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Handbook to Survive Bad PolicingPages: 68pp Resource Type: PamphletCx Number: CX7443 Guide to surviving police harassment and abuse. Helps anyone targeted by the police but especially Aboriginal youth, people of colour, and recent immigrants. Explains rights and strategies for dealing with the police. Abstract: - Table of Contents 1. What is Policing? i) An Overview of Policing in Toronto ii) Safe Streets Act iii) Community Action Policing 2. Your Rights, Obligations and Survival Strategies for Dealing with the Police i) What the Law Says ii) What the Reality I iii) Some Things to Try 3. Taking Care of Yourself i) Defending Yourself Against Criminal Charges ii) Your Arrest and Immigration Status in Canada iii) The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board iv) Court Support v) Counselling 4. Making Complaints Against the Police i) The SIU and OCCPS ii) Suing the Police iii) Charging the Police iv) Human Rights Complaints 5. Community-Based Ways to Fight Back i) Community Groups ii) Tactics 6. Some Resources i) Active Networks ii) Government Offices iii) Lawyers iv) Other Useful Info Subject Headings |