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eports detailing any circumstances in which their body cameras
were deactivated;
(c)
(d)
(e)
Discipline: The TPS should establish and enforce clear disciplinary
measures for members of the Service who do not comply with the
privacy protocol and the discretionary/use protocol to be developed
concerning body cameras;
Balancing Interests: The TPS should investigate appropriate
options for balancing an individual’s right to privacy, an officer’s
discretion, and the need for accountability in public policing; and
Collaboration: The TPS should work closely with civil liberties
groups, legal advisors, consumer survivors, provincial government
agencies, privacy commissioners and other appropriate
stakeholders in developing the protocol.
Alternative equipment options
RECOMMENDATION 74: The TPS conduct a review of alternative equipment
options and tactical approaches, including examples from other jurisdictions, to
assist in further reducing the number of deaths arising from police encounters
with people in crisis.
CHAPTER 13: IMPLEMENTATION
Advisory committee on implementation
RECOMMENDATION 75: The Chief of Police strike an advisory committee, to
advise the Chief of Police on how best to implement the recommendations
contained in this Report. In this regard, I recommend:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Stakeholder Membership: The advisory committee should include
leading members of key stakeholder groups, including hospitals,
community mental health organizations, the police and those with
lived experience of mental illness;
Limited Membership: The advisory committee should be of
manageable size—large enough to provide adequate representation
of stakeholder groups, but small enough to be efficient;
Advisory Role: The advisory committee should play only an
advisory role and should not have decision-making authority,
unless the Chief of Police determines otherwise;
Defined Role: The role of advisory committee members should be
defined in clear terms at the time of the creation of the advisory
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