A pilot project that equipped around 100 Toronto police officers with body-worn cameras over the past year has ended and a review of the program has begun.
A select number of active duty officers were provided cameras on May 18, 2015 with the trial period ending on March 31, 2016.
During the test period, police handed out over 20,000 survey packages to randomly selected homes and businesses for feedback.
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Police say public input will be incorporated into the final report which is expected to be presented to Chief Mark Saunders by June 30.
The report will then be considered by the Toronto Police Services Board at an upcoming meeting after that.
The use body-worn cameras was one of the recommendations put forth by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Frank Iacobucci in a sweeping review of the Toronto Police Service’s guidelines and practices following the shooting death of Sammy Yatim.