Triage model necessary to shift away from police-first system in response to distress calls, say officers

'If you sent two officers, their only tool available is to transport the individual to a hospital,' says Nishan Duraiappah, chief of police at Peel Regional Police.

Liberal MP John McKay, chair of the House Public Safety Committee, presided over a hearing on Aug. 14 with two police chiefs, who testified on their efforts to address systemic racism.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

August 14, 2020

As the government grapples for solutions in addressing systemic racism in police institutions, two police leaders say they support a national shift to a model of policing that emphasizes public health over “traditional law enfo...

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