‘Potential to save lives’: Psychologist hopes police revisit shelved reports on use of force
In response to an ombudsman’s report in 2016, University of Toronto Mississauga psychologist Judith Andersen and her team developed two reports – one in 2017 and one in 2018 – that included best practices for de-escalating tense situations based and a guide to training officers on de-escalation and use of force.