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As policing leaders, there are key elements to consider when it comes to developing outstanding organizations. Opening conference keynote presenter Tanya McCready of the Winterdance Dogsled Tour and author of Journey of 1000 Miles opened the conference with a timely message: time, dedication, trust, and practice are key elements to leadership, as well as ensuring that leaders know their team and where they thrive best.

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As many great ventures originate from a decision to create positive change, the same can be said about the genesis of the ontario association of chiefs of police’s (oacp) pre-certification process. On january 1, 2020, the new oacp constable selection system (css) was introduced by the oacp for police applicant testing in the province of ontario. This change in oacp css pre-employment testing was undertaken at the discretion of police leaders to ensure consistent hiring practi

the use of ESD canines has exploded, with over 100 of them currently deployed across the USA alone. A few years ago, Australia joined the ESD canine club and were soon followed by South East Asia in 2022. Then, in 2023, Canada proudly welcomed its first ESD canine, Harley, to the Peel Regional Police ICE Unit.

Leaders often assume that they - themselves - should have all the answers, simply because they’re in a “leadership role” and all eyes are on them. Not being the expert can be unsettling. However, leaders need to acknowledge that it is gravely difficult (or perhaps an impossibility) to “know EVERYTHING”.

As Ontario police services seek solutions to emerging community issues, non-traditional police approaches that create opportunities to strengthen community relationships are becoming vital to community safety and well-being.

A recent article published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) lists financial fitness as one of the essential factors for officers to stay mentally healthy and maintain above average stability in other aspects of their life. Financial fitness is not necessarily about how much someone earns, nor is earnings a measure of financial success.

Policing professionals and leaders know that meaningful and robust data is needed to identify, understand and address systemic issues that affect community safety and police-community relationships. This includes collecting, using and reporting race- and identity-based data to support strategies and action plans that advance equity in policing, and transparency and accountability to the public.

In July 2019, a 40-year-old male was charged – and eventually convicted – with attempted murder after racing his tractor-trailer through a Belleville city suburb and slamming into his partner’s apartment building. Thankfully, she was uninjured in the spectacular attack. Video evidence demonstrating the suspect’s reckless driving behaviour was a key part of the investigation and an element that required hours of investigator’s time to source.

For many Canadians, sexual violence casts a dark shadow over their lives. Studies show that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. In Halton Region, where more than 600,000 Ontarians make their homes, such figures translate into a significant number of individuals that have the potential to be impacted in terms of safety and well-being and, subsequently, reach out for assistance.