| 11. CEW DEFINITIONS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal Police Forces | Other Agencies | |||||||||||||||||
| Abbotsford | Central Saanich | Delta | Kitasoo | Nelson | New Westminster | Oak Bay | Port Moody | Saanich | Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police | Transit Authority Police | Vancouver | Victoria | West Vancouver | Corrections | Previous RCMP | Current RCMP | Sheriffs | |
| CEWs defined as “less than lethal” or “less lethal.” | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||
| Definition describes physiological effects of CEW exposure (does not differentiate effects of probe and stun modes). | √ | √ | ||||||||||||||||
| Definition describes physiological effects of CEW exposure (probe function). | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||||||||
| Definition describes physiological effects of CEW exposure (stun function). | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||||
| Policy identifies specific authorized CEW models. | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||
| CEWs are defined as prohibited weapons under s. 84(c) of the Criminal Code. | √ | √ | ||||||||||||||||
| CEWs are “intermediate weapons” that provide officers with a range of force options on the Use-of-Force Continuum between “hard physical control” and “lethal force.” | √ | |||||||||||||||||
| CEWs are defined as “prohibited firearms.” | √ | √ | √ | |||||||||||||||