Index of Policing Initiatives - Search Results
New Models of Community Safety (122)
"Vulnérable" Web Documentary
To better equip Quebec police and public safety workers to intervene with individuals showing mental health problems, the École nationale de police du Québec (Quebec national police school) created a...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety, Police Interaction with Individuals Living with Mental Illness |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | training, mental health, crisis intervention |
11 and Under Initiative
A 2009 study found Regina children to be behind their Saskatchewan peers in early development. In response, the Regina Police Service developed the 11 and Under Initiative (11UI). 11UI is a...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Keywords: | children, youth at risk, early intervention, social services, services referrals |
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: | First Nations, aboriginal, victims of crime, outreach, victim support, victimization |
Addressing Over-users of Health/Social and Police Services
Some individuals rely heavily on police, hospital and social services, entering the system over and over again and placing a drain on resources. Since 2009, the Repentigny Police Service has been...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, mental health, community |
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 |
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – Uqaqatigiiluk! (Talk About It)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day, skill-building workshop on suicide intervention for professionals, police officers, volunteers and other helpers. First developed...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nunavut |
| Keywords: | suicide prevention, Inuit, Aboriginal, community programs, training |
Arrest Processing Unit
In April 2010, a Yukon Police Review was launched by the Yukon Department of Justice and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 'M' Division following the December 2008 in-custody death of a detainee...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Yukon Territory |
| Keywords: | correctional, prisoner, medical care, memorandum of understanding |
Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities
The Cape Breton Regional Police Service, in partnership with Cape Breton University, has established the Association for Safer Cape Breton Communities, a 52-member group headed by a Cape Breton...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | community engagement, youth, community programs, community safety, crime reduction, community partnership, neighbourhood |
BC Policing and Community Safety Plan
The British Columbia Ministry of Justice’s BC Policing and Community Safety Plan (BCPCSP) seeks to set the direction, strategic framework, performance expectations and accountability mechanisms for...
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 |
Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime
In 2012, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice implemented a strategy called Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime (BPRC). The strategy encourages police, government officials and community-based...
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...
Civilianization and Crime Reduction
In 2007, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘J’ Division piloted a Civilianization and Crime Reduction initiative to respond to increasing property crimes and the need more efficient policing. The...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | intelligence led-policing, crime prevention, civilianization, youth, data, services referrals, crime analyst |
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 |
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - NL
In place since September 2013, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit — Newfoundland and Labrador (CFSEU–NL) is a new policing model established by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador to...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Keywords: | intelligence led-policing, organized crime, integrated team |
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 |
Community Constable Program
A Community Constable (CC) is an armed, uniformed peace officer at the rank of Special Constable member. Their primary focus is engaging their communities in active crime prevention/reduction...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | community safety, Aboriginal, crime prevention, crime reduction, community engagement, isolated and remote communities |
Community Health Intervention Program
Approximately 70% of police calls in Delta relate to mental health, consuming significant police resources. There is increasing pressure for police to deal with issues of mental health, but most...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | intervention, mental health, community safety |
Community Mobilization Prince Albert
Community Mobilization Prince Albert (CMPA), also referred to as the “Hub,” is a multi-agency team focused on crime prevention. CMPA integrates the activities of various community agencies, including...
Community Officers
Since 2007, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal has employed civilian community officers in nine community police stations, to improve community safety and ease the burden on police.
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | community officers, community engagement, civilianization, community safety |
Community Safety Constable Program
Among the new policing models being developed by the Vancouver Police Department is the Community Safety Constable Program. The program creates a new tier of special constables to take on low-risk...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | peace officer, community constable, special constable |
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 |
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| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | community safety, crime prevention, partnership, gestion du risque |
Community Support Program
The Community Support Program is a group of civilian community support officers (four officers and one supervisor) who walk the beat and patrol three Business Improvement Districts in the centre of...
Cooperation with School Board Concerning Simple Drug Possession
Dealing with simple drug possession cases in schools can be a drain on police resources. Since 2002, the Repentigny Police Service has saved resources by having high schools in Repentigny deal...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | youth, drugs, school |
Crime Reduction and Prevention Strategy
In 2009, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘L’ Division ran a pilot project that used preventative policing to reduce property crime and address impaired driving issues. ‘L’ Division is now...
Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team
To respond to the growing crime rate in northern Manitoba, RCMP ‘D’ Division, Manitoba North District, established the Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) in 2011. CREST is made up of...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | enforcement support, crime reduction, team, intelligence, prolific offenders, isolated and remote communities |
Crime Reduction Rollout
Royal Canadian Mounted Police ‘E’ Division’s crime reduction strategy began in 2005 and has since expanded to every detachment in British Columbia (BC). Each detachment now has a crime reduction...
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: | business intelligence, intelligence-led policing, effective policing, data, crime analysis |
Crisis Intervention Response Patrol Officers
It is estimated that the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) responds to more than 33,000 service calls per year (about 100 calls per day) regarding individuals dealing with a serious...
Critical Incident Response Team
For over 10 years, Charlottetown Police Services, together with Summerside Police Services, has had a partnership agreement with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘L’ Division, through a...
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: | domestic violence, crime prevention, intervention |
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: | domestic violence, community engagement, crime prevention, victimization |
Emergency Response Team
Charlottetown Police Services has a partnership agreement with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘L’ Division, through a memorandum of understanding, to share two Charlottetown Police Services...
Evidence-Based Crime Reduction Strategy—Prolific Offender Management
In 2009, the West Vancouver Police Department developed an evidence-based crime reduction strategy to identify and apprehend the top 10 prolific offenders in West Vancouver, including the Capilano...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | intelligence led-policing, crime reduction, crime prevention, mental health, prolific offenders, management |
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 |
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| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | review, organizational reform, service delivery, information sharing |
First Nation Girl Empowerment
Inspired by British Columbia’s West Coast Empowerment Training program, First Nation Girl Empowerment training promotes self-esteem and self-care in pre-adolescent girls. The Royal Canadian Mounted...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | Aboriginal, violence, children, youth, girls, education, awareness, 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 |
Fredericton Police Force / St. Mary's First Nation Partnership
St. Mary’s First Nation, located within the city of Fredericton, has been served by the Fredericton Police Force (FPF) for over 30 years through a contemporary community policing model. In 2000, to...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | community policing, First Nations |
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 |
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 |
Get in Gear Without Veering off the Road
“Get in Gear Without Veering off the Road” is a road safety information campaign. The campaign started in spring 2012 and targets young drivers and passengers aged 16 to 24. It encourages the...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | information campaign, youth, prevention, road safety, accidents |
Group to Combat Emerging Crime Phenomena
In 2007, as a pilot project, the Repentigny Police Service created a group within the police service to focus on emerging criminal groups and new crime phenomena. The group meets on an occasional...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | emerging crime, organized crime, crime prevention, intelligence, gangs |
Information Sharing via Social Media Programs
An innovative initiative in its early days is the Springhill Police Service’s use of social media to share information with the community. This initiative is quite promising as it requires minimal...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | social media, community engagement |
Integrated Criminal Intelligence Service
Criminal Intelligence Service Prince Edward Island (CISPEI) is a provincial crime intelligence bureau comprised of police officers, analysts and support staff from Royal Canadian Mounted Police ‘L’...
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 |
Intelligence-Led Policing
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary implemented intelligence-led policing in 2011 as a business model and managerial philosophy. Intelligence-led policing uses data and crime intelligence to support...
Interagency Information Sharing Protocol
In an attempt to address the high incidence of suicide in the territory of Nunavut, an interagency information sharing protocol is being piloted in January 2013. The program involves the Department...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nunavut |
| Keywords: | information sharing, crime prevention, mental health, suicide prevention, youth, isolated and remote communities, First Nations |
Internet Child Exploitation Initiative
To reduce Internet child exploitation in New Brunswick, the provincial Department of Public Safety and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘J’ Division are developing and implementing an Internet...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, youth, internet, child exploitation, victimization, online |
Internet Safety
Launched in 2013, the Internet Safety initiative is an awareness campaign featuring Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) presentations delivered to all elementary and middle schools within East...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, outreach, youth, children, education, awareness, internet |
Interventions for Mentally Ill Individuals under Law P-38
Police are increasingly called upon to intervene in situations where people with mental health issues are a threat to themselves or others, as discussed in Law P-38 (An Act Respecting the Protection...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | service referrals, mental health, social services |
Intimate Partner Violence Police Officer Train-the-Trainer Program
Police officers need a unique set of skills and competencies to intervene effectively and successfully in incidents of intimate partner violence (IPV). In 2006, the Fredericton Police Force entered...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | training, intimate partner violence, officer safety, intervention, train the trainer, domestic violence |
Inuit Perceptions
Inuit Perceptions is a one-day cultural awareness seminar that orients Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers to the unique perspectives of Inuit culture. Supported by "V" Division, each...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nunavut |
| Keywords: | Inuit, training, cross-cultural, Aboriginal, community |
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...
Justice Policing Priorities
In 2011–12, the Northwest Territories Department of Justice created a justice policing priorities initiative to engage both the local community and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Northwest Territories |
| Keywords: | community engagement, partnership, accountability |
Labrador Relief Team
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘B’ Division set up the Labrador Relief Team in 2009 to provide relief to Labrador’s four remote two-officer detachments. The Labrador Relief Team began as a...
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...
Memorandum of Understanding for Homicide Investigations
Given that homicides are uncommon in Oak Bay, the Oak Bay Police Department faces challenges in ensuring that investigators' and officers' skills in homicide investigation are kept up to date. When...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | memorandum of understanding, shared services, cost containment, homicide |
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
Under the direction of the Public Safety Office (also referenced in this catalogue), the Halifax Regional Police created a Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team (MHMCT) in 2008. The MHMCT is a cooperative...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | mental health, crime prevention, services referrals, community safety |
Misprescription and Overprescription of Controlled Prescription Drugs
Since early 2012, the Moose Jaw Police Service has been working closely with a Pharmacist Investigator from the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons to reduce the abuse of prescription...
Mobile Reference and Intervention Team for Homeless Individuals
To address the large number of service calls involving homeless individuals, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) implemented the Mobile Reference and Intervention Team for Homeless...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, mental health, homeless, homelessness, services referrals, intervention |
MOBILIS
From 2008 to 2011, the Longueuil Police Service and the Centre jeunesse de la Montérégie (Montérégie youth centre) undertook an initiative to address juvenile prostitution linked to street gangs...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, community partnership, sex trade, prostitution, gangs, street-involved youth, youth at risk, sexual violence, service referrals |
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: | intervention, crisis, domestic violence, team, drug abuse, services referrals |
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 safety, bylaw enforcement, peace officers, community constable |
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 Action Team
The Fredericton Police Force’s five-year plan (created in 2006) identified the need to restructure its approach to community policing. On that basis, and after further studies by internal and...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | community safety, community policing, community engagement, team, crime prevention, neighbourhood |
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 |
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 |
North East Nova Crime Reduction Strategy
The North East Nova Crime Reduction Strategy uses intelligence-led policing to reduce crime in the North East Nova District. Civilian criminal intelligence analysts pull information from police...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | intelligence-led policing, crime reduction, crime prevention, prolific offenders, traffic |
Online Criminal Record Checks
The Winnipeg Police Service established an online criminal record check initiative in October 2011 to allow citizens to submit criminal record checks applications electronically online. Online...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | technology, online reporting, criminal record check |
Operational Review
The Vancouver Police Department is an organization of 2,000 people with a budget of $200 million. Under-resourced and dealing with the impact of an economic downturn, the department underwent an...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | review, resource, civilianization, overtime, patrol deployment |
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 |
Partnering for Safer Communities
The Partnering for Safer Communities initiative is a series of two-day training workshops held throughout New Brunswick. Workshop participants are drawn from many different sectors and groups. The...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | community policing, crime prevention, training, community safety, partnership, workshop, education, evidence-based crime prevention, partnership |
Patrols in Parks and on Cycling Trails
Since 2006, the Blainville Police Service has used police cadets to patrol the Blainville municipality’s green spaces and its network of cycling trails.
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, civilianization, cadet, park, patrol |
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...
Police Officer Assigned to Seniors
The Repentigny Police Service has witnessed an increase in incidents involving senior citizens. In 2009–10, there was a 30% increase in cases involving seniors. In response to this trend, the...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | seniors, senior citizens, community engagement |
Police Services Organizational Reform
In 2001, Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security (Ministère de la Sécurité Publique) led an important organizational reform of the policing structure in the province. The Ministry has made many...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | review, organizational reform, levels of service |
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 |
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 |
Project Safe Keeping
Through Project Safe Keeping, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘H’ Division is working to reduce the historic levels of violence faced by Aboriginal women. ‘H’ Division has a working relationship...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | Aboriginal, community, violence, education, prevention, human trafficking, women, awareness |
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: | collision reporting, client service, accidents |
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 |
Provincial Collision Reporting Centre
In 2012, Charlottetown Police Services put forward a proposal for the Province of Prince Edward Island to contract collision reporting to a private company. Other police services across Canada, most...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Prince Edward Island |
| Keywords: | collision reporting centre, accidents, car |
Provincial Prescription Drug Committee
Launched in 2013, Prince Edward Island's (PEI) Provincial Prescription Drug Committee is a multi-departmental approach to addressing the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs in the province...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Prince Edward Island |
| Keywords: | prescription drugs, committee, multi-sectoral, health |
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 |
Public Safety Office
Following the 2008 release of the Halifax Mayor’s Roundtable Report, "Violence and Public Safety in the Halifax Regional Municipality," the Halifax Regional Police put the Public Safety Office in...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, community engagement, public safety, partnership |
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: | community policing, peace officer, standards, oversight, special constable |
Rationalized Integration
The Saanich Police Department plans to work with the Victoria Police Department to implement an integrated approach to computer forensic analysis. With rationalized integration, the two departments...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | forensic analysis, technology, integration, cost sharing |
Re-engineering Federal Policing
The Re-engineering Federal Policing initiative, currently underway across Canada, is a move away from the traditional structure of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) federal policing. This...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | federal policing, organized crime, re-engineering, intelligence, partnership |
Regina Children’s Justice Centre
The Regina Children’s Justice Centre (RCJC) is an integrated partnership made up of members of the Regina Police Service and the Ministry of Social Services. The members of the RCJC are part of a...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Keywords: | youth, child exploitation, child abuse, social services, community engagement, victimization, partnership |
Regional Domestic Violence Unit
The Saanich Police Department participates in a Regional Domestic Violence Unit that takes a multidisciplinary approach to high-risk domestic violence situations across the Capital Regional District...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | domestic violence, integrated unit, regional unit, partnership |
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 |
Safer, Stronger Communities Initiative
The Safer, Stronger Communities Initiative uses a multidisciplinary team to tackle crime and enhance community safety in public housing areas. This initiative is a coordinated response to crime...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Nova Scotia |
| Keywords: | community safety, crime prevention, public housing, partnership |
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 |
Search and Rescue Coordinator Position
Coordinating search and rescue (SAR) operations is challenging in the Northwest Territories because of the vast territory, extreme weather conditions and high police turnover. Royal Canadian Mounted...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Northwest Territories |
| Keywords: | coordinator, search and rescue, training |
Sécuri-Parc
In 2011, the Châteauguay Police Service, through a partnership with the Sureté du Québec, implemented the Sécuri-Parc initiative to ensure safety in the Beauharnois-Valleyfield Regional...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crime prevention, civilianization, cadet, community safety, patrol, park |
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 |
Social Media Pilot Project
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) 'F' Division in Saskatchewan launched a one-year social media pilot project in 2012 to use social media in a non-investigative role as a communications...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Keywords: | social media, community engagement, media relations |
Social Worker
In 2010, the Terrebonne Police Service hired a social worker to assist in making appropriate referrals to services and institutions. The social worker helps with recurring cases, strengthens...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | mental health, social services, services referrals, sexual violence, victim support |
Software to Manage Complaints/Requests from Citizens
In fall 2012, the Repentigny Police Service established a computerized follow-up system to deal with non-emergency calls from citizens and ensure that customer service is efficient and responsive...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | technology, client service |
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...
Stabilized Funding for Quebec’s National Police School
This initiative has established ongoing, stabilized funding for Quebec’s national police school (l’École Nationale de Police du Québec) by imposing a 1% annual contribution from the payroll of all...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | funding, payroll, education |
Strategic Policing Partnership—Resource Review
In response to the rising cost of policing and the need to ensure value for money and effective use of resources, the Yukon Department of Justice and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘M’ Division...
Support Team for Psychosocial Emergencies
In June 2012, through interagency collaboration, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal created an "Équipe de soutien aux urgences psychosociales", (Support Team for Psychosocial Emergencies...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | mental health, crime prevention, services referrals, multidisciplinary team |
Surrey Detachment Online Reporting Project
The Surrey Detachment Online Reporting Project was initiated as a pilot project in January 2014 to determine the value and effectiveness of online software for crime reporting by the public. The...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | online reporting, technology |
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 engagement, drug crime, youth, community partnership |
Tactical Troop
For over 10 years, Charlottetown Police Services has had a partnership agreement with Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘L’ Division, through a memorandum of understanding, to share four to five...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Prince Edward Island |
| Keywords: | shared services, memorandum of understanding, training, riot squad, partnership |
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...
Unmanned Aerial Systems Project
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘F’ Division developed the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) project as a cost-effective solution to the need for aerial photographs for a variety of situations...
Urban Brigade
In 2009, the Urban Brigade was established within an operational initiative which sought to provide a management framework for festive events and crowd control, while improving efficiency in the...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | crowd control, protests, event management, riot |
Vancouver Assertive Community Treatment Team
The Vancouver Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team was created in 2011 to provide better care to those who suffer from significant mental illness and substance abuse problems and are frequent...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety, Police Interaction with Individuals Living with Mental Illness |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | mental health, partnership, integrated team |
Victoria Integrated Community Outreach Team
The Victoria Police Department established the Victoria Integrated Community Outreach Team (VICOT) in 2007 to provide intensive support to individuals living with persistent mental illness who face...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | community engagement, mental health, substance abuse, integrated team, crime prevention |
Youth at Risk Coordinator
To address provincial rates of youth incarceration that were consistently higher than in other provinces, the Fredericton Police Force established the position of Youth at Risk Coordinator in 2008...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | New Brunswick |
| Keywords: | youth at risk, coordinator, intervention, crime prevention, community, youth crime, recidivism |
Youth for Change and Inclusion
Over the last nine years, the Victoria Police Department has run the Youth for Change and Inclusion (YCI) program which brings together youth from a variety of ethnic, racial, religious and cultural...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | youth, crime prevention, community engagement, education, diversity |
Youth Gang Prevention Strategies
The Delta Police Department is developing youth gang prevention strategies to prevent and discourage youth involvement in gangs, bullying and extortion. The department will work with community...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | youth, crime prevention, community partnership |
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 |
Youth Intervention and Diversion Program
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Crime Reduction Unit in ‘J’ Division implemented the Youth Intervention and Diversion Program (YIDP) in 2009. YIDP is an evidence-based program designed to...
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