News

Media Release: Updated Out of the Shadows Resource Document Shows True Face of Organized Crime in ON

Media Release Updated Out of the Shadows Resource Document Shows True Face of Organized Crime in Ontario

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2022 

(Toronto, ON) – Ontario’s police leaders have released an updated report on the realities of organized crime in Ontario. The latest version of the Out of the Shadows report addresses common misconceptions and beliefs people may have about organized crime – particularly regarding its structure, composition, methods of operation, activities, and motivations – and...

Decriminalizing the Possession of Small Amounts of Certain "Hard" Drugs

Nishan Duraiappah is Chief of the Peel Regional Police Service. Dale McFee is Chief of the Edmonton Police Service. 

In the face of the appalling rise of opioid deaths across Canada, the debate over how to reverse this tragic trend has become increasingly polemical and divisive. We need to find solutions that break this deadlock. Despite the rhetoric on all sides, there are no simple or guaranteed solutions. Perhaps the only reality on which we all agree is that the status quo is unacceptable....

CACP Releases Statement on Bill C-21 - Firearms

June 1, 2022 

CACP Statement: Bill C-21 - Firearms

On May 30, 2022, the federal government of Canada announced the introduction of an amended Bill C-21 to help reduce gun violence in Canada.

The CACP believes that the proposed legislation recognizes that stopping gun violence requires a whole of society approach including education and prevention to address root causes, and law enforcement to help stop the criminal elements who are perpetrating violence in our communities. We believe Bill C-21 will...

York Regional Police Hate Crime Awareness Conference - Sept 26-30, 2022

2022 York Regional Police Hate Crime Conference Agenda

Call for Submissions for the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has partnered with the Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being (JCSWB) to promote excellence in Canadian scholarship related to policing. We encourage submissions to the journal. Access this link for more information.

The JCSWB is a peer-reviewed and open-access publication that is positioned to be the authoritative global resource for high-impact research that, uniquely, spans all human service and criminal justice sectors, with an emphasis on...