Montreal police service unveils street checks policy aimed at curbing profiling

Despite calls for street checks to be banned, SPVM says practice is 'important activity'

July 8, 2020

Montreal's police chief says going forward, street checks will be based on observable facts and not "discriminatory motives."

A street check is an interaction between police and civilians, outside a criminal context, that allows for the collection of identifying information. Up until now, the SPVM had no policy dictating how those interactions should be conducted.

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