The Canadian Civil Liberties Association will be addressing the Toronto Police Services Board today, with respect to Chief Blair’s report entitled “Issuing Receipts to Persons who are Stopped by the Police.” The report comes out of a response to the Toronto Star series on racial profiling and carding, and is an attempt to address these issues. […]
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed submissions with the Toronto Police Services Board to address racial profiling, and has set out the Association’s position on “street checks.” In its submissions, CCLA states that police stops, demands and recording of a person’s identity without an investigative or legitimate policing purpose (“community engagement” does not qualify […]
On November 18th, 2013, CCLA participated in a special community meeting held by the Toronto Police Services Board on racial profiling and carding. The Board heard from 23 deputations on the Toronto Police Service’s PACER report, and on the response to it by Board Chair Dr. Mukherjee. CCLA’s submissions called for an end to the […]
CCLA notes the Toronto Police Services Board’s (the Board) unanimous decision of June 18 to re-adopt a progressive policy, approved in 2014 but never implemented by Toronto Police. This policy restricts carding and racial profiling — at least to some extent – and establishes some important accountability measures. The Board’s decision is a positive step forward, though one that must be followed […]
Check out this short summary to better understand the issue of racial profiling in Canada and its recent history. Because the Learn section of TalkRights features content produced by CCLA volunteers and interviews with experts in their own words, opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the CCLA’s own policies or positions. For official publications, […]
Want to learn about racial profiling and carding, but don’t know where to begin? Here’s a short introduction to get you started. Because the Learn section of TalkRights features content produced by CCLA volunteers and interviews with experts in their own words, opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the CCLA’s own policies or positions […]
Want to learn about police carding and racial profiling but don’t know where to begin? Here’s a list of recent publications and news articles to get you started. Because the Learn section of TalkRights features content produced by CCLA volunteers and interviews with experts in their own words, opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the […]
Professor Margaret Beare teaches both within York University’s Department of Sociology and at Osgoode Hall Law School. She previously served eleven years with the Department of the Solicitor General Canada and two as Director of Police Policy and Research. She has been involved in research related to policing for over 20 years and has published numerous […]
CCLA was once again before the Toronto Police Services Board presenting oral and written submissions in connection with a proposed procedure and amended policy on carding and racial profiling. According to CCLA and many others who spoke out, the new draft procedure and amended Board policy would unjustifiably expand the power of police to stop […]
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Adjunct Professor of African American Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He received his PhD in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies from the University of Toronto. Dr. Owusu-Bempah’s research focuses primarily on the intersections of race, crime and criminal justice. He is currently completing a project that […]