If seriously the task force is ready to restructure or
redefine the service of the Toronto Police, in order to protect the public from
horrifying crimes perpetrated by some members of their repressive force. The dismantlement of
criminal minds that commit all kind of crimes, or the small gangs of
delinquents, which are serving in the police force, could help to the citizens
of Toronto for a better communication and trust for the Toronto police force.
Toronto police task force unveils plan to ‘redefine’
service
The
35-page report has 24 interim recommendations, including disbanding TAVIS and
redesigning the divisional map
“THE NAZIS AND THEIR CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY”
The
vilest mistake which can commit the police is to torment in mind, body and soul
helpless children, and to bring to the sight of a soldier of thousands battles.
.
- Nadir Siguencia
The
vilest mistake which can commit a tyrant is to torment in mind, body, and soul
helpless children, and to bring to the sight of a soldier of thousands battles.
.
- Nadir Siguencia
Board Chair Andy Pringle and Chief Mark Saunders address the
media. (Richard Lautens / Toronto Star) | Order this photo
By Wendy GillisNews reporter
Thu., June 16, 2016
The Toronto Police Service and its
civilian board have unveiled their joint proposals for “far-reaching” and
“unprecedented” changes to how policing is delivered by Canada’s largest
municipal police force — changes they claim go “well beyond the scope” of any
other changes in the history of the force.
“We have the opportunity to redefine,
revitalize, and modernize the service to achieve a new level of excellence and
leadership,” says the 35-page report from the Transformational Task Force.
Co-chaired by Toronto Police Chief Mark
Saunders and police board chair Andy Pringle, the task force finds
approximately $100 million in reductions and savings to the service’s operating
budget over the next three years — $60 million of those savings coming from a
three-year freeze be placed on hiring and promotions.
As the Star reported Wednesday, the task force also
recommends the closure of some of Toronto’s 17 police divisions — boundary
lines that have been redrawn in decades, despite shifting populations and
changing neighbourhoods.
The report also places importance on a
broader cultural shift through changes to training, hiring, partnerships with
the community and greater emphasis on community-based policing, with officers
embedded in neighbourhoods.
Recommendations include increased
collaboration with academia to “further the professionalization of policing,”
and the creation of an “innovation hub” to allow for ongoing professional
improvement.
The report also acknowledges errors
made by Toronto police in the past, including the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy
(TAVIS) — which the task force recommends be disbanded.
“When implemented improperly, (TAVIS)
impacted relationships and trust with a number of communities, as well as the
service's reputation on larger scale,” the report states. “There were
unintended impacts on communities, especially among racialized youth who felt
unfairly targeted.”
Disbanding the TAVIS unit and
redeploying officers to other service priorities. “This will allow the service
to focus on sustainable investments in building safe neighbourhoods as well as
increase the service's surge capacity to respond to extreme events.”
Other proposals include:
- Developing an alternate or shared delivery of court services and parking enforcement, and background screening.
- Transitioning officers from using mobile work stations in patrol vehicles to carrying smart devices, with improved technological capabilities.
- A phased-in redesign of the divisional map, starting with amalgamating midtown Toronto’s 54 and 55 Divisions. Between now and when it issues a final report, the task force will explore “similar options” for Divisions 12, 13, 33, 52 and 53.
- A “carefully managed” moratorium on hiring and promotions for officers and civilians over the next three years. The current complement of 5,200 uniformed officers would be reduced to 4,750 in three years. Civilian employees would be reduced to 1,850 from 2,220. On average, between 100 and 150 TPS employees retire or resign each year.
- Designing a more rigorous and performance management and evaluation process.
- The development of a 911 cost recovery fee that would recoup the costs of providing these services to all land and wireless telephone users.
- Overhauling paid duty so that off-duty officers are used in situations only where their “skills, authorities and training” are necessary.
- A “comprehensive culture change and human resources strategy.” The final report, expected this fall, will explore this more deeply.
- Reviewing the nighttime two-officer-per-car policy, mirroring the approach taken by other leading police services.
The task force includes six Toronto
police representatives and community members, including former councillor David
Soknacki; former city auditor general Jeff Griffiths, Michelle DiEmanuele,
president and CEO of Trillium Health Partners; TPSB member Ken Jeffers; and
Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO at Civic Action.
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