Task force recommendations on modernizing the Toronto Police Service

TORONTO — A task force report released Thursday makes 32 recommendations on how to “modernize” the 8,000-member Toronto Police Service. Here are some key ones:

Culture change: Moving toward collaborative and empathetic policing that encourages independent problem solving and fairness.

Neighbourhood policing: Assign officers for minimum three years to neighbourhoods to build trust and dialogue.

Risk-based response: Dispatch officers immediately only when required for safety reasons.