Office of the Independent Police Review Director
Indigenous leaders and community members told me that TBPS investigations of Indigenous deaths and other interactions with police devalued Indigenous lives, reflected differential treatment and were based on racist attitudes and stereotypical preconceptions about Indigenous people. On November 3, 2016, I initiated this systemic review to investigate and respond to these concerns. That the questions raised by Indigenous people in 1993 remained as valid as they did some 25 years ago, was deeply troubling, and demanded an urgent and comprehensive response.
The report identifies 44 specific recommendations in the following areas:
- TBPS Sudden Death and Other Investigations (5)
- TBPS Investigators and the Criminal Investigations Branch (9)
- Other TBPS Operational Areas (6)
- Missing Persons Cases (3)
- The Relationship between the Police and the Coroner’s Office (3)
- The Relationship between the Police and Pathologist (5)
- Racism in TBPS Policing – General (4)
- Racism in TBPS Policing – Training (4)
- TBPS Policing – Recruitment and Job Promotion (3)
- Implementation of Recommendations (2)
http://oiprd.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/OIPRD-BrokenTrust-Final-Accessible-E.pdf