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Media Release:The U.K.'s Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing and the OACP Enter Partnership
Posted on Friday, January 08, 2021 09:00 AM
(Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing (CCEBP) are excited to announce a new partnership that will support police personnel in Ontario and Canada in accessing evidence-based policing learning opportunities.
The Cambridge Centre for Evidence-Based Policing is a research and training consultancy that is applying evidence to improve policing practices worldwide. The CCEBP Director, Professor Lawrence W. Sherman, is the...
Media Release: Canadian Police Services Launch National Methamphetamine Public Awareness Campaign
Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2021 05:10 PM
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OCAN Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year and Breakout Analyst Awards
Posted on Friday, December 18, 2020 11:33 AM
If you haven’t nominated anyone yet for the Ontario Crime Analysis Network’s (OCAN) “Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year” and the “Breakout Analyst” Awards, it’s not too late. The deadline for submissions is January 4th, 2021, and the nomination form can be submitted to Cliff Aguiar, Director of OCAN and cliff.aguiar@southsimcoepolice.ca. The award winners will be announced in February 2021.
The Outstanding Crime Analyst of the Year and the Breakout Analyst Awards are supported by the Ontario...
OACP Statement: Decriminalization for Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs
Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 06:10 AM
Ontario Association Chief of Police Statement
Decriminalization for Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs
Substance Advisory Committee (OACP SAC)
December 2020
Summary
Substance Use Disorder is a public health issue and requires a coordinated and collaborative approach. This is why the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) supports the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) report entitled Decriminalization for Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs: Exploring Impacts on Public Safety &...
Statement: Ontario’s Police Leaders Support Apology to 2SLGBTQ+ Communities
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2020 08:53 AM
Ontario’s police leaders today support their colleagues at the CACP as they apologize to our Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Transgender, and Queer (2SLGBTQ+) communities for a historical wrong that has caused pain and suffering to countless fellow Canadians.
In 1968, the Government of Canada introduced amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada to decriminalize homosexuality. Police leaders at the time publicly opposed these amendments. Police organizations across Canada continued to...