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Growing backlash over the shooting of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim has pointed a spotlight on police tactics in Toronto. In Ontario, police actions are guided by a “use of force model.”

“Police can use force in a number of circumstances to ensure public safety or to secure an uncooperative suspect or offender but the level of violence depends on the type of case you’re dealing with,” said Scot Wortley, a criminologist at the University of Toronto who has written on the use of force by police in Ontario. Officers must experience “reasonable fear” their life, the life of their fellow officers or members of the public are in danger before firing their guns. “[W]hat often becomes debatable is what is reasonable,” Prof. Wortley said.

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With that in mind, the National Post’s graphics team takes a look at the province’s police training: