We are in a police use-of-force crisis
Transformative change within the institutional structure of policing is long overdue. Extensive cultural competency training, starting with senior police ranks, should be mandatory and ongoing. Forging trusting partnerships and relationships with Indigenous and other diverse communities is paramount. The Yukon’s Kwanlin Dün Community Safety Officer program and Ontario’s Nishnawbe Aski and Wikwemikong Police Services serve as examples of the potential for Indigenous communities.
VANCOUVER, B.C.—If Chantal Moore and Rodney Levi were not Indigenous, would they have been shot dead by police? If Chief Allan Adam was the white mayor of a small town, would he have been brutall...
