Index of Policing Initiatives - Search Results
Alberta (25)
Aboriginal Gang Reduction and Exit Strategies
To address the proliferation of Aboriginal gangs in Alberta, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘K’ Division’s Aboriginal Policing Services (APS) implemented a three-year pilot program called...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | Aboriginal, gangs, education, youth, prevention |
Aboriginal Outreach Specialist
In response to the over-representation of Aboriginal people as victims of crime, the Victim Services unit of the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General initiated the Aboriginal Outreach...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | victimization, First Nations, aboriginal, victims of crime, outreach, victim support |
Alberta Crime Reduction Strategy
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘K’ Division launched the Alberta Crime Reduction Strategy in late 2013 to reduce crime and its effects on communities through problem solving, enforcement...
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
Formed in 2006, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) is a unique model that brings together, under one umbrella, Alberta's various integrated policing units to strategically disrupt and...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | integrated response, organized crime, integrated team, intelligence |
Body Armour Control Act
Gang-related crime is a serious issue in Alberta and the increase in gang-related violence has resulted in heightened concern over public safety. Because of the inherently dangerous nature of the...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | body armour, legislation, community safety, gangs, crime prevention |
Business Intelligence and Data Integration Program
The Edmonton Police Service's strategic priorities are reducing crime and victimization, developing a community-centered police service and becoming a model of efficiency and effectiveness. To...
Community Action Team
The Community Action Team (CAT) was first deployed in 2011, in response to ongoing community safety concerns and the need to disrupt the precursors of crime in distressed communities through...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | community action, crime prevention, outreach, mobile response |
Criminal Intelligence Database and Analysis
To support intelligence analysis and align with the 2009–2011 Edmonton Police Service Strategic Plan objective to “become a model of efficiency and effectiveness,” the police service’s Intelligence...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | crime analysis, business intelligence, intelligence-led policing, effective policing, data |
Domestic Offender Crimes Section
To better address domestic violence and prevent intimate partner violence, the Edmonton Police Service converted its existing Spousal Violence Intervention Team into a Domestic Offender Crimes...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | intervention, domestic violence, crime prevention |
Domestic Violence Action Team
The Lethbridge Domestic Violence Action Team (DVAT) is a group of community agencies in Lethbridge that work together to address issues of domestic violence through collaborative practice, public...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | victimization, domestic violence, community engagement, crime prevention |
First Nations Cadet Corps
The First Nations Cadet Corps is a crime prevention program that provides safe alternatives to First Nations youth. This community-led initiative, in place since 2006, is an integral part of the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | First Nations, youth, crime prevention, community involvement, Cadet Corps, recruitment, Aboriginal |
Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams
Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs), led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), are multi-agency teams made up of specially trained members of the RCMP and other law...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | integrated units, national security, intelligence-led policing |
Investigation Management and Approval Centre
In October 2010, in response to growing demands for public accountability, effectiveness and efficiency, the Edmonton Police Service implemented its Investigation Management and Approval Centre...
Law Enforcement Framework
To modernize policing in Alberta, the provincial government developed the Law Enforcement Framework (LEF) in 2010. LEF lays the foundation for the vision for policing in Alberta. It outlines...
Multi-Disciplinary Support Team
To address rising concerns from a number of municipal agencies within the Taber community regarding the handling of individual clients, the Taber Police Service took the lead role in organizing the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | team, drug abuse, services referrals, intervention, crisis, domestic violence |
Municipal Bylaw Enforcement / Community Peace Officer Program
Since the mid-1980s, the Medicine Hat Police Service has employed community peace officers to enforce bylaws and assist with policing. As community needs have grown over time, the police service has...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | community constable, community safety, bylaw enforcement, peace officers |
Neighborhood Crime Mapping
The Edmonton Police Service developed the Neighbourhood Crime Mapping online tool in 2009 to provide timely, relevant data on crime at the neighbourhood level. On the Neighbourhood Crime Mapping...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | crime mapping, community engagement, technology, crime data, crime prevention |
Neighbourhood Empowerment Team
Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Empowerment Team (N.E.T.) initiative has evolved over time. Launched as a partnership between the City of Edmonton Community Services, Edmonton Police Service, The Family...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | Community empowerment, partnership, crime prevention, youth services |
Outstanding Warrants
Warrants are issued in cases where an individual does not appear in court as required, or does not pay a fine by a specified due date as required by a provincial statute or municipal bylaw. Despite...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | outstanding warrants |
Priority Prolific Offender Program
To address the problem of repeat offenders, the Alberta Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General launched the Priority Prolific Offender Program (PPOP) in 2008. PPOP is a focused and integrated...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | offender management, community safety, bail, courts, probation, rehabilitation, prolific offenders |
Proposed Lethbridge Collision Reporting Centre
The Lethbridge Regional Police Service has introduced a one-year pilot project to outsource vehicle collision reporting involving property damage to a private company. Police services are mandated by...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | accidents, collision reporting, client service |
Public Security Peace Officer Program
The provincial government introduced the Public Security Peace Officer Program in 2007 to provide different levels of government and quasi-government with the authority to employ peace officers for...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | special constable, community policing, peace officer, standards, oversight |
Sexual Violence Action Committee
In an effort to enhance public awareness and knowledge of sexual violence, the Lethbridge Regional Police Service established the Sexual Violence Action Committee (SVAC) in 2004. SVAC is a standing...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | sexual violence, community engagement, crime prevention |
Special Needs Registry
In late 2013, the Taber Police Service created the Special Needs Registry, a program designed to allow parents/guardians to voluntarily register an individual with the police, identifying him or her...
Taber Community Action and Prevention Society
In 2006, after an influx of cocaine dealers in the Taber community and increased incidence of addiction and accompanying crime, the Taber Police Service took the lead in organizing the Taber...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | community partnership, community engagement, drug crime, youth |
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