Cops and Condos: Poverty and Gentrification in Toronto's Downtown Eastside
Submitted on September 22, 2011
By Alex Balch - September 22, 2011
Police maintain a near constant presence on the block. Swarms of bicycle cops patrol the area, hassling members of the local homeless population. According to one long-term resident, the Toronto Police Service routinely sends rookie cops onto the street to get them used to wielding their new-found impunity. Police officers often handcuff residents while conducting illegal searches...The street is home to a high concentration of racialized residents, who also face frequent racial profiling.
