or perpetuate a position of relative disadvantage for some individuals/groups, on the basis of prohibited grounds.

Answer 283

Administrative Investigation means a police investigation to review the policies of, or services provided by the Service and the conduct of its police officers pursuant to s. 11 of Ontario Regulation 267/10 made under the Police Services Act.

Answer 284

Association means the Toronto Police Association or the Toronto Police Senior Officers’ Organization.

Answer 285

Chief’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Liaison Officer means a uniform senior officer of the Toronto Police Service designated by the Chief of Police to act as the main liaison with the SIU in all matters relating to SIU investigations. The Chief’s SIU Liaison Officer oversees the Chief’s SIU On-Call Cadre and Professional Standards Support SIU Liaison Section while in the field.

Answer 286

Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) means the team consisting of Peer Support Volunteers coordinated through the Service to respond to incidents where critical incident stress may occur and to assist members and their families to cope after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. CIRT members are trained in trauma response measures and are qualified to lead defusing sessions. CIRT members are not counsellors.

Answer 287

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Liaison/Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Coordinator means the member designated by the EFAP Committee to: • liaise with o the EFAP provider and its CIRT, o the Toronto Police Operations Centre, Officer in Charge and/or unit commander, and the CIRT/Peer Support Volunteers (PSVs), and; • work with CIRT/PSVs, the EFAP provider, and/or Psychological Services to co–ordinate defusing and debriefing sessions.

Answer 288

Peer Support Volunteer (PSV) means a Service member trained in trauma response measures and available on-call to provide ongoing assistance and support to members and their families after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. PSVs are qualified to lead defusing sessions. PSVs are not counsellors. The PSVs will assist members to seek professional treatment, if required.

Answer 289

Police Officer – SIU Investigations in reference to Special Investigations Unit (SIU) investigations means a police officer engaged in the execution or purported execution of duty. Off–duty events may be subject to an SIU investigation. For example, but no limited to, the following events: • where a police officer verbally identifies themselves as a police officer; • where a police officer produces police identification; • where a police officer uses police equipment or property; • where a police officer operates a Service vehicle; or • where a police officer otherwise engages their oath of office. The decision to contact the SIU in such circumstances will be at the discretion o the Chief’s SIU On-Call or, in their absence, the Duty Senior Officer – Toronto Police Operations Centre. Civilian members including Court Officers, Parking Enforcement Officers and Special Constables are not included in the definition of a police officer for the purposes of the SIU.

Answer 290

Professional Standards Support Special Investigations (SIU) Liaison Investigator means the investigator assigned to the Professional Standards Support - SIU Liaison Section that support the Chief's SIU On-Call and oversees all investigations required under Section 11 of Ontario Regulation 267/10.

Answer 291

Misconduct means any conduct that is contrary to or a breach of any Legislative or Service Governance or the Police Services Act.

Answer 292

Service Governance includes: o Police Services Board Policies and By-laws o Toronto Police Service Collective Agreements o Standards of Conduct o Service Governance Definitions o Policy and Procedure Manual o Routine Orders o specialized manuals issued by the Chief of Police o unit-specific policies issued by their Unit Commander o CPIC messages, and o directions from a superior.

Answer 293

Authorized Range means a range • operated by the Service, or; • operated by another Ontario police service, or; • that is a privately owned and provincially approved shooting range, or; • operated by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Answer 294

Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) means a weapon that primarily uses propelled wires to conduct energy that affects the sensory and/or motor functions of the central nervous system.

Answer 295

Dispatching of an Animal means the discharge of a firearm for the purpose of ending the life of an animal that is potentially dangerous, or is so badly injured that humanity dictates that its suffering be ended.

Answer 296

Firearm for the purposes of use of force, means a Service issued or authorized firearm.

Answer 297

Firearm Discharge means when a Service member, other than at an authorized range or under the exemption provisions, discharges a firearm in the performance of their duty, or discharges an issued firearm at any time, intentionally or unintentionally. For the purposes of use of force, Firearm Discharge also includes discharges that occur at an authorized range or under the exemption provisions that result in injury or death.

Answer 298

Firearm Discharge Investigator (FDI) means a detective or detective sergeant assigned to Professional Standards who has completed the accredited Firearm Discharge Investigators Course.

Answer 299

Handgun means a firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand.

Answer 300

Incident Review Committee (IRC) means a panel consisting of, but not limited to the: • Unit Commander or designate – Specialized Emergency Response – Emergency Task Force • Unit Commander or designate – Corporate Risk Management • Section Head – Toronto Police College (TPC) – Armament Section • Section Head – TPC – In–Service Training Section • Training Analyst – TPC – Armament Section • Representative – East Field • Representative – West Field • Representative – Emergency Management & Public Order – Public Safety whose mandate it is to o review incidents other than those listed in the exempted areas, where force was used by members of the Service o assess the effectiveness of the Service’s training, practices and associated Service Governance, and report its findings to the Senior Management Team

Answer 301

Accidental Discharge of a CEW means an unintentional discharge of a Service CEW by a police officer that is not the result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.

Answer 302

Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) means a weapon that primarily uses propelled wires to conduct energy that affects the sensory and/or motor functions of the central nervous system.

Answer 303

``` Conducted Energy Weapon Use means Demonstrated Force Presence, Drive Stun Mode, Full Deployment, or an unintentional discharge. ```

Answer 304

Demonstrated Force Presence (DFP) means that the conducted energy weapon is un-holstered and displayed in the presence of a subject with the intention to achieve behaviour compliance.

Answer 305

Drive Stun Mode (DSM) means when the conducted energy weapon is placed in direct contact with the subject and the current is applied without the probes being propelled.

Answer 306

Full Deployment (FD) means the conducted energy weapon is used wherein the probes are fired at a subject and the electrical pulse applied. In this mode, the device is designed to override the subject’s nervous system and affect both the sensory and motor functions causing incapacitation.

Answer 307

Negligent Discharge of a CEW means an intentional or unintentional discharge of a Service CEW by a police officer that is the result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.

Answer 308

Qualified in the Use of a CEW means a police officer qualified by the Toronto Police College - Armament Section to use a CEW and who has attended and passed CEW training before the 12-month expiry of the date of certification of the previous year.

Answer 309

Subject (Conducted Energy Weapon) in reference to conducted energy weapon use includes either a person or an animal

Answer 310

Abandon Pursuit means the discontinuation of a pursuit when police officers are no longer pursuing a fleeing motor vehicle for the purpose of stopping or identifying the fleeing motor vehicle or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle.

Answer 311

Pursuit Supervisor means a communications supervisor or, if unavailable, a road supervisory officer.

Answer 312

Suspect Apprehension Pursuit (Pursuit) occurs when a police officer attempts to direct the driver of a motor vehicle to stop, the driver refuses to obey the police officer, and the police officer pursues in a motor vehicle for the purpose of stopping the fleeing motor vehicle, or identifying the fleeing motor vehicle, or an individual in the fleeing motor vehicle.

Answer 313

Unmarked Police Vehicle in reference to pursuits, means all vehicles, other than a marked police vehicle, that are owned or operated by the Service. This includes vehicles commonly known as “stealth” vehicles and “clean top” vehicles.

Answer 314

Appearance Standards refers to the standards set by the Service with respect to hair, sideburns, beards, goatees, moustache, jewellery and clothing.

Answer 315

Member – Uniform & Equipment in reference to uniform, equipment and appearance standards, includes a police officer, civilian member, and auxiliary member.

Answer 316

Secure Area means an area in a police facility which has been designated by the Unit Commander as restricted access and which cannot be accessed or viewed by the public.

Answer 317

Service Vehicle means any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or bicycle owned or operated by the Service and used to perform duties on behalf of the Service. This includes vehicles leased, owned, or rented by or loaned to the Service, or a Service trailer which is towed by a Service vehicle.

Answer 318

Activate means a process which causes the In-Car Camera to capture audio and/or video recordings.

Answer 319

Chief’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Liaison Officer means a uniform senior officer of the Toronto Police Service designated by the Chief of Police to act as the main liaison with the SIU in all matters relating to SIU investigations. The Chief’s SIU Liaison Officer oversees the Chief’s SIU On- Call Designate Cadre and Professional Standards Support SIU Liaison Section while in the field.

Answer 320

Deactivate means a process which causes the In-Car Camera to stop capturing audio and/or video recordings.

Answer 321

Digital Video Asset Management System (DVAMS) means a networked automated video solution that creates, stores, manages, and distributes video evidence via the Video Services Unit. DVAMS assets can be viewed and disclosure ordered from any workstation on the Toronto Police Service network.

Answer 322

In-Car Camera System (ICCS) means any in–car recording equipment that captures audio and visual signals, and may also be referred to as a Mobile Video Recording System.

Answer 323

In-Car Camera System (ICCS) Technician means a Toronto Police Service member trained in the operational use and repair of In–Car Camera Systems. NOTE: Some technicians may not be trained to repair an ICCS, but specialize in duplicating methods, storage and retrieval methods and procedures, and possess a working knowledge of video forensics and evidentiary procedures.

Answer 324

Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Mandate pursuant to Part VII PSA means that the SIU is legislated to investigate the circumstances of serious injury or death that may have resulted through criminal offences committed by a police officer. The death or serious injury is in relation to a citizen, another police officer or other member of the Service. The SIU mandate may be invoked for deaths or serious injuries that occur in circumstances where there has been police engagement. For example, but not limited to injuries or death occurring: - in the course of making an arrest - in the course of a suspect apprehension pursuit - while in police custody - while in the hospital following apprehension or police custody; or - allegations of sexual assault.

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