TASK FORCE ON POLICING IN ONTARIO - REPORT TO THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, FEBRUARY 1974

• NCJ Number: 16410
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 183 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Canada Solicitor General
• Corporate Author: Task Force on Policing in Ontario
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

A SERIES OF 170 RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE POLICE ROLE, POLICE ORGANIZATION, POLICE PERSONNEL, AND ECONIMICS OF POLICING, BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE ONTARIO TASK FORCE.

Abstract

AMONG THE STUDY ACTIVITIES OF THE TASK FORCE ON POLICING WERE A SERIES OF VISITS OT POLICE FORCES IN ONTARIO, REVIEWS OF PAST STUDIES, A SERIES OF 17 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND FIVE IN CAMERA HEARINGS, AND VISTS BY SMALL STUDY GROUPS OF THE TASK FORCE TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED FOR SUCH AREAS AS CONSTABLECENTERED MANAGEMENT, POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, THE COMPOSITION OF POLICE FORCES, PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES, DELIVERY STRUCTURES FOR POLICING IN ONTARIO, AND GENERAL STRUCTURES FOR POLICING IN ONTARIO. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR PERSONNEL TRAINING AND SELECTION, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, PERSONNEL SYSTEMS, THE ONTARIO POLICE COMMISSION, ONTARIO POLICING COSTS, PROBLEMS IN FINANCING POLICING SERVICES, AND A FISCAL STRATEGY FOR ONTARIO POLICING.