Community Assessment of Police Practices

CAPP will share the findings with the Toronto Police Services Board. As a Community-Based Research initiative, CAPP will also share the findings with the public and work with the community to take action that responds to the findings.

CAPP is committed to a participatory action research approach that seeks to fully involve community members in deciding what to research, how to carry out such research, and what to do with the research findings. A Community Advisory Committee that includes diverse community stakeholders oversees CAPP, and our Research Team includes community and academic researchers, […]

In recent years, community consultations conducted by the Toronto Police Services Board have identified concerns about the manner in which police officers interact with community members. Recent police data has shown that certain communities such as the Black community experience more frequent stops and ‘carding’ by Toronto police officers. The Community Contacts Policy was revised […]