Police chiefs call for presumed innocence in background checks

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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/07/16/star_gets_action_police_chiefs_call_for_presumed_innocence_in_background_checks.html


“The only way to ensure mandatory compliance is with the creation of legislation,” said Paul Cormier, co-chair of the OACP subcommittee that created the new guidelines. “It’s a good question why we don’t have legislation. I don’t think it’s ever been contemplated.”

As it stands, records ranging from police surveillance notes to mental health incidents that never prompted a charge or conviction are making their way onto police background checks and the computer screens of U.S. border officials, the Star investigation has shown.

The fallout includes lost jobs and educational opportunities, inability for some people to enter the U.S. and roadblocks to volunteering with agencies that serve vulnerable Ontarians.

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