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Every police officer in Ontario must go through use-of-force training at least once a year. Niagara Regional Police invited Ontario Hubs field producer Jeyan Jeganathan to a training session in Welland to get a better understanding of when and why police use the weapons and tactics they do.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin. (2019, March 12). How police decide when to use force. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/53hv9kvN0Js
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