An updated Sarnia police harassment policy received board approval Thursday morning.
Sarnia police officers will undergo training.
Chief Norm Hansen said they'll continue to update their workplace policies to stay aligned with the community.
"Policies are always living documents, and as things change and progress in society we have to catch up with that, and that's what was identified," said Hansen. "We had a couple of wording issues, for instance about transgender people, we didn't have the proper wording. So most of the update was basically just updating wording and making it more modern. We've always had workplace harassment policies and violence policies, we always will, and I'm sure in a couple years from now they'll change again."
Hansen said the updated policy will help build on the culture of workplace professionalism and respect at Sarnia Police.
The revised harassment policy is in response to Ontario legislation.
Bill 132 was rolled out by the provincial Liberals in 2016 to prevent sexual violence and harassment.
