Resources
Police services in Canada face similar policing issues across the country, although the scope and timing may vary. The CACP and its partners have developed a number of resources our members are encouraged to adopt or adapt to meet the needs of their police service.
Body-Worn Cameras
- Canadian Policing and Body-worn Cameras: A Proposed Body-worn Camera Policy Framework - February 2021
Collection and reporting of police-reported Indigenous and Racialized Identity Data through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey
- Framework for the Use, Analysis, Interpretation and Dissemination of the data (2025-07-16)
- Operational Guidelines for Canadian Police Services (2025-07-16)
Counter-Terrorism
- Countering Violent Extremism Guidebook - July 2022
- Discussion Paper: Building Community Resilience to Violent Ideologies - 2008
Cybercrime
- Infographic - Handling Contaminated Devices - July 2023
- An Action Guide on Cyber Crime for Canadian Policing - August 2015
Drugs
- Decriminalization of Possession of Illicit Drugs: A Public Safety & Policing Update - January 2025
- Decriminalization for Simple Possession of Illicit Drugs: Exploring Impacts on Public Safety & Policing - July 2020
- Closing in on Meth: The Canadian Enforcement Strategy (2020-2021) - Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime
- Fentanyl Safety for First Responders
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Glossary of Terms on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - February 2023
- Equity and Inclusion Toolkit: Supporting the 2SLGBTQ+ Community - December 2020
- CACP Slide Presentation on Systemic Racism - August 2020
- CACP Teaching Guide on Systemic Racism - August 2020
Executive Global Studies Program
- CACP Global Studies 2023 - Summary Report - Policing for the next generation ... and beyond
- CACP Global Studies 2020-2022 - Summary Report - Discovering the future of policing ... for police
- CACP Global Studies 2019 - Summary Report - Developing policing sector capacities for navigating seismic shifts in society and related public policy
- CACP Global Studies 2019 - Reference Card - Strategic Foresight
- CACP Global Studies 2018 - Summary Report - Diversity is a Canadian reality: Inclusion is a choice
- CACP Global Studies 2018 - Reference Card - A spectrum of organizational environments & Authentic inclusion
- CACP Global Studies 2017 - Summary Report - Trust matters
- CACP Global Studies 2017 - Reference Card - Trust matters
- CACP Global Studies 2016 - Summary Report - What happens there matters here ... but how?
- CACP Global Studies 2015 - Summary Report - Cyber crime: Police roles and responsibilities within a collaborative framework
- CACP Global Studies 2015 - Guidebook - Cybercrime - An action guide on cyber crime for Canadian policing
- CACP Global Studies 2014 - Summary Report - Improving outcomes: Mentally ill persons and the system
- CACP Global Studies 2012 - Summary Report - Full circle community safety: Changing the conversation about police economics and performance
- CACP Global Studies 2012 - Handbook - A handbook and guide in support of new multi-agency metrics for community safety
- CACP Global Studies 2011 - Summary Report - Emergency readiness is leadership driven
- CACP Global Studies 2009 - Summary Report - The intervention zone - Youth violence and its extremes in Canada: Prevention and enforcement
- CACP Global Studies 2008 - Summary Report - Policing capacity in Canada: Scarce resources of infinite potential?
- CACP Global Studies 2006 - Summary Report - A new reality for police leadership in Canada
- CACP Global Studies 2003 - Summary Report - Global themes in criminal justice
Information Management
- Canadian Community Safety Information Management Strategy - February 2015
- Briefing Note: Shared Services -- What Chiefs of Police Need to Know - January 2012
Interoperability
- NG9-1-1 Self Assessment Form - Februray 2020
Intimate Partner Violence
- Canadian Framework for Trauma-Informed Response in Policing - Printable PDF - November 2024
- Canadian Framework for Trauma-Informed Response in Policing - Interactive online Web version - November 2024
- Report: Mission to Great Britain (Scotland and England) on the Criminalization of Coercive Control - September 2024
- Coercive Control, Risk Assessment and Evidence of Intimate Partner Violence: Police Response - July 2023
- Canadian Framework for Collaborative Police Response on Sexual Violence - November 2019
- National Framework for Collaborative Police Action on Intimate Partner Violence - March 2016
Mental Health
- Mental Wellness of Covert Operatives - December 2023
- Safeguard and Mandatory Mental Health Checks Review and Recommendations - November 2023
- PTSD: Q and A - October 2021
- Reintegration Programs: Innovations and Future Directions - September 2021
- Proactive and Non-Crisis Based Mental Health Education for Police Members - September 2021
- Leading Through Uncertainty: Supporting Police Through COVID and Other Unexpected Changes - June 2021
- Coping with Civil Unrest, Protests & Demonstrations Focused on Police - July 2020
- Managing Police Suicide: A Guide for Leaders - May 2020
- Evaluating Wellness Products and Services Intended for Public Safety Personnel - July 2019
- Post-Incident Crisis Intervention - May 2019
- Contemporary Policing Guidelines for Working with the Mental Health System - March 2015
Missing Persons
- Missing Children Society of Canada Child Search Network - Implementation Package - February 2021:
- Missing Children Society of Canada Child Search Network - Implementation Package - May 2025:
Public Order
- Report: Five Years of the Framework Approach - August 2024
- National Framework for Police Preparedness for Demonstrations and Assemblies - version 2 - April 2023
- Police Liaison Training Course - version 2 - April 2023
- Article : Collective Leadership: Public Order Hubs provide a collaborative response to multijurisdictional demonstrations - OACP HQ Magazine - Summer 2023
- Article : OPP Public Order and Crowd Management: Principles and Tactics - IACP Police Chief Magazine - July 2021
- Article : A Progressive Approach to Police Preparedness for Demonstrations & Assemblies - Canadian Police Chief Magazine - Winter 2020
- Safety and Civil Rights at Mass Demonstrations: President's Message - IACP Police Chief Magazine
Use of Force
- National Use of Force Framework - November 2000
- National Use of Force Framework Model - November 2000
- National Use of Force Model - Bilingual - November 2000
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