We analyzed police shootings in Canada (except Québec) between 2017 and 2019.
Drawing upon media reports and information provided by police oversight agencies, we …

Research has reported inconsistent findings with respect to how female and male police
officers use force. This study examined this issue in a Canadian context. Use of force data …

In recent years, politicians and reporters have highlighted the lack of data on many policing
outcomes, with a sharp focus on how little we know about police use of force in both the …

Based on an analysis of data released through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests,
Canadian researchers have suggested that Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams …

Purpose This paper aims to provide an in-depth examination of culturally and linguistically
diverse older adults' perceptions of and experiences with the Toronto Police Service to …

Interactions with the police can impact an individual's short and long-term physical, mental,
and social wellbeing, as well as levels of violence and unrest within a community. As such …

Police use of force is a critical area of concern, in Canada, North America, and globally.
Drawing on in-depth interviews with 40 Indigenous community members, this article …

This thesis examines the framing of police brutality in Canadian news media within the
context of the social moment created by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The BLM …

Advocates have long been calling for the development of comprehensive databases of
deadly force by police (Sherman and Langworthy, 1979; McEwen, 1996). Despite this, there …

This article offers the first scholarly analysis of the shift from revolvers to semi-automatic
handguns in Canada to contribute to our knowledge of police militarization. In the 1990s …