Index of Policing Initiatives - Search Results
Ontario (35)
Annual Shift Scheduling Review
In 2013, to optimize operational capacity at detachments and meet the needs of the community, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a province-wide annual review of detachment shift...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | scheduling, collective agreement, review, shift |
Business Intelligence Tool
To maximize the use of the data collected by police, the Halton Regional Police Service has acquired an automated system to mine police data. This new business intelligence tool will mine data from...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | data, business intelligence, performance measurement, technology |
Civilian Data Entry
To free up police officers for frontline work, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is using civilian staff to enter administrative data into electronic reports. Police officers dictate occurrence...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | civilianization, data entry, dictation, technology, electronic report |
Collaboration and Efficiency Opportunities within Emergency Services
The Ottawa Police Service is collaborating with the four branches of Emergency and Protective Services in Ottawa to develop an Emergency Service Efficiency Roadmap. This initiative was launched in...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | collaboration, road map, emergency services, integrated services |
Community Safety Model
The Peel Regional Police Community Safety Model, in development since 2006, became fully operational in January 2014. The police service works collaboratively with community partners and key...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | community safety, crime prevention, partnership, gestion du risque |
Department of Justice (Drug Courts) Disclosure Pilot Project
The Department of Justice (Drug Courts) Disclosure Pilot Project was launched in 2004 to address issues with the timeliness of the drug evidence disclosure process, which was not meeting the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | disclosure, court documents, drug trafficking |
Direct Entry Report Making Process
To streamline the process of generating reports, the Halton Regional Police Service is using a voice dictation system for the preparation of police reports to be submitted to the police service...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, voice dictation, electronic report |
Electronic Evidence Disclosure
The Toronto Police Service was concerned about the rising cost of meeting evidence disclosure requirements. Significant resources are required, including officer time, paper for photocopying, and the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | electronic disclosure, court documents, Crown |
Federal Re-engineering
The Federal Re-engineering initiative was launched in 2011 as the result of a “current state” assessment of the federal policing program. Federal Re-engineering aims to redesign the federal policing...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | review, organizational reform, service delivery, information sharing |
Forensic Identification Assistant
Forensic Identification Assistants (FIAs) are civilians who collect fingerprints, photographic evidence and DNA evidence at most property crime scenes, and do some laboratory work to analyze crime...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | civilian, forensic investigation, crime scene, civilianization |
Future of Policing Advisory Committee
Under the Future of Policing Project (FPP), the Ministry has been working with the Future of Policing Advisory Committee (FPAC), other ministries and affected stakeholders to plan for effective...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | advisory committee, future of policing, core policing, service delivery, cost recovery, legislation |
General Occurrence Reader Unit
In May 2011, the York Regional Police (YRP) established the General Occurrence (GO) Reader Unit to improve the quality of information going from police investigators to the Crown Attorney’s Office...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | records management, Crown folders, disclosure, quality assurance, court documents |
Geographical Firearms Profile Reporting
Among the functions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) is the production of Geographical Firearms Profile (GFP) reports. GFP reports provide Canadian law...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | intelligence-led policing, firearms |
Marihuana Grow Initiative
Launched in 2011, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Marihuana Grow Initiative (MGI) is a response to the growing problems associated with the production, trafficking, export and domestic...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | marijuana, drug enforcement, intelligence, drug trafficking, partnership |
Neighbourhood Policing—Measuring Police Performance
In 2008, Waterloo Regional Police Service set up the Neighbourhood Policing model to measure police performance. This model uses performance measures to design equitable police patrol zones based on...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | performance measurement, calls for service, patrol zones, indicators, neighbourhood policing, community safety |
Online (Internet) Reporting
To address concerns regarding the efficient use of police services and the timeliness and convenience of client service, York Regional Police established a tool for online (Internet) reporting in...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | online reporting, CopLogic, technology |
Online Property Auctions
The Toronto Police Service’s Property and Evidence Management Unit was experiencing critical storage constraints and increasing costs for storage and management. In response, the unit set up online...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, property auction |
Police Analytics—Business Intelligence
In 2013, Halton Regional Police Service implemented Business Intelligence for Public Safety software—an analytic tool that mines data collected through the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and...
Positive Ticketing Program
As part of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Youth Strategy, the Positive Ticketing Program was introduced in 2010 to reward youth by issuing “positive tickets” for positive behaviour. Youth are...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | positive ticketing, youth, community engagement |
Property Disposal Initiative
The Toronto Police Service has implemented a property disposal initiative to reduce its inventory of items seized in relation to judicial proceedings and investigations. Toronto Police Service...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, property disposal |
Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is responsible for the coordination of the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Strategy in Ontario and leads the Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit (PAFU). PAFU involves...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | organized crime, seizure, restraint, forfeiture, proceeds of crime |
Public Online Reporting
In 2011, the Halton Regional Police Service introduced an online system to facilitate public online reporting, the self-reporting of certain incidents by the public without direct police involvement...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | online reporting, CopLogic, technology |
Review of Police Interaction with Persons with a Mental Illness
In May 2012, the ministry undertook a review of Police Interactions with Persons with Mental Illness (PIPMI) which includes information gathered on current practices at police services across Ontario...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | mental health, review, best practices |
School Resource Officer Program
As a part of the overarching Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS), the Toronto Police Service is connecting with youth in the schools through the School Resource Officer (SRO) program...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | school, anti-violence strategy, youth outreach, crime prevention |
Service Initiative: Value and Innovation
In 2011, the Ottawa Police Service initiated its Service Initiative, an organization-wide review of how policing services are delivered to the community. The catalyst for this initiative was the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | review, policing model, sustainable policing, community |
Synthetic Drug Initiative
Launched in 2009 in response to growing problems associated with the production, trafficking, export and domestic demand for illicit synthetic drugs, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | organized crime, drug enforcement, drug trafficking, partnership, intelligence |
Technology Assisted Training Initiative—E-learning and Virtual Classroom Platforms
As part of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Technology Assisted Training Initiative, the Ontario Provincial Police Academy is using E-learning and video conferencing technology to offer training...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, training, e-learning, virtual classroom |
TeleStaff Schedule
To improve work force planning and scheduling processes, the York Regional Police will implement the TeleStaff schedule system, a single-point system for the scheduling of officers, civilians and...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | administration, technology |
The Ontario Major Case Management System
Ontario is the first province to implement standardized investigative practices and supporting technology for major case investigations. In 1997, the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and...
The Ontario Working Group on Collaborative, Risk-Driven Community Safety
The Ontario Working Group on Collaborative, Risk-Driven Community Safety (OWG) is a subcommittee of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | community safety, partnership, multidisciplinary, crime prevention, risk management |
Tiered Response Activation Agreement
In October 2012, the Ottawa Police, Fire and Paramedic services signed the Tiered Response Activation Agreement. The agreement sets out guiding principles to ensure that the right emergency services...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | tiered response, emergency services |
Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy
The Toronto Police Service introduced the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (TAVIS) in 2006 to respond to a spike in gun violence in the Toronto area. TAVIS is an intensive community...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | violence reduction, community safety, intelligence-led policing, anti-violence strategy, crime prevention |
Toronto Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
The Toronto Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) is a multi-agency partnership that brings together professionals with expertise in law enforcement, child protection, health and mental health...
Vulnerable Person Registry
In place since April 2013, the Vulnerable Person Registry allows caregivers to submit vital information regarding people who, due to a medical or physical condition, may be prone to wandering or...
| Pillars: | Police Interaction with Individuals Living with Mental Illness |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | special needs, registry, crisis situation, emergency response, mental health |
Youth in Policing Initiative
In 2006, in an effort to improve the relationship between the police service and the community, build relationships and decrease gang recruitment, the Toronto Police Service introduced the Youth in...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | youth employment, crime prevention, youth police relations, community engagement |
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