Definition - Evaluation/ re classification/ Equipment Flashcards
means any conduct that is contrary to or a breach of any Legislative or Service Governance.
Misconduct
means 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).
Authorized Range
means a weapon that primarily uses propelled wires to conduct energy that affects
the sensory and/or motor functions of the central nervous system.
Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW)
means 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.
Dispatching of an Animal
for the purposes of use of force, means a Service issued or authorized firearm.
Firearm
means a detective or detective sergeant assigned to Professional Standards who
has completed the accredited Firearm Discharge Investigators Course.
Firearm Discharge Investigator (FDI)
means 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].
Handgun
means a panel consisting of, but not limited to the:
Unit Commander or designate – Specialized Emergency Response – Emergency Task Force
Unit Commander or designate – Strategy & Risk Management
Unit Commander or designate - Professional Standards
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
Representative – Analysis and Assessment Section
Representative – Equity, Inclusion & Human Rights Section
The mandate of the (IRC) is:
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 within the
limitations of the SIU Act, and
if applicable, report its findings to the Senior Management Team (SMT).
Incident Review Committee (IRC)
(in reference to Use of Force) means a supervisor assigned to the Unit quality control, or
a Unit Complaint Coordinator (UCC).
Unit Investigating Supervisor
means an unintentional discharge of a service firearm or less lethal shotgun by a police officer that
is not the result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.
Accidental Discharge
means the manner in which a gun is loaded, in accordance with training, to ensure safety.
Administrative Load
means a designated shotgun which uses less lethal impact munitions and is designed to be braced
against the shoulder when fired.
Less Lethal Shotgun
means an intentional or unintentional discharge of a service firearm or less lethal shotgun by a police
officer that is the result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.
Negligent Discharge
means a police officer qualified by the Toronto Police College – Armament
Section to use a less lethal shotgun and who has attended and passed less lethal shotgun recertification training before the
twelve (12) month expiry of the date of certification of the previous year.
Qualified in the Use of a Less Lethal Shotgun
means an unintentional discharge of a Service CEW by a police officer that is not the
result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.
Accidental Discharge of a CEW
means an issued component of the Taser 7 capable of discharging probes at a twelve
(12) degree angle.
Cartridge – Close Quarter (CQ)
means an issued component of the Taser 7 capable of discharging probes at a 3.5 degree
angle.
Cartridge – Stand Off (SO)
means Demonstrated Force Presence, Drive Stun Mode, Full Deployment, or an
unintentional discharge.
Conducted Energy Weapon Use
means that the conducted energy weapon is un-holstered and displayed in the
presence of a subject with the intention to achieve behaviour compliance.
Demonstrated Force Presence (DFP)
means when the conducted energy weapon is placed in direct contact with the subject and the
current is applied without the probes being propelled.
Drive Stun Mode (DSM)
means the conducted energy weapon is used wherein the probes are fired at a subject and the
electrical pulse applied. In this mode, the device is designed to override the subject’s nervous system and affect both the
sensory and motor functions causing incapacitation.
Full Deployment (FD)
means an intentional or unintentional discharge of a Service CEW by a police officer that
is the result of undue care and attention to the prescribed safe handling procedures.
Negligent Discharge of a CEW
means a police officer qualified by the Toronto Police College - Armament Section to use
a CEW and who has attended and passed CEW training before the twelve (12) month expiry of the date of certification of
the previous year.
Qualified in the Use of a CEW
means an area of the human body that may be susceptible to heightened injury from exposure to a CEW
– including but not limited to,
head
eyes
neck
trachea
groin
genitals
any visible pre-existing injuries
Sensitive Areas
