BRIEFING NOTE FOR THE MINISTER
REGARDING
R v Nyznik, Kara and Cabero
PURPOSE
• The purpose of this Briefing Note is to inform the Minister about the current misogynistic environment that plagues policing, specifically looking at the case of R v Nyznik, Kara and Cabero, and exploring options for its mitigation.
CURRENT SITUATION
• The accused, Joshua Cabero, Leslie Nyznik, and Sameer Kara, are officers with the Toronto Police Service.
• The three officers were accused of sexually assaulting a Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) in January of 2015
• On the night of the incident, the PEO and the three officers were attending a “Rookie Buy Party”
• The three officers convinced the PEO to come with them on a bar crawl ending up at the Westin Harbour
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• Criminal incidents involving police often go unpunished as indicated by the SIU’s conviction rate of 6%. Thus, the officers in this instant are less accountable to their actions as their possibility of conviction is less likely.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
• Historical, underrepresentation of women in policing and the oppression these women face has been continuous and is still an issue that exists today.
• Thus, for the issue to be eradicated, responsibility for the solution needs to be shared between both male and female officers as well as lower and higher ranks individuals.
OPTIONS
Option One:
• Increase hiring of female officers and help facilitate promotions of female officers to higher ranking positions.
Option Two:
• Create a division of Professional Standards to deal with issues of this nature specifically.
• Create stricter professional conduct policy off and on duty.
• Review misconduct allegation with a high degree of proficiency
• Insure that the officers accused are dealt with formally and publicly so as to deter others from participating in this type of behaviour.
Option