Note
"July 17, 2006."
"Research prepared jointly through
Field Support Bureau, Provincial Police Academy, and
Operational Research and Development Bureau."
"Projects Prepared by Parties to the Inquiry"--Ipperwash Inquiry website.
"OPP's follow-up to the January 26 and 27, 2006 forum for the Ipperwash Inquiry"--Ipperwash Inquiry website.
The original document was published on the public website of the Government of Ontario. © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2006. Reproduced with permission.
Summary
Since the 1970s, there have been a number of key events that influenced the evolution of
emergency response services in the OPP, and generally in police services across Ontario.
These include the 1976 Olympics, Coroner’s Jury Verdicts in the province, the Ontario
Police Commission’s Inquiry into tactical units (Drinkwalter), the introduction of
Provincial Adequacy Standards, and events around and following the Ipperwash incident.
The OPP’s integrated response to high-risk incidents has evolved over many years, driven
largely by best practices established through lessons learned from experiences at highrisk
incidents. Other factors include the OPP’s adoption of best practices used by other
police services, and action taken on recommendations from internal reviews of OPP
emergency response service programs. The current OPP Integrated Response approach
reflects recognized best practices in law enforcement, which will no doubt continue to
evolve.
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