definitions Flashcards
means the performance of general policing duties in the community by officers assigned to a
combination of general and directed patrol, targeted and problem oriented policing initiatives.
Community Patrol
means a divisional committee that represents all segments of the
community
Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC)
means a set of systematic, analytical processes directed at providing timely and pertinent information
relative to crime patterns and trend correlation. It assists operational and administrative personnel in planning the
deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities, aiding in the investigative process, and
increasing apprehensions and the clearance of cases.
Crime Analysis
means the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk followed by the initiation of some
action to remove or reduce the risk, and the measurement and evaluation of the outcome.
Crime Prevention
means the process by which persons in custody will be asked if they wish to provide information on other
crimes including, but not limited to the divisional crime problems established as priorities.
Debriefing
means a specific activity designed to address an identified concern within the community.
are activities detailed to officers in order to have specific measurable tasks carried out. This form of patrol may be
enforcement–based but may also be focused on achieving a goal by other means. can be an effective
component in the maintenance of public order and improving the quality of life for the community
Directed Patrol
means routine policing activities carried out by officers within a specified area. is an
important part of community policing that does not specifically focus on or target an identified concern within the
community, but permits officers to accomplish their duties in a non–focused manner.
General Patrol
means the act of upholding community standards, using both informal community activities and law
enforcement to create a safer environment, and an improved quality of life.
Order Maintenance
in reference to Crime and Disorder Management means an issue dealing with public disorder or crime that has
been identified by either
the police (through analysis), or
by members of the community
that requires police/community intervention
Problem
means a technique by which public disorder and crime issues are identified, analyzed, and
strategies are developed to eliminate or bring the issues under control
Problem Oriented Policing
means an actual or perceived social, economic and physical environment, which is conducive to a state
of mental and physical well–being. When applied to neighbourhoods or communities, it means that there is little disorder
or anti–social activity, permitting local community members to go about their daily activities with minimal fear or disruption.
Quality of Life
means patrol or enforcement action targeting a specific area or problem, that is undertaken by an
officer, without previous direction from a supervisor. The area of the self–initiated patrol may be based on trends derived
through crime analysis
Self-Initiated Patrol
) includes the Chief of Police, Command Officers, Staff Superintendents and Directors,
and any other member as determined by the Chief of Police
Senior Management Team (SMT
means the targeting of offenders or offences within a specific time period and/or a specific geographic
area.
Target Policing
means a device used to replace, compensate for, or improve the functional abilities of
people with disabilities or for trans or gender diverse persons to affirm gender identity. Assistive device includes a broad
range of items such as mobility and visual/hearing aids, orthotics/prosthetics, speech devices, medical supplies,
environmental controls and respiratory devices. Prosthetics used to express gender identity include: breast forms, chest
binders, gaffs, packers, prosthetic penises and wigs.
Assistive / Prosthetic Device
means a police officer, court officer or custodial officer designated by the officer in charge as the person
responsible for the care and handling of persons detained in custody.
Booking Officer
means cells used during those hours in which the courts are sitting. A person shall be lodged in a court cell
when:
being held for a court appearance;
awaiting transportation to a detention facility;
ordered into custody by the court.
Court Cells
for the purposes persons in custody means any member designated as an audio/video operator
with an understanding of how to operate the equipment.
Designated Operator
means a video surveillance system installed in the prisoner detention areas
of a police facility, such as the cells and the bullpen, which is designed to monitor and record the condition of prisoners
while they are in custody. The DAMS is set to automatically record each cell and bullpen when activity is detected. (Cell
Video)
Detention Area Monitoring System (DAMS)
means any central lock–up and/or booking hall.
Detention Facility
a) any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth
defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a
brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual
impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a
guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device
b) condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability;
c) a learning disability, or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved in understanding or using
symbols or spoken language;
d) a mental disorder, or;
e) an injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under
the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act; (“handicap”)
[Source: Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act]
Disability
means cells that may be used for short term detention of a person in custody when:
being processed, or waiting to be processed, or to ensure the safety of the person and/or members;
awaiting transportation to a central lock–up;
being held for return by an outside agency.
Divisional Cells
means an assigned division used to detain a person in custody:
when the person is held for a Show Cause hearing, or Judicial Interim Release where the bail court is closed
when outside of admitting hours stipulated in Procedure 03–0328
in any other circumstances where detention is authorized and necessary.
Lock–Up
or the purposes of prisoner transportation, care and control, includes a police officer,
court officer and custodial officer.
Member – Prisoner Care & Control
means divisional cells, central lock–ups and court cells used for the secure detention of persons in
custody. An interview room is not a police cell.
Police Cells
– Prisoner Transportation for the purposes of prisoner transportation, includes marked and unmarked
vehicle owned or operated by the Service, that has the capacity to transport a driver and two or more passengers.
Police Vehicle
: the classification of people as male, female or intersex based on a specific combination of reproductive organs,
chromosomes and hormones and assigned at birth based on observation of a person’s genitals.
Sex
: is an umbrella term referring to people with diverse gender identities and expressions that differ from their assigned
sex at birth. It includes but is not limited to people who identify as transgender, trans woman (someone assigned male at
birth who knows themselves to be a woman), trans man (someone assigned female at birth who knows themselves to be
a man), non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender variant or gender queer. Some people may consider two-spirit to be
a trans identify. Trans persons may or may not make a social transition, have surgery, use prosthetic devices or take
prescription medications (such as hormone therapies), to affirm their gender identity. They may or may not have identity
documents that reflect their lived identity.
Trans
means an investigator qualified in the investigations of intimate partner
violence as prescribed in Police Services Act, O.Reg. 3/99, Adequacy & Effectiveness of Police Services and the Policing
Standards Manual.
Intimate Partner Violence Investigato
means an occurrence report created to detail criminal behaviour and/or a breach
of any statute related to an intimate partner violence situation and includes an arrest report. (excludes an Intimate Partner
Incident Report).
Intimate Partner Violence Occurrence
means marriage, domestic partnership, engagement, casual or serious romantic
involvement, and dating, whether in a current or former relationship. Intimate Partner Violence can occur between persons
of any sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, and it can occur in any type of intimate
relationship including monogamous, non- committed, and relationships involving more than two partners.
Intimate Relationship – Dating
(a) a person to whom harm was done or who suffered physical or emotional loss as a result of the commission of the
offence; and
(b) where the person described in paragraph (a) is dead, ill or otherwise incapable of making a statement referred to in
subsection (1), includes the spouse or common-law partner or any relative of that person, anyone who has in law or
fact the custody of that person or is responsible for the care or support of that person or any dependant of that person.
[Source: Criminal Code, 722(4)]
Victim means:
means a program administered by Victim Services Toronto that provides quick
financial assistance to victims of homicide, attempted murder, serious physical assault, intimate partner violence, sexual
assault and hate crime in the immediate aftermath of a crime.
Victim Quick Response Program
) means the program operated by the (Ontario) Ministry of the Attorney
General. Services are provided on a priority basis to the most vulnerable victims and witnesses of violent crime; such as
intimate partner violence, child abuse, sexual assault, homicide and hate crime. Families of traffic fatality victims are also
eligible. Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is concluded.
Victim/Witness Assistance Program (VWAP
means any person who performs work or supplies services for monetary compensation, and includes a contractor
or a volunteer such as an auxiliary member.
Worker
means any land, premises, location or thing at, upon, in or near, which Service business is being
conducted. This can include, but is not limited to:
Service facilities/buildings
Service vehicles
courthouses
any other location where Service business is being conducted.
Workplace
means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably
to be known to be unwelcome, or workplace sexual harassment. Harassment may be a one (1) time incident or repeated
incidents. Workplace harassment does not include discipline or performance manag
Workplace Harassment
means engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct against a worker in a
workplace because of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, where the course of comment or
conduct is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome, or making a sexual solicitation or advance where
the person making the solicitation or advance is in a position to confer, grant or deny a benefit or advancement to the
worker and the person knows or ought reasonably to know that the solicitation or advance is unwelcome.
Workplace Sexual Harassment
the set of socially classified behaviours, attitudes and norms associated with and roles of men, women, trans
people, non-binary people and more. Encompasses gender identity, a person’s internal sense of being a man, woman,
both or neither.
Gender
is how a person publicly presents their gender. This can include behaviour and outward appearance
such as dress, hair, make-up, body language and voice. A person’s chosen name and pronoun are also common and
important ways of expressing gender.
Gender Expression
is each person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is their sense of being a woman, a man,
both, neither, or anywhere along or beyond the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or
different from the typical pairing with their birth-assigned sex. Gender identity is fundamentally different from a person’s
sexual orientation.
Gender identity
means property belonging to the prisoner, that has been removed from their possession, which is
to be returned upon release from custody.
Returnable Property
means a place near the scene of an emergency incident where members report for instructions and
information. The command post should be located at a safe distance and near other emergency services command posts.
Command Post
means the approach or point of entrance to the scene.
Access
means the exit or way out of the scene
Egress
means a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result
in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or
other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise
Emergency
means a facility operated by the City of Toronto specifically established to conduct
the overall management of an emergency. The Toronto Police Service is one of many agencies represented. The Toronto
EOC is located at 703 Don Mills Road, 6th Floor.
Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
is a committee, chaired by the Staff Superintendent – Public Safety
Operations, comprised of subject matter experts from every command pillar within the Toronto Police Service
(Service). The EPC focus is on mitigation, preparedness planning, response and recovery; ensuring appropriate planning,
investigative and response capabilities are available within the Service
Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC)
means that all movement in and out of the school is restricted and external doors locked, however,
movement within the school is not restricted as the external danger near the school poses no immediate threat to the
students or staff unless they leave the building.
Hold and Secure
I means the police officer who has taken charge of the incident and who is in charge at the Command
Post and, in conjunction with other emergency services commanders, is responsible for coordinating and managing police
response at an incident
incident Commander
means Toronto Police Service Senior Officers who have been trained as incident
commanders and are available 24/7 on an on–call basis and may be activated through the Inspector – Emergency
Management & Public Order (EM&PO)
Incident Commander Cadre (ICC)
is a committee, chaired by the Staff Superintendent – Public Safety
Operations, comprised of subject matter experts from every command pillar within the Toronto Police Service
(Service). The EPC focus is on mitigation, preparedness planning, response and recovery; ensuring appropriate planning,
investigative and response capabilities are available within the Service.
emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC)
means the model of police on–site response to emergencies and disasters based
on the Incident Command System, adopted by the Province of Ontario. The IMS provides the functional infrastructure
necessary for the appropriate and efficient use of police resources
Incident Management System (IMS)
means Service members trained in IMS whose responsibilities are to attend the
command post and manage site operations for Level 2 – Major Incidents and Level 3 – Disaster Incidents. Emergency
Management & Public Order maintains a list of qualified team members
Incident Management Team (IMT
means the general response activities and resources to mitigate the situation of any
incident. Members respond quickly to the report of an emergency situation to gather information, assess the situation,
and determine whether additional members and specialized response is required. Many emergency incidents are
resolved within a short period of time, using resources available at the divisional level.
Level 1 – Emergency Response
means an emergency incident which exceeds a division’s normal operational resources and
requires additional support, or multiple agency co–ordination at the site and some degree of external support. Level 2 -
Major Incidents may continue for an extended period of time and require a site Command Post and/or the Major Incident
Command Centre (MICC).
Level 2 – Major Incident
means an incident that may affect a significant portion of the population, may continue for a
long period of time and may require an extensive recovery period. Response to a disaster may require the activation of
the Major Incident Command Centre (MICC), the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), political direction and support,
and the official declaration of a disaster in accordance with Municipal Code 59 and the provincial Emergency Management
and Civil Protection Act.
Level 3 – Disaster Incident
means that all movement in and out of the school and within the school is restricted as the danger is inside
the school or is on school property and poses an immediate threat to the students or staff.
Lockdown
means the facility specifically established to coordinate the Service’s
operational response to a major event or emergency. Emergency Management and Public Order (EM&PO) – Public Safety
is tasked by Public Safety Operations with the care, maintenance and oversight of the MICC during operational periods.
The MICC is located at Toronto Police Headquarters, 40 College Street, 12th Floor. However, it may be temporarily
located offsite pending the unique circumstances of the major event or emergency.
Major Incident Command Centre (MICC)
means the aggregate of things needed to respond to an incident not including personnel (e.g., logistical supplies,
heavy machinery and vehicles).
Materiel
includes the Chief of Police, Command Officers, Staff Superintendents and Directors,
and any other member as determined by the Chief of Police.
Senior Management Team (SMT)
requires that people enter and remain in a building with the doors and windows closed due to an external
environmental threat. Fans, including heating and air conditioning units, should be turned off to prevent air from outside
entering the building. Normal operations may continue within the building.
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