15-01 Use of Force - Definitions

Question 1

Authorized Range means:

Answer 1

a range
 operated by the Service, or;
 operated by another Ontario police service, or;
 that is a privately owned and provincially approved shooting range, or;
 operated by the Department of National Defence (DND).

Question 2

Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) means:

Answer 2

a weapon that primarily uses propelled wires to conduct energy that affects the sensory and/or motor functions of the central nervous system.

Question 3

Dispatching of an Animal means:

Answer 3

the discharge of a firearm for the purpose of ending the life of an animal that is potentially dangerous, or is so badly injured that humanity dictates that its suffering be ended.

Question 4

Firearm for the purposes of use of force, means:

Answer 4

a Service issued or authorized firearm.

Question 5

Firearm Discharge means

Answer 5

when a Service member, other than at an authorized range or under the exemption provisions, discharges a firearm in the performance of their duty, or discharges an issued firearm at any time, intentionally or unintentionally.

For the purposes of use of force, Firearm Discharge also includes discharges that occur at an authorized range or under the exemption provisions that result in injury or death.

Question 6

Firearm Discharge Investigator (FDI) means:

Answer 6

a detective or detective sergeant assigned to Professional Standards who has completed the accredited Firearm Discharge Investigators Course.

Question 7

Handgun means:

Answer 7

a firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand.
[Source: Police Services Act, O.Reg. 926/90, S.2].

Question 8

Service Members’ Perception Data means:

Answer 8

information derived from a member making a determination with respect to the race of an individual by observation, solely on the basis of that member’s own perception.

Question 9

Incident Review Committee (IRC) means:

Answer 9

a panel consisting of, but not limited to the:
 Unit Commander or designate – Specialized Emergency Response – Emergency Task Force
 Unit Commander or designate – Corporate Risk Management
 Section Head – Toronto Police College (TPC) – Armament Section
 Section Head – TPC – In–Service Training Section
 Training Analyst – TPC – Armament Section
 Representative – East Field
 Representative – West Field
 Representative – Emergency Management & Public Order – Public Safety

whose mandate it is to
 review incidents other than those listed in the exempted areas, where force was used by members of the Service
 assess the effectiveness of the Service’s training, practices and associated Service Governance, and report its findings to the Senior Management Team (SMT).