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a former judge of the Mental Health Court;
psychologists and psychiatrists specialized in policing;
mental health nurses and administrators of the Mobile Crisis Intervention
Team (MCIT);
members and staff of the Toronto Police Services Board;
members of the Mental Health Sub-Committee of the Toronto Police
Services Board;
representatives of other police services (e.g., London Metropolitan Police);
educators at the Ontario Police College; and
members at all levels of the Toronto Police Service, including:
• officers involved directly in encounters in which a person in crisis
died;
• senior management (Chief Blair, Deputy Chief Federico, Deputy
Chief Peter Sloly);
• officers responsible for discipline and performance evaluation;
• police psychologists;
• administrators of 911 call intake and police dispatch;
• officers responsible for training at the Toronto Police College;
• officers assigned to the MCIT;
• officers responsible for the administration of the MCIT program;
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• the officer in charge of the Emergency Task Force.
39. A listing of the individuals with whom the Review team spoke is set out in
Appendix A of this Report. The names of certain individuals have been omitted at their
request.
2. Literature review
40. The Review team conducted an extensive literature review, canvassing a very
large volume of research, statistics, historical information, recommendations and best
practices literature relating to the subject matter of the Review. In total, more than
1,200 documents were reviewed. The material included documents collected by the TPS
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