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Media Release: Chief Kimberley Greenwood Named Recipient of the 2020 OACP President’s Award
Posted on Tuesday, December 08, 2020 11:15 AM
Chief Kimberley Greenwood of the Barrie Police Service has been awarded the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) highest honour, the President’s Award of Merit, which recognizes an OACP member who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and support to the association.
“Chief Greenwood is recognized as a progressive police leader not only in the City of Barrie and the Province of Ontario, but across Canada,” said Chief Paul Pedersen, the OACP’s Past-President. “Since her appointment...
National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women, December 6, 2020
Posted on Sunday, December 06, 2020 01:21 PM
Gender-based violence is never acceptable.
On the National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women on December 6, 2020, let's pledge to do all we can to stop the violence. Check out our Canadian Framework for Collaborative Police Response on Sexual Violence document.
This Framework provided Canadian police services with leading practices that support evidence-based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered investigations. It also includes an approach to sexual violence case review and the...
Statement: Racism, in any form, is evil
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2020 10:25 AM
Racism, in any form, is evil. Recent demonstrations across North America have made it clear that racism – and specifically systemic racism – is an evil that continues to plague our society. As police professionals, we must be clear in denouncing it and fighting against racism, which drives a wedge between our dedicated police members and the public each of us has taken an oath to serve. We must also acknowledge that there is still work to be done to eliminate systemic racism in our own...
OACP Releases Hate/Bias Crime Resource Document
Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 10:46 AM
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee produced a Hate/Bias Crime: A Review of Policies, Practices, and Challenges document as a resource for police services across Ontario. The document, which builds on original resource by Dr. Timothy Bryan of Dalhousie University, aims to assist police services by providing information and practical resources to address challenges related to the investigation and frontline policing of hate/bias crimes and to...
Media Release: Ontario’s Police Leaders Release Hate/Bias Crime Resource Document
Posted on Monday, November 09, 2020 11:48 AM
Ontario’s police leaders have developed a new resource document on hate and bias crime to assist police services in effectively dealing with these types of crime and responding to the needs of all our communities for safety and well-being.
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has produced a Hate/Bias Crime: A Review of Policies, Practices, and Challenges document as a resource for police services across Ontario. The document, which builds...
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