Police-Encounters-With-People-In-Crisis

CHAPTER 3. CONTEXT
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A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 59
B. THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE ............................................................. 59
(1) The perspective of the front line police officer .......................................... 60
(2) The perspective of the person in crisis ..................................................... 62
(3) The perspective of those directly affected by a death ................................ 63
C. THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE .................................................................... 64
(1) Geographic scope ...................................................................................... 64
(2) Size and demographics .............................................................................. 65
(3) Corporate structure .................................................................................... 65
(4) The Special Investigations Unit ................................................................. 68
(5) TPS initiatives relating to police and mental health ................................. 69
D. DEATHS OF PEOPLE IN CRISIS DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH THE
TPS ......................................................................................................................... 71
E. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND
POLICING ............................................................................................................ 74
F. THE LEGAL CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 76
(1) Mental Health Act and regulation ............................................................. 76
(2) Police Services Act and regulation ............................................................. 76
(3) Criminal Code ............................................................................................ 78
(4) Common law .............................................................................................. 78
(5) Human Rights Code ................................................................................... 78
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