On Wednesday, Calgary Police Services analytical unit manager Rebecca Davidson, left, and Deputy Chief Chad Tawfik, right, presented two new reports on policing in the city that are focused on race-based data.
The Calgary Police Service released new race-based data on Wednesday, marking a first step in new processes to track various forms of contact between officers and members of the public measured specifically by race. The Calgary Police Service released new race-based data on Wednesday, marking a first step in new processes to track various forms of contact between officers and members of the public measured, specifically by race.
Additionally, race data that had what CPS describes as "conflicting race descriptions" — such as race collected as white on one record and Indigenous in another — was reported under the "racially ambiguous" category. "There's a lot of opportunities to look at this and do some different things. I think part of that's going to be guided by what happens at the national level, at the provincial level."
"I do think all police agencies in Canada should be collecting this information. If I had the opportunity to make one agency do it, I'd compel the RCMP to do it," said King. CPS says this data has already resulted in the creation of an Indigenous community navigator position in the missing persons unit, and that it will continue to guide future policy decisions.
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