Reports

Taser Reports

The VicPD first brought the TASER, which is a Conducted Energy Weapon, into Canada in 1999 after receiving an exemption from the Attorney General of British Columbia to import the weapon from the USA. Our members participated a six month study on the effectiveness of the weapon and determined it had value as a weapon of lower lethality. Conducted Energy Weapons are classified as Intermediate Weapons on the National Use of Force Model.

Operational Policy Discussion Paper on Public Protests and Demonstrations

This discussion paper is a public document intended to provide the community with an understanding of the operational guidelines which frame the police response to public protests and demonstrations.