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(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,...

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 4^th, 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...

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:...

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...