Chapter 7 - Use of force: gaps in policies and procedures
From: From Impact to Action: Final report into anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police Service
For decades, Black communities, mental health advocates, the OHRC and others have been calling for action to reduce discriminatory, excessive, and inappropriate use of force.
Multiple reports and coroner’s juries have recognized the disproportionate use of force employed by the TPS against marginalized persons – Black communities in particular. The following reports offer important recommendations to address this problem: