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April 1997 • EDITOR I PUBLISHER · Morley S. Lym b urn er Phone (905) 640·3048 Fax (905) 640·7547
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to June, by Blue Line Magazine Incorporated with a mailing address of. 12A· 4981 Hwy. 7 East, Ste.254, Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N1. Subscriptions are $25.00 per year. ($50.00 for U.S & Foreign) Editorial and copy IS considered to be completely separate from advertising sales. No commitment for editorial coverage can form any part of a sale agreement All artictes are protected by copynght. No part of thIS publicallon may be reproduced ortransmltted in any form or by any means. electronic or mechanical. including photOCOPYing and recording or by any informallon storage or retrieval system without permission from the publisher. The authors, advisors and publisher accept no liability whatsoever for any Injuries to persons or property resuiling from the appllcalion or adoption of any of the procedures, tactics or considerations presented in this magazine. Readers are caulloned and advised that articles presented herein are edited and supplied for your personal awareness and should not be used for further action un III appropriate advice and gUidance is received from asupervisor or Crown Attorney Blue Une Magazine IS an independent publlC8tion designed to entertain, educate and upgrade the skills of those involved in the taw enforcement profession. It has nodlfect control from alaw enforcement agency and its opmions and articles do not necessarily reflect the OPinionS 0/ any government. police, or law enforcement agency.
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Publisher 's Commentary 5 T he Clipboa rd 6 Back Talk 7 Dange rs of fa lse confessions. . . 9 Even non-violent interrogation techniques can produce false confessions. T raffic calming 10 Forced compliance without theforce. 12 Between the cur b studies That street problem may not be a police problem. 14 Skate safe - Skate legal Popularity of in line skating creates need for safety awareness and new bylaws. Who is Nova Scotia's fittest Cop? 15 Nova Scotia's competition builds 'Esprit de Corps '. Police Laptops fi ght crime 16 Saanich Policejight crime with new on-board computers and CDPD. OPP H elicopter Unit - Part 3 18 The third in ajive part series on helicopters in poliCing across Canada. 20 P rofile· Jeff Speckeen Officer reports from Saudi Arabia. Case Law 21 OFFI CE 97 a "Suite" deal 22 R ESPONSE 97 24 30 Never being able to say good bye Impact statement by parents of an officer killed by a drunk driver. The ground .. another place to win fro m 32 Joel Johnston reaffirms this technique on developing a mental attitude and skill set to win in any situation. 34 Mending Fences - Gwy Miller The parole board - skilled inquisitors Part 2 of 3 parts C lassified 36 Industry News 38 39 T en Seven - Law enforcement news C riminally F unny 46
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This month's edition features a poster photograph composed by Bill Johnson. We felt it was quite appropriate for Blue Line Magazine's first annual Trade Show edition. The poster is one ofa series ofmotivational posters being produced by K&K Enterpri es and currently marketed by a number of retailers across the country. Attendees at Response 97 will be able to purchase this and two other posters in the current series from one exhibitor. It will be your challenge to find out which one. If you are interested in becoming a local retailer of these posters you may call K&K Enterprises at 905 883-4960. Beginning on page 24 in this edition you will begin reading about Blue Line's first annual trade show. The pages are designed to help you find your way to the show and find the goods and services in which you have an interest. In addi· tion you will find a profile on each exhibitor and a run-down on what they will be disp laying. In the middle of this edition, for your con· venience, you will find a registration card. Although there will bea$IO.OO entry fee at the door you will be able to get in FREE by fillingoutthis card and returning it to us before April 18. Innovative Police Products Insurance Bureau Canada Justice Publications King Edward's Arms L.E.O. Products and Training M D Charlton Nicholls Distributors Nine One One Outerwear Northern Plains Leather Pacific Body Armour Pads Fitness Supplies Pro Carry Systems Robinson Helicopters Rocky Shoes & Boots Securitrim Inc. Shuriken Distributors Southwest University Sturm Ruger Tetragon Tasse Winchester
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Effective communication- more thanjust the p r inted word By Morley Lymbllmer Our communication ability is expanding in many ways. ommunicating i very important today and Blue Line Magazine is opening up more levels of communication than ever before. In addition to communication through the printed word Blue Line has initiated its own annual trade how which is designed to promote communication between our readers and private indu try. Blue Line's annual Response Trade how, in its inaugural debut scheduled for April 22-23, has had a tremendous responsefrom both regi trant and the private sector. With over 60 attending companies in 70 booths (as of this writing in mid -March) along with numerous guest lecturer in two classrooms, this event hould prove to be an excellent communication medium. You will find more about Response 97 in this edition. As an informational communication medium Blue Line News Week has proven to be quite successfu l for tho e who wish to keep up to date with law enforcement oriented news from across anada. The editor of this publication scan over 90 daily newspapers across Canada every day to cull out only the news of interest to law enforcement practitioners. This news is then compiled every Thursday and transmitted by fax
or mailed out to its subscribers. We have ralized from the very beginning of thi publication that communication is important in an archival en e as well. Blue Line ha developed a complimentary service of news searching which is available to subscribers to Blue Line News Week fax service. Subscribers simply call, fax or e-mail our office and supply us with a key word to search. This could be a name or subject or combination of words. We then earch our news database for all stories matching the search. We then fax out the articles for the subscriber at no extra charge. This service is also available to all Blue Line readers for a service fee. The database has become quite large and presently searches over 3,000 articles going back to ovember 1995 and is increasing at the average rate of 40 articles per week. Communication also means being open to you, our readers. To this end we have et up a 24 hour fax line. It is always on and ready to receive your stories or items of interest. We are happy to read pre s relea es and those little "heads-up" pieces that let us know what is developing in your agency. We also encourage those with either an artistic or literary flare to submit their stories or articles to us so we may hare this knowledge acros the country.
Blue Line has al 0 started to open up communication through the Internet in a variety of way. Our readers may communicate letters to us through our internet address at Blueline_Magazine @CompuServe.com. We will soon be visible on the new ommunity Policing Information Network, at www.cpinet.org, in the near future. CPI-Net is a cooperative effort between several police agencies, including the RCMP, OPP and Metro Toronto Police, to open lines of communication through the internet to assist in community policing initiatives. Portions ofCPI- et are set up for inter-agency communications and Blue Line initially will be placing a page on this system to advi e people about the up-coming and just relea ed articles in the magazine. We will also be posting requests for information on subjects our readers may be interested in. Blue Line will al 0 be keeping our readers up-to-date on the progress of this program as it evolves. Communicating is indeed important to any individual or group. It is of paramount importance to the law enforcement field and the publishing field. This makes for a great match when both mediums in need of communication can do so in a variety of ways. Your comments are expected.
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The Clipboard Seized : Quebec provincial police confi cated 1.6 million in counterfeit anadian bills in addition to printing equipment and a plate for making U.. bank notes in late February. The ph ney $50, $100 and $1,000 bills were eized in harlemagne, east of Montreal , p lice aid. fficer al found a .22-calibre revolver and part u ed to di gui e tolen cars. One man wa , rrc tcd . Recognized : A B. . cattle rancher who saved an R MP con table' life wa recognized for hi bravery in late February. Klau Dieter oth, 64, wa awarded a medal ~ r bravery from the pre tigious Carnegie Hero Fun f Pitt burgh, Pa. I Ie has already received the ommi i ner' ommen dation from the R MP and the Medal ofBravery, one of Can ada' highe t awards for acts of heroism. th wa driving down a rural road in olumbia Valley, B. . , in July 1994, when he awa man p inting a gun at a Mountie. th aided the officer, who had stopped the man ~ r que ti ning, by di tracting the suspect and neeing with the officer. oth drove the officer to a neighbour's h me and called police. The man wa later arrested.
and within his authority when he used his firearm in that instance." Not Liable: Arnold Minors, a former member of the Metro Toronto Police Services Board, losta liable suit against the Toronto Sun newspaper in late February. Justice Nicholson McRae dismissed the ac' - ' - - - -..............--- tion saying the articles, columns, editorials and editorial cartoons in que tion were justified or fair comment caused by Minors' own words and conduct. Minors, who sought $8.5 million in damages, alleged that the newspaper published 28 liables in a six-week period in 1994. Appointed: Line Ouellet, of Quebec City, was appointed as part-time member of the RCMP Public Complaints Commission in early March. Ouellet, who holds a law degree from Laval University, was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1980. She specialized in civil and commerciallaw. The complaints commission is an independent and impartial organization that reviews complaints made by the public against members of the RCMP.
Fire Power: The ew York's city police force announced in early March that its officers will be getting hollow-point bullets. The bullets are designed to expand on impact and stop as soon as they strike their target. The NYPD has ordered nine million rounds, or a one year supply for up to 70 per cent of its force. The cost is estimated to be $500,000. Police Commissioner Howard Safir announced the change two weeks after a woman lost her eye after an officer's stray ricochet bullet ripped through her front door. Online: The RCMP will be placing their 10 Most Wanted list online next month. Eight of the fugitives will be Americans who have disappeared into some of Canada's larger cities. The website will be modelled after the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, which can be found on the agencies homepage. Photographs, biographical information, physical descriptions and details of the crimes they' re suspected of committing will appear on the Mountie website. The site is available through WWW.RCMP.GRC.GC.CA.
Made for TV: new one-hour TV cop drama et t air thi fall. old quad will begin production in the pring and be aired across anada on the Baton Broadcn ting network. The 13-episode drama will be filmed around Vancouver and Fraser Valley. The show is about a quad of homicide ffi er a igned to Vancouver's unsolved murder case. Settled : The mother and four children of an unarmed man wh was fatally wounded by p Iicc received a 218,269 settlement. Marcellu Francois was fatally shot in his car n July 1991 becau e police mistakenly th ught he wa a murder uspect. The Montreal Urban Community, a regi nal government, will pay Francois' mother and children for 10 of financial support and m ral damage, including pain and suffering. Wants Charges : A lawyer forLhe family ofa
hooting victim asked Ontario Attorney General Charles I larnick to investigate a chief of police for contempt of court. In a letter dated Feb. 7, lawyer Paul Copeland alleges lhat a press release issued by hierBryan Cousineau after a York Region police officer wa harged in connection with the shooting death fa u pecl i de igned to influence the pr ecution of the officer and therefore constitute c ntempl. In the relea e ousineau said: "We take the po ition that our officer was acting lawfully
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Remembering a big chance and a great start In response to the "Letters To The Editor" article of February's Blue Line Magazi ne written from Windsor Police. In answer to the question : Ye , I used the plainclothes arre t photograph from another magazine a my reference for that part of the 1994 cover of Blue Line. It is nice to know that the officer in the photo recognized the art work a being himself, and to now know the story behind the arrest is al 0 very interesting. In cover illu tration, from movie po ters like tar Wars, to book jacket cover, Photo reference is otten used to gain a solid repre entation of the subject matter, or likeness with believable results. With that said, it' good to know I accurately depicted that arrest; I' m glad to read both you and the Wind or officer enjoyed the illu tration . I hould tell you a little bit about what I'm doing now that I have left both college and the pages of Blue Line. I was awarded a national award for cartoon excellence by the ational A sociation of Canadian Political Cartoonists in Toronto a couple of years ago. ome of the cartoon ubmitted for review were one's I had done for Blue Line. I have done numerous comic book covers for some of the biggest
characters in the Superior bu iness. My work ha appeared in MAD Magazine, Marvel and DC Comics. I am now working in animation! I am currently doing storyboards for Saturday morning cartoons at a large production company in Toronto. No matter what I do in my career, or how far I have come from Blue Line, it all started with a guy named Morley Lymburner who gave me
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a shot at doing work for a "real" magazine. As long as I draw cartoons I will never forget where it all began ome even or eight years ago. Thanks and keep up the great work. -
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Even modern non-violent interrogation techniques can produce false confessions Release /rom APA Journal The days of bright lights and rubber ho e a tools to obtain confessions from criminal suspects may be gone, but the more modem method u ed by police to get u pects to confess may be no les powerful. And, according to psychologist aul M. Kassin, Ph.D., of Williams College, "available research suggests that the criminal ju tice system currently does not afford adequate protection to people branded as suspects and there are serious dangers associated with the use of confession evidence." In an article in the March issue of the American Psychological Association's (APA) journal American Psychologist, Dr. Kassin notes that the use of physical force to obtain confessions has given way to more psychologically oriented techniques, such as "feigned sympathy and friendship, appeals to God and religion, the use of informants, the pre entation offalse evidence and other forms of trickery and deception." The most commonly used interrogation techniques, Dr. Kassin says, fall into two general categories: maximization and minimization. The aim of maximization is to intimidate a u pect into confessing by "overstating the eriou ne of the offence and the magnitude of the charges and even making false or exaggerated claims about the evidence." Minimization aim to lull the suspect into a false sense of security by "offering sympathy, tolerance, facesaving excuses, and moraljustification; by blaming the victim or an accomplice; and by underplaying the seriousness or magnitude of the charges." While trial judges reject confessions that were elicited by explicit threats of harsh puni hment or promises ofleniency in sentencing, they often do not exclude confessions for which positive and negative consequences are merely implied, Dr. Kassin says. And the result, he ay ,is an unknown number of instances where people confess to crimes they didn't commit. Dr. Kassin cites several historical ca e of people giving false confe sions to e cape aversive interrogation, to gain a promised reward or because they came to believe they had committed the crime. The most recent and well-documented case of false confession was Paul Ingram, a fonner deputy sheriff in Olympia, Washington who "after 23 interrogations, which extended for five months, was detained, hypnotized, provided with graphic crime details, told by a police psychologist that ex offenders typically repress their offences, and urged by the minister of his church to confess," eventually "recalled" raping his daughter, sexual abuse and atanic crimes that included the slaughter of newborn babies. There was no physical evidence to suggest that the crimes had even occurred, Dr. Kassin notes, but Paul Ingram was entenced to 20 years in jail, where he remains. While Paul Ingram may have suffered from
participant hitting the key and half the time the confederate claimed not to have seen what happened. The experimenter then hand-wrote a standardized confession and prodded the participants to sign it. Overall, 69 percent signed it and 28 percent believed they were actually guilty. ompliance wa highest among those who had been typing the letters at the faster pace and whose "witness" claimed that they had hit the ALT key: 100 percent of them signed the confession, 65 percent believed they were guilty and 35 percent confabulated details to fit their belief. This is important, Dr. Kassin says, becau e confes ion evidence - even confession evidence that has been withdrawn or recanted can have enormous influence on juries. Even when a judge rules that a disputed confes ion was coerced and not voluntary and instructs the jury to discount it, evidence from mock juror experiment suggests that jurors will often be persuaded by it anyway. "In short," Dr. Kassin notes, "confession evidence is so inherently prejudicial that people do not fully discount the information even when it is logically and legally appropriate to do so.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION an unusually high degree of suggestibility, Dr. Kassin describes laboratory experiments involving college students that demonstrate the relative ease with which innocent persons can be induced not only to admit guilt, but to adopt the false belief that they are guilty and even confabulate details to fit that newly created belief (at least in a low-stakes, non-criminal situation). In the experiment, participants were instructed to type letters into a computer as they were read offby a confederate at either a slow or fast pace. The participants were warned not to touch the ALT key on the keyboard or else the computer would malfunction and data would be lost. In each case, the computer suddenly "crashed" and the experimenter accused the participant of hitting the ALT key. In all cases, the participant at first denied hitting the key (and none actually had hit the key), but half the time the confederate claimed to have witnessed the
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by Blair 1CQlliII(1II In a ingle e enmg a group of angry Dutch Itil'ens hanged the way traffic management i viewed and gave communit leader and professl nals a wak -up call. In th' late 1960 , re ident in the city of [ ell1, Iiolland, were 0 outraged over the negative impact chicle had on their street that they literall tore up the brick pavement one night. fhe brick. \~ere rearranged in Sll h a way that motorists \~ere ~ r ed to tra el in a erpentine pattern at a much lower peed. During that evening a concept known as "traffi management" wa ~ r cd upon I cal m ials. The goal of traffic management is to inte'rate and a mm date pede trian , cyclists and mot rists n the road which they arc u ing. This i a hieved by altering the phy ical features of the road in uch a manner that it changes the behavi ur of tho e utilizing the street. While the oncept may und complicated, It IS tuall quite simple and ea y to implement. Traffi calming upplie ity planners and p lice \~Ith a number of method which help to redu e the speed at whi h motori t travel, mcrea. e safety and improve the quality of life within th ommunity. In the pa t, phy ical feature uch as all wa t ps, speed bumps and traffic maze have been implemented in an attempt to low motorIsts, who are generally viewed a the mo t d mmate road user. Ilowever, the e method ma a tuall have the oppo ite effect on drivers. II wa st p. ~ r e\.ample, can generate fru trati n among dri er . Motori t tend to peed up in bet\~een top ign in order to make up fI r lost time and roll through t p they feel are unne e ary. II we er, when traffi aiming meth d are utili7ed the phy ical features of the road
it elf enforces a lower peed limit. Thi elf enforcement i done through a number of method . They include rai ing road urface , adding bicycle lane, narrowing the road, creating traffic circle and altering the texture or colour of the road it elf. While traffic calming fir t began to gain popularity in Europe in the 1970 , it i till re latively new to anada. The fi r t traffic calming project wa implemented in Ontario in 1994. It wa at that time thata re ident a ociation
proposed that the Toronto ity Council use traffic calming mea lire on Balliol treet in the heart of the city. Re ident were concerned about the high rate of peed at which motori t were travelling along the treet. The city wa already planning to do contruction on the treet and agreed to implement the calming methods propo ed, said Andrew Macbeth, manager of the city's Tran portation
Management Department of Public Work and the nvironment. The fir t tep in the initiative was to pass legi lation which reduced the speed limit from 40 kmlh to 30 kmIh. Many change were made to the treet after the legi lation was pa ed and the two month con truction period had ended. A total offive inter ections were rai ed and narrowed along the treet, even road narrowing were created in between block by extending existing idewalk and the road urface was altered in various spots by laying interlocking brick instead of asphalt. The final measure included the removal of top ign at three T-inter ection . Thi wa done becau e the Metropolitan Toronto Police ervice felt that v"ith the lower operating peed, it would be afer for all road u er if the ign were removed at location where the intersection were narrowed. Pede trians could wait for gaps in traffic to cross the treet, instead of relying on driver to
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stop. Pede trians are known to frequently cross at stops signs before checking to make sure that a motorist is not rolling through the intersection. According to a report by J.P. Braaksma & Associates, a transportation planning and engineering firm, removing stop signs can have a positive effect. "Norma lly, the speeds are low near the stops signs and high in between. In addition, there is a lot of accelerating and decelerating and frustrated drivers who object to what are often called 'political stop signs.' Consequently rolling stops occur. "The same street, but traffic calmed, has a lower top speed and fewer stops, resulting in a relatively flat speed profile. The speeding, frustration and rolling stops are eliminated or significantly reduced." But the main question is whether or not Ontario's first traffic calming project was a success. A traffic calming report prepared by Metro Toronto Police shows that prior to the project 54 per cent of all traffic on the road exceeded the speed limit. Of these, 14 per cent were speeding by 10kmih or more. However, once the calming measures were in place, 34 per cent ofthe traffic exceeded the new, lower speed limit ono kmIh. In addition, just4 per cent of these people exceeded it by 10 km/h or more. A survey conducted six months after the changes were made showed that 60 per cent of the residents supported the project, while just 26 per cent were opposed to it. A door-to-door survey conducted by landscape architecture students from the Ryerson Polytechnic University indicated that residents had an increased feeling of safety on the street and that they were more likely to converse with neighbours because the slowed vehicle speeds reduced the amount of noise. The project had positive benefits for police as well. Police vehicles were able to travel along Balliol treet 13 per cent faster than they were prior to the calming project. The field test found that while the road narrowings and grade changes affected the maximum vehicle speeds between the intersections, the elimination of the stop signs meant police vehicles didn't have to come to a complete stop at those points. Fuel consumption test done by the police force found there was a 32 per cent reduction in the amount of fuel used. The decline is attributed to the fact that the street can be travelled at a more unifoml speed. With slower speeds stopping distances are reduced and the driver's field of vision widens, the 1. P. Braaksma & Associates study states. When this happens motorists become more aware of their environment and are able to stop faster if required. In fact, some studies have found that the number of collisions decreased by up to 50% after traffic calming measures were implemented. The reduction in collisions means officer spend less time attending accident scenes, doing associated paper work and spending time in court. There were however, some drawbacks for
other emergency services. The fire department found that their response time increased by three seconds, a one per cent increase in their expected time. Ambulance personnel also found it took an additional 25 seconds to travel the street. Th is represented fi ve percent of the expected eight minute response time. Their main problem was dealing with patients while going over the raised intersections. Although traffic calming is not a perfect concept, it has gained increasing attention from cities in Ontario and across Canada since the Balliol Street project. Cities such as Victoria, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and Nepean have all used traffic calming as a means of making their streets safer and reducing the need for constant radar enforcement. The Ontario Traffic Conference, a committee that is made up of traffic engineers, politicians and police, has formed a Traffic Calming
Subcommittee. The committee is responsible for developing guidelines which outline legal, technical and financial issues associated with traffic calming in the province. ationally, the Transportation Association of Canada, along with the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers is forming a project team to study traffic calming in Canada. But the key to the project is initiative. Police officers shouldn't wait for city engineers and resident associations to come to them. Instead, it should be the force itself that gets the ball rolling. If an officer knows of a high incident area where accidents and speeding are commonplace, the officer should take time to think about traffic calming methods that may alleviate the problem. Once a calming plan has been laid out, alert city officials and area residents in order to get everyone involved in the project. Solving a community's problems before they seek assistance is a definite boost for community policing and once the project is complete, officers will be able to move on to other areas that require their attention. With all of its benefits, it may be time to tum off the radar at the worst intersection in town and look to traffic calming as a viable altemative to high profile traffic enforcement. For further information about Traffic Calming as a cOllllllunity-based initiative contacty Allnsp. Jane Dick of Metropolitan Toronto Police or Constable Ted Holtzheuser at 416 808-2900.
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This study is a result of a letter of concern received by thi police force from Mr. R. F. Smith of Widget Corp. and Mr. W. Jones of the Maple City ngineering Dept. Location of thi tudy is the western exit! entrance to the Widget Corp. Building at 1775 Fir t treet. The dri e is located about 100 metre outh of the inter ection of econd A venue and situated on the east side of First treet and ju t north of a natural re erve city park. The road way has four lane of traffic con i ting of two lanes northbound and two southbound eparated by a core lell tum lane. The posted peed limit for Fir t treet is 50 kIn/h . The road curves to the ea t ju t south of the Widget orp. exit! entrance. It i al 0 ituated just we t of th e Maple City Admini tration Building. The complaint i regarding the hazards, either encountered or perceived, of the employee a they exit the driveway of Widget orporation and onto Fir t treet. Basic concerns involved near and actual colli ion with peeding vehicle going northbound. The city claim the problem is with speeding vehicles while Widget orp. claim both a problem with peeders and the de ign of the road or exit onto thi road .
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- _ -First St. by Morley LymbllrJIer It wa an unfortunate y tem that had relegated the traffic enforcement branche of poIi e for es to imply the enforcement of traffic laws and the inve tigation of accident. Very little had been done to break the chain of handing ut Ii ket and filling out accident rep rt.. ertainl one area that wa eldom [lC cpted in traffic policing wa the concept of preventi n. ne area that traffic officer could focu on pre enting c Iii i n was in on- treet analysi of traffic pattern and road construction . Many I vel f governmcnt hire traffic engineer to m nitor and rede ign inter ection , roadbeds and traffi c ntrol devices. The fact of the
,gen ies ,II the e officer out to inve tigate fatalitie and other eriou incident but eldom
set them to work to study traffic problems in high accident locations. The e skilled officers could be invaluable to any agency on several points. • They know the treet and roads they patrol; • They understand human nature and driving habits; They have seen enough collisions to know what went wrong; They have been trained to look beyond the obvious; • They have been trained in the causative factors of collision; • They have been taught the basic of colli ion physic, ciences and math; • They have been trained to communicate their findings in a clear fashion; • Their report is viewed a unbiased to community groups and governmentsalike. Putting these people to work to prevent collisions only makes good sense. The following ca e tudy is one I ubmitted some 12 years ago. I have changed some details to empha ize ome of the background politics surrounding thi tudy. Traffic tudy of exit drive from Widget orp., 1775 First Street, Maple City.
This location ha been an on-going peed complaint zone for the pa t four months with a police officer as igned to radar duty for a total of 82 hour. A total of three violation ticket have been i ued. One for speeding and two for lane change violations. A urve of traffic on Fir t treet indicated that traffic wa heavy but that peed were not exce ive. On December 12 between 16: I 5 and 16:45 hrs. a total of 165 vehicles were counted going northbound and their speeds monitored . peed up to 49 km/h = 135 peed 50 to 55 kmlh = 25 peeds 56 and up = 5 The highe t peed recorded wa 61 kmlh and thi wa only one vehicle. Traffic exiting 1775 First treet was monitored between 17: I 0 and 17:30 hr . A total of77 vehicle lell the lot between these time. A total of 44 vehicle turned left and 33 vehicle turned right. After completing this observation it wa determined that a greater hazard existed for tho e turning right. The main rea on forthis wa that left turning vehicles cleared each lane quicker and were removed as an immediate hazard to northbound vehicles while right turning vehicle made a lower acceleration from their stopped po ition and caused ome traffic to slow down to accommodate the reduced speed. It was al 0 noted that many right turning car made a quick lane change to get into the left lane of traffic in order to make a left tum at econd Avenue (a di tance of about 100 metre north of the exit). Several exits from the lot were performed
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by this writer and it was found that due to the unusual obstructions to the south, northbound traffic came into view quite suddenly. This appeared quite intimidating to left turning traffic when coupled with the southbound flow which tended to flow at a higher rate of speed. It was felt that this apprehension could be a factor in traffic problems.
Technical Analysis: Due to this unusual problem a deeper investigation was taken with regard to the road character to detemline ifthere were any corrective measures that could be made. T he F irst P ossib le Point of P erception (FPPP) was measured from the standard stopping position of the exiting traffic. It was found that the first point at which drivers could see each other was 55 metres to the south of the exit. T he Coefficie nt of Friction of the road surface was measured by drag sleds. At the time of the tests the road surface was dry and the temperature was -9 Celsius. The road was in good repair and appeared ofuniform composition. Calculations at the time indicated a friction fact of .69. T he Average R a diu s of the C u rve was measured on the west edge of the northbound lane oftraftic. It was found to be 85 .88 metres. T he C ritical C u rve Speed was calculated by utilizing the two figures above. It was concluded that a vehicle travelling in the northbound pa sing lane would go out of control at a speed of about 86 km.lh. A vehicle driving in the curb lane was calculated to go out of control at 80 kmlh. Upon analysing the above figures it was concluded that the curve in the roadway was adequate for the existing speed limit and the road urface as it existed. Due to all of the above factors it appeared that only the location of the driveway could be brought into question.
Security of Space and Time We know the speed limit was appropriate. The traffic flow was moving at an acceptable rate of speed and it was not a heavy flow for the road design. It was felt that 55 metres to the first possible point of perception to northbound vehicles from the driveway was not appropriate. Given the usual sequence of events leading up to a collision we discovered that it would take a vehicle travelling at 50 kmIh at least 14.26 metres to slide to a stop if all brakes function properly on a dry road surface. On top of this we added a further 10.7 metres to allow for the average reaction time of .75 seconds. This now took us to almost 25 metres to stop. This permited only 30 metres to allow for perception delay. Ifwe had a perception delay on only two seconds the remaining distance was consumed and we could potentially had a collision. If we increased the speed of the vehicle from 50 km/h this safety zone distance was reduced dramatically. For instance at 60 kmIh the total space consumed by an alert driver was almost 36 metres and the chances ofa collision were increased dramatically.
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half hour was found to be at 60 kmIh and no vehicles had been found at 80 kmIh. It was not felt that the problem in this complaint was speed. It was well established that if a person came to a stop before the prolongation of the curb and did not see a car coming from the south, he could make the left turn safely with a car with even modest acceleration. The motorist would only need to check if traffic coming from the north was clear. The only real hazard with left turning traffic at this location would be driver hesitation. To this end it was felt that steps could be taken to increase the perception point (sight-line) by removing some of the bush at the bend in the road and eliminate the parking of cars by the west edge of the parking lot. Right turning traffic was another problem that must be addressed. It was found that most vehicles exiting made a rapid left lane change, or a wide right turn in order to get into the left lane. This was to get over to the left tum lane for Second Avenue which leads to a major arterial roadway and expressway uscd by most of the motorists on this street. Numerous northbound vehicles were seen to be interfered with by this activity. This hazard was made even more serious by the fact that the only escape route for other northbound motorists was to swerve to the left into southbound traffic or swerve to the right and strike curb lane traffic or another right turning car from the parking lot. H was this study' s conclusion that this exit should be removed or turned into an entrance location only. To accommodate exiting traffic another location should be considered at the east end of the property. It was noted that to do so the City would had to complete a street that had been on the drawing boards for the past ten years. The location was presently being used as a parking lot for City Hall. Records indicated that the city had made requests of Widget Corp. in the past to pay for the construction of this street extension but the company had refused citing the fact that the street was necessary for the city hall ' s usage as well and for the use of vacant land immediately to the north of city hall. It was plain to see that the problems arising out of this hazard had long been attributed to being a police problem when it had been a simple dispute between city hall and Widget Corp. For the safety of the public they were encouraged to come to an agreement to solve
this problem. In any civil litigation arising out of thi s problem both the city and the corporation would had difficulty exonerating themselves from liability. Morle} Lymbumer has 25 years experience as a police officer and 20 years as a Traffic specialist. He has gained experience in all Facets of Traffic work includi ng training at the Canadian Police College to a Level 3 Accident Investigator. He has investigated over 50 traffic fatalities and perFormed numerous studies similar to that demonstrated here. For the past nine years he has been the editor and publisher of Blue Line Magazine. For further inFormation or to pass along your comments call 905 6403048 or Fax 905640-7547.
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Skate Safe - Skate Legal by Lisa D 'A llessal1dro Pi ture thi : It's a unday afternoon and the ky i finally clear of all the rain and drizzle that plagucd the spring months of April, May and June. Looking out my window, I notice that the un' ray have beckoned in-line skaters of all age, out onto the streets. Not wanting to mi any of the action, I quickly retrieve my inline kates out of winter storage and begin the ardu us task of buckling them up. aught up in the anticipation of heading ut for my afternoon blade, I forget to equip my clfwith all of the requisite protective gear. Remcmbering about my equipment, approximately five minutes away from my home, I quickly di mi s the idea of heading back to put itall on. My logic for this decision resided in the fa t that ince I have never really hurt myselfon a fall while in-line skating, it couldn't possibly happen thi time. This decision resulted in mi take number one. M i take number two occurred when 1 bravely to k to the treets after realizing that pedestrians n the sidewalk don't necessarily enj yin-line kater racing towards them at daunting peeds. onfldent in my self-professed, super-human p wer to avoid all injuries, L committed mi take number three while attempting to pass a bicycli t. Unfortunately, while moving in for the cl e, I failed to n tice the fresh strip oftar on the road. Time eemed to top as I hurtled towards a parked car and landed hard on the pavement, leaving me with a major asphalt bum (also kn wn a "road ra h") down my left flank. tunned by the notion that I survived the fall with ut landing on my head or getting hit by a car, I gladly received a Peel Regional Police mcer's offer for help. While assessing my injuries he was quick to inform me of the rules of the road. The main rule being that in-line skaters are re p n ible for obeying all traffic regulati n . That i , in-line skaters have the same re p n ibilitie as any wheeled vehicle. Up n learning the rule of the road I was a h, med to admit that mistakes number two and three were actually again t the law, while mi take number one was just plain stupid. N ,ignorance i definitely not bliss. Had 1 known that in-line katers have the same rep n ibilitie a any wheeled vehicle, this accident probably would not have happened. FoiI w the Rule of the Road. Wearing protective gear is a great start in the prevention of injuries. Along with the Peel Regi nal Police, the Canadian Tn-line Skating A ociation is a strong advocate of in-line kating afety. The association offers the foiI wing advice: I. kate mart - Always wear protective equipment - Take lessons - Master the basics, e pecially topping - Keep your equipment in afe c ndition. 2. kate Alert- onlrolyourspeed- Watch ~ r road hazard - kate on dry surfaces. Avoid water, oil and sand - Avoid obstacles and urface irregularitie (i.e. cracks, debris, sticks)
- Stay away from traffic. 3. Skate Legal - Obey all traffic regulations. When you skate you have the same responsibilities as any wheeled vehicle. Consider yourself a bicycl ist without a seat. - Don't skate while being towed by cars, bikes, dogs or people. 4. Skate Courteous - Skate on the right side of paths and pass on your left - Always yield to pedestrians. The Law - Where to Skate or WhereNOT-to Skate? That is the question. Confusion exists as to what is required of an in-l ine skater in regards to the law. Since the sport is so new, mostofthe municipalities across Canada do not have bylaws that regulate the use of in-line skates. The City of Brampton, for example, has rules preventing "roller-skating" or "skateboarding" on sidewaLks or streets, however, "in-line skating" is not mentioned specifically. On the other hand, most municipalities have caught up with the skating boom and enacted legislation to regulate where people can or cannot in-line skate. Right now, in the City of Mississauga, you cannot in-line skate on the road but you can on the sidewalks as long as you give pedestrians the right of way. Safety Equipment According to injury data, compiled by 15 hospitals across Canada, 82 per cent of reported injuries were due to not wearing safety equipment. Statistics like these are not surprising considering the fact that it's not unusual to see in-line skaters wearing only light summer clothing with no helmet or padding. The Peel Regional Police are dedicated to providing the skating public with safety education. Staff Sergeant John Byrne, of the Peel Regional Police, believes that serious injuries can be easily prevented simply by wearing the right equ ipment. "Equipping yourself with all the requisite protection - helmets, wrist protectors, knee pads and elbow pads - will greatly decrease the likelihood of being sent to the hospital with a broken arm, asphalt burns, a concussion or other serious injuries," says Byrne. Helmets are the most important piece of equipment for in-line skaters. Helmets should be CSA approved and should fit snugly with
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straps on both sides securely fastened directly under the ears. Wrist guards are the next most important piece of safety gear. Instinctively you try to break your fall with your hands. Wrist guards keep your wrists rigid so when you do throw your hands out to break a fall, the plastic on the guards protects your body from any initial contact you may have with the pavement. Knee pads protect the knees in the event of a fall forward just as elbow pads protect the elbows. Although many falls occur backwards while skating, in most accidents the skater falls forward. At the present time, many municipalities do not have bylaws that make it mandatory for inline skaters to wear protective gear. However, once the municipalities have caught up with the sport it is more than likely that bylaws will take over where the Highway Traffic Act stops. As of May 2, 1995, a bylaw approved by the City of North York states that persons 19 years ofage and under must wear helmets, wrist guards, elbow pads and knee pads. Fines of up to $5,000 may be applied to those violating this bylaw. Types ofInjuries Believe it or not, the sport of in-line skating is fairly new. This is hard to imagine considering the fact that over the past few years, the population of in-line skating has exploded. Unfortunately, along with the rising growth of in-line skating, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of injuries connected to the sport. Statistics, compiled by 15 hospitals across Canada, show that from 1990 to L993, more than 50 per cent of injuries associated with inline skating, involved children between LO and 14 years of age. Most ofthese injuries occurred on sidewalks, where uneven surfaces often result in a loss of control. In 1995, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 12 in-line skaters died and an estimated 99,400 reported to hospital emergency rooms. Most ofthese injuries were not due to a malfunctioning ofthe in-line skate itself. Rather, most mishaps occurred because of the poor judgment on the skater's part. The commission notes, for example, that on ly onethird of all victims wear safety gear. The body part most often injured is the wrist. According to data compiled by the same 15 hospitals, 58 percent of injuries -especially fractures and dislocations - were to the wrist and forearm; I 4percentwere to the leg and ankle; 11 per cent were head and face injuries; 10 per cent were to the shoulder, upper ann and elbow; 7 percent were attributed to other injuries. If you have any further questions regarding in-line skating safety or any other safety related issue, call the Peel Regional Police, Traffic Services, at: (905) 453-33Ll, extension 7030. Lisa D'A llessandro is a Medi a relati ons officer wi th Peel Regional Po lice Public Affairs Unit. For further inform ation call (905) 453-33 11, extension 4039.
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Who is Nova Scotia's fittest cop?
Mike Wag/10m, RCMP Halifax, is shown here competing in the weight walk competition. Mike received a broken neck in a police vehicle accident in 1993. He always stated he would walk again and compete in the Fit Cop. Last year he accomplished his goal. Each year there is an award presented on Mike's behalf for Achievment & Determination.
The 1996 Nova Scotia Fit Cop winner Kelly Oickle, New Glasgow/Westville Police, holds the Nova Scotia Fit Cop Trophy fo r local media while M aritime Police Bicycle Challenge Winner Walter Smith, Trenton Police, stands by. Well, who is it? For the year 1996, a 41 year old, 20 year, veteran officer fTom the recently ama lgamated force of New Glasgowl Westville Police Departments has claimed the title ofNova Scotia's fittest cop. Cst. Kelly Oickle has won the title twice in the last four years, in 1993 and this year. In addition to a boxing career, Kelly has spent a lifetime working out. What is the " Fittest Cop Competition" all about? In 1990, Alfie O'Quinn and Ward Beck of the Bridgewater Police Department set up a gym in the garage of the station. Both had been actively involved in High School sports and had continued their involvement in athletics into their law enforcement careers. Shortly after setting up their "mini-gym" at the station, both officers concluded there was a need for an athletic competition which would promote physical fitness anlOngst all badge carriers. Therefore, all law enforcement officers from the Province of Nova Scotia, whether they be fisheries, natural resources, R.C.M.P, Corrections, or Municipal Police Officers were encouraged to enter. Much positive feedback was received and this led to the inaugural event being held in June of 1992, in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Ten events were planned over a two day period. The first day's events were: a 1.5 mile run, the Long Jump, Bench Press, Baton Throw, and the Dead Lift.
Day Two saw the 60 Metre Dash, the Weight Walk ( a 70 Ib railroad rail carried in each hand over 200 metres.), Speed Cuffing, Chin ups, and an Obstacle Course. The winner of that inaugral competition was Dave McDowell, a Youth Facility Corrections Officer working in Waterville, N.S. This event was deemed to be a great success by all who participated. The following year, the Competition was organized by Cst. Steve Saunders, a veteran member of the Halifax Police Department. In hosting the event, Halifax made one change to the competition. The baton throw was replaced by the shot-putt. Kelly Oickle came out on top and was declared Fittest Cop in 1993. June, 1994 saw the Competition come back to Bridgewater. Once again, some changes were made as new faces became involved in organizing the event. Cst. John Collyer, a bike patrol officer with Bridgewater P.D., suggested the addition of a cycling event. So the shot-putt was dropped in favour of a bicycle obstacle course. This gave all participants a taste of what a bike patrol officer does on a day to day basis. Throughout the weekend-long competition, there was an epic battle for supremacy between Oickle and McDowell. When the dust settled, Dave McDowell had come out on top for his second win in three years. 1995 was a difficult year for the Fittest Cop Competition. The event, sched-
uled for Pictou County, had to be postponed due to a number of external factors. The G7 Conference in Halifax, the PAN Convention and an impending amalgamation in Pictou caused major headaches for the Pictou delegation. There was will butNO WAY!!! The 1996 Fittest Cop Competition came back to it's birthplace. Again some tinkering was done by Alfie and the boys in Bridgewater. The result was two new events and the discontinuation of one of the original events. The Dead Lift was replaced with the tones of Strength. The high rate of injury amongst competitors had convinced the organizers to look at an alternative. The Stones of Strength test cardiovascular fitness as well as strength. The other new event was called the Maritime Police Bicycle Challenge. This race was a special event opened to all Maritime Based Badge Holders. The race consisted of an obstacle course followed directly by a 12 km race on paved and ofT road surfaces. Cst. Walter Smith ofthe Trenton Police Department won this event in a time of 26:38. Walter, a diehard marathon runner and perennial contender for the overall competition will be hard to beat in the years to come but 1996 was not to be his year for the overall title. That honour went to Kelly who had 9 first place finishes in his age category and a third place in the Bike Challenge. The 1996 event also gave birth to a team competition event for the Nova Scotia Fittest Cop. Teams consisted of five members each declaring two events before the competition and points from these events were added with the other mem bers of the team gi vi ng each team a ten event score. The Bridgewater Police team (Alfies Allies) took the title for 1996. The 1997 Fittest Cop will be held in the city of Halifax under the chairmanship of Steve Saunders a veteran ofthe Ilalifax Regional Police Force and the Fit Cop Competition. The event is slated for the weekend of the 15th of June 1997. For more info you may contact Steve at 902490-51990rFax 902-479-2172or AlfieO'Quinn or Ward Beck at 902-543-2464 or Fax 902-5437478. The organizers would love to see contestants from other provinces. They will enjoy the opportunity to welcome you all.
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Police laptops fight crime Saanich Police fight crime with new on-board computers and CDPD A random licence plate check with new high-tech c mputer came up wi th a triple hit ~ r police on patrol in aanich recently. The car they were following had tolen plates, the driver wa wanted by police, and information provided by the driver led to the arrest of the driver' girlfriend, who wa al 0 running from p lice. It' a great example of the latest tool aani h police are u ing to fight crime. P lice in aanich are among the first in anada to u e a new data network from BC T L Mobility called DPD, or ellular Digital Pa ket Data. The sy tern put the most advan ed omputerized dispatch system into poIi e ruisers, giving officer virtually instant acce to me aging, di patching and police databa e acros North America. "Thi new sy tern let u do more with Ie ," ay aanich police onstable Chris II r ley. "With reduced paperwork and report writing, officer have more time to spend in the c mmunity. Thi i mellling that will directly benefit the c mmunity by reducing crime as well a c t .' DPD let officer acce police files and databa e uch a PI (the Canadian Police I n~ rmati n entrein ttawa) on their computer lapt p with only a few key strokes. Previously, the pr ce to k everal radio conversations withthep licedi patcherasvaluabletimeslipped away. The new ystem al 0 provides detai led rec rd fall information requests. "When an officer top a car, he Call have in ~ nllation on the vehicle and its driver even be~ re the officer's eat belt is unbuckled," says II r ley. "Now police are armed with up-to-theminute information before they enter potentially dangerous situation ." omputer ortware from TalkThru anada give police access t information such as car registrati n, c mputerized police records and complete rep rt writing from the field. As well as fast, reliable and cost-effective messaging, DPD ha everallevels of security to prevent unauthorized acce including "military-grade" data encryption applied to all information sent ver the DPD network. " DPD give aanich Police the best of all w rid ," ays Ted Lattimore, vice president of marketing for BTL Mobility. "They can use a public network rather than having to build, maintain and pay for a private system, and it also let them upgrade ea i1y a new teclmo logies ev Ive. There's really no limit to what CDPD an ffer in wirele data communications." Lattimore add that DPD is an excellent ba kup if the police's own radio network fails during an emergency or disa ter. "The CDPD network i monitored 24-hours a day and fully ba ked up willl generators and auxilliary batterie in the event of a power failure." The Delta Police Department was the first ~ rce t use CDPD in anada. There are also everal police departments in the United States
using CDPD, including the Phi lade lphia Police Department, The Bridgewater Township Police Department in New Jersey, the City of Mesa in Arizona and two police departments in Connecticut. As we ll, the state of Utah has selected CDPD as the w ire less data technology of choice for Utah's emergency and protective services.
increases productivity by providing officers with in-field report writing and transmission capabilities. It also keeps sensitive information private.
Has CDPD been used at any other police department? The Delta Police Department was first to use CDPD in Canada. There are several large and mid-size police departments using CDPD in the Unites States including the Philadelphia Police Department, The Bridgewater Township Police Department in New Jersey, the City of Mesa in Arizona and two police departments in Groton, Connecticut. As well, police departments in the City of West Jordan, Utah and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania have selected CDPD as the wireless data technology of choice for their emergency and protective services.
How much will the system cost? The cost of the system depends on the hardware, the software and the modem used. Set up costs for a laptop and a CDPD modem range from about $2,000 to $8,000. There is also the cost of CDPD service, which is charged on the alllOunt of kilobytes of data exchanged between the mobile computer and the network. One benefit ofCDPD is that users only pay for the vo lume of information sent or received, not the aJllount of airtime used or distance the data is sent. Transmission rates range from 13 cen ts a kilobyte to a high of 25 cents during peak hours. A 500-word document would cost about 13 to 25 cents to send over the CDPD network.
What is the coverage f or CDPD?
Answers to Common COPO Questions What is CDPD ? CDPD, or Cell ular Digital Packet Data, offers fast, cost-effective, re liable and secure methods of sending and receiving information. CDPD works by transmitting short bursts (or packets) of data over BC TEL Mobility's cellular network ata rate of 19.2 ki lo bits per second, which is equivalent to sending a 500-word document every second. Unlike previous systems, users don't have to "dial in" or "register" onto the CDPD network. They simply switch on the CDPD modem and it automatically communicates with the network. The CDPD modem also receives information without being prompted by the user.
British Columbia is the first province to offerCDPD with coverage throughout the Greater Vancouver and Victoria area. BC TEL Mobility is also developing partnerships with other CDPD network providers to offer coverage in cities across Canada and the United States.
What files/databases/information can you access from police cruisers? Delta Police will have access to several databases including CPIC - the Canadian Police Information Centre in Ottawa, NCIC ational Crime Intelligence Computer in Washington, D.C. and internal police files. As well, officers can access department reports, complete report writing from the field and send or receive electronic mail.
What industries might be interested in CDPD? How will this assist police officers? With virtual ly instant access to police databases, police are armed with information needed to make important dec isions in dangerous situations. It improves police safety and
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Can eavesdroppers scan CDPD? (Eg. scanners in newsrooms) CD PD offers the best in network security with several layers of protection. In formation sent over the network is encrypted and guarded using a package from RSA Data Security that is
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Since its inception in 1909, the Ontario Provincial Police has undergone a series of changes, from procedu res to uniforms and even police vehicles. Framed-Police Concepts has endeavoured to capture the changes on the OPP's cruiser colours from the traditional black and white to the new blue & gold. The striking image is reproduced by Canadian Artist Marc Lacourciere in full fall splendour. This print has the viewer wondering if the next call will send the officer into Ontaro's rural wi lderness or back to suburbia to face society'S next chal lenge. An outline of the province's shape seems to be part of a tree's branch system, creating a familiarity known to all of Ontario's provincial police officers. The current hat badge is also represented, creating a beautiful memento for anyone involved in the police service. A total run of650 prints is available on a limited edition basis and range in price from $100 to 175 .00. Also avai lab le is the RCMP print entitled "Coast to Coast". For further details call 5 19 728-2502 or visit booth number 503 at the Response 97
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A oneofNorth merica'slarge t police agencie , the OPP is able to provide ervice for .AI!i1';4W'~~~L.. overamillion quarekilometre of land and water by u e of thou and of J.~~gnn!~~ mobile unit including po.., lice cruisers, now mobiles and boats. Ilowever, one mobile unit often goe unrecogni/ed ~ r it e entia I contribution to the force. To the pe pie living near and around OPP headquarter in rillia or the OPP detachment in , udbury, blue and white Eurocopter AS 55F2 R Twin tar are another familiar mobile unit. ther will be more fortunate to ee one of the e units h vering above them when they get 10 t in the thick bu h of the ntario northland for day . The e blue and white mobile units be, r the markings of the Ontario Provincial P lice Ilelicopter Unit. According to retired PP pilot gt. Duain edgwick, the OPP first got into rotary operation in 1974 becau e at that the time the force wanted to modernize it.elf. "The population was increa ing and we hnda largere pon ibility in the northern reaches f ntario; we required a way to re pond to occurrence fa ter, and we al 0 needed a way to modernile for the 20th century." B irtue of price, availability, and good ingle-engine perf< rmance, two Bell Jet Rangers were purcha ed and were operated by the f< r e until 1991 ( ne Jet Ranger cra hed in I 77 and wa replaced with a Bell 206L). In 1974 when the PP purchased the Jet Rangers, the plan wa to have one Ilelicopter Unit as-
igned to each of the 17 police districts in Ontario (now broken into six regions). "Obviou Iy, as time went on it was realized that it would not be very feasible to operate 17 helicopters," aid helicopter pilot Sgt. Brian Paul. Both Jet Rangers were initially based at padina heliport, then moved to King City and then to theOPP's training academy in Brampton . In eptember 1990 one of the helicopters was transferred to the OPP detachment in Sudbury, and in 1995 the second machine, now a Twin tar, was moved to the OPP 's new headquarters in Orillia. The Helicopter Unit's mission evolved in 1990 when the OPP recognized the need to diversify into areas where the unit required a helicopter with better performance than the Jet Range rs it was operating. For example, helicopter pilot Sgt John Crate says there was a desire to expand into night operations, and for better safety over water. " We were already doing a lot of flying in the middle of nowhere we were operating in the ' dead man 's curve'." Sgt Paul adds: "It was not that we were having problems with the Jet Rangers, it was because of the type of operations we wanted to do. While twin-engine safety was a big factor, at the same time we also wou ld expand our capabilities by being able to fly at night and over water more." After some consultations, the OPP found converting to a light-twin would make the unit more versatile. The opr narrowed down the se lection of a light-twin to the MBB EO 105 and the Aerospatiale TwinStar. Eventually the Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) A 355F2R Twin tar was selected with additional police
modifications included. TheTwin tars are equipped with two Allison 250-C20R engines (rated at 450-hp per engine) with sand filter, FUR 2000 (one hared between the two detachments), SX-16 ightsun (30 million candlepower) searchlight, dual loud hailer, stretcher kit, full radio package - dual AT VHF and FM radio sy tem, cargo wing, two-axis autopilot, air conditioning, IFR panel, rear sliding doors and high-visibility cockpit doors. The OPP received its new Twin tars in May 1991. In pector Ed Robert on, managerof OPP Emergency Response ervices (of which the Helicopter Unit is a part), says the Helicopter Unit's mandate today is to support police operations. "This includes providing search and rescue (our primary function) throughout Ontario. That account for approximately 45 percent of a II operations since 1991. (The military's mandate for SAR is ve sel on federal waterways, and aircraft - everything el e is a provincial responsibility). Other tasks include transporting police personnel into remote areas, aerial drug detection and drug eradication, supporting specialized units within the OPP such as tactical team , divers, canine units, Criminal Code investigation, and as a platfonn for aerial photography of major crime or disaster scenes. "We are also available to any other municipal police force or government agency in Ontario at no charge, " Sgt Crate says. One task the OPP Helicopter Unit will not do is traffic patrol, although many people think they do this. "We once did traffic patrol when the machines first came on-line, but higher authority soon realized the costs involved in operating a helicopter unit."
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Sgt Paul says some Helicopter Unit operations have changed over the years. "At one time we used to carry out property checks on the cottages up the coast of Georgian Bay in winter, but we do not do that any more. Before, when we operated the Jet Rangers, we never did infrared operations; now we do them regularly. As technology advances we are trying to go along with it." Helicopter pilot Sgt Scott Ross differentiates between the OPP HelicopterUnitand acity police helicopter operation like that of the Calgary Police Service - HA WCS. (See March edition of Blue Line). "In most cases a city police force will utilize its helicopter for patrols (pro-active) while we are reactive in nature; in other words, we are not out flying looking for occurrences to happen." Sgt Ross says the Sudbury unit will find itself more involved in remote SAR operations by virtue of location, while the Orillia unit will work more closely with city and municipal police forces. The Helicopter Unit is busiest from April to November. Sgt Paul said that May, August, October and November are the busiest times for the unit. "May is busy because it's spring and people are getting outdoors a little more after winter - they wander into the woods and sometimes get lost. August is busy because marijuana is in full swing (drug eradication)." Chief pi lot S.Sgt Norm Kerr intercedes: "I don't know whether or not we have cut into the volume of production, but we have certainly made them (the marijuana growers) aware that we are there working with the RCMP. If volume is what it was five years ago, then they are
becoming more ingenious about ways to camouflage their cultivation." Sgt Paul continues, "October and November are busy because of the hunting season." During the slower times of the year, the OPP's four helicopter pilots and two maintenance engineers keep current on their training. Like most other police forces in North America, the OPP requires a helicopter pilot to be a police officer on the force first before moving into a specialized unit. The criteria for helicopter pilots is at least five years experience as ground patrol officers. Sgt. Paul said, "Having previous experience means you will have an understanding of the way the force works. When you're flying above, assisting, you want to have an understanding of what they're doing and what the procedures are on the ground. There should be compatibility between the officers on the ground and in the air - each understands what the other is doing." After being selected to join the Helicopter Unit the trainee will fly for up to two years with a training officer before being mission-qualified. Sgt. Ross says actually flying the helicopter is only one small part of the training that pilots will get in the first few years in the Helicopter Unit. "Most of the training isn't so much learning bow to fly the machine, but learning how to do tbings the way the OPP does. We have developed our own way of doing things - itmay be search patterns fora lost hiker or searching for marijuana." All pilots have taken the National Association of Search and Rescue's search management course. "We're all search managers who have learned to deal with probabilities and
statistics." The Helicopter Unit hasn't been especially hit by government cutbacks, said Sgt Paul. "We haven ' t been cut back per se .. . but we have become more efficient over the last few years. We have cut down on flying time since moving one Twin Star to Sudbury, which reduces ferrying time. When both machines were based together, 50 percent of the time we were flying up to northern Ontario. In fact, we would like to have a third machine based in Thunder Bay to service northwestern Ontario, but it's not conceivable right now." The two Twin Stars are averaging a total of 1,000 hours annually with pilots averaging approximately 250 hours a year each. The Helicopter Unit is a 365-days-a-year operation with pilots working 10-hour day shifts and on stand-by in the evening. They work eight days on and six days off. Last year the Helicopter Unit was involved in 543 occurrences. It was directly responsible for finding 180 missing persons between 1992 and May 1996. (This does not include searches the unit was involved in butin which the missing person was found by other means.) It rescued seven people, photographed nearly 500 major crime or disaster scenes, was involved in 478 Criminal Code cases, located 18 drowning victims, undertook 18 criminal surveillance, flew to 28 aircraft accident scenes and took part in 385 searches for missing persons. This is tfle third ofafive part series profilillg the lise of helicopters ill Calladiall Policillg. Although there are several agencies ill Call ada who have helicopters there is preselltly ollly Olle that uses them for patrol work. Reprinted wilh permission Helicopter Maga zine Aug 96
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EDU staff displayed their skills and equipment. It was at this time I introduced myself to the entourage to determine opportunities for employment parallel with my wife's contract. My qualifications were reviewed by ministry officials and they were satisfied with my proof of training and competence. Being the first orth American police officer to be granted a one year contract with the Saudi Arabian police force, many obstacles had to be overcome. After several months, the Saudi Ministry, completed all paper work for a working contract, visas, housing, vehicle, health care, airline tickets, etc. As I now know this was no easy task for Saudi officials. The country is naturally security conscious. In addition it is a strict Muslim country and closed to tourists! During this waiting period J was granted a one year leave of absence by Chief Lunney and the police services board. Chief Lunney having tremendous foresight as to the valuable experience r would gain, not to mention the opportunity to open police relations with Midd le East, was a great supporter!! My platoon members as well as Staff Sergeant Gord MacKinnon were a continued support, for me during those waiting months! Upon arrival to the capital city, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 5, 1996, I was greeted as a brother police officer, although our countries were half a world apart. r was settled into a large villa which is a senior police officer's quarters at the Police Academy. What followed was a tour of all police stations, tactical, and explosives units at the academy and GHQ. My duties were expanded by General Ahmad Bilal and 1 was advised I would be a consultant on topics which range from traffic enforcement to arson and explosives disposal. All orth American policing ideas and training suggestions were welcomed. In addition I have been assigned to the Riyadh bomb squad as a team member, and E.D.U. in tructor at the academy. My wife is currently working in the National Guard Hospital, Royalty Clinic beside the training academy. This year should be a great opportunity to expand our professional skills as well as a great adventure! r would welcome any police letters or information as "western news" is limited. Blue Line Magazine is gelling Ihrough to Jefl (as can he seen in the photograph). We would be happy 10 send magazines 10 other a/fleers overseas. For /urlher information call the publisher at 90S MO-3048. Anyone wishing to comlll unicate with Jeff (or even his wife) are welcollle 10 do so by uti/i::ing one a/the/allowing methods: Mail: Jeff Speckeen, Ministry of Inferior PO Box 22511, R(vodh, 11416 Saudi Arabia Fox: 011-966-1-246-5880
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J Permission from informant must be obtained before disclosure by Morley Lymburner In February, the upreme Court of Canada ruled that an iron curtain of privilege protects police informers' identities and the information they supply. The ruling states that the Charter does not demand that the Crown reveal the identity of police informers and in fact no information about an infonnant can be released without the informant's permission. The unanimou decision in R.v.Leipert states that the Charter right to full rown disclo ure must not interfere with the "ancient and hallowed protection" of informer privilege. The upreme Court stated that the judicial system should not reveal any information at all about anonymous crime tips, unless the accused can e tablish the single exception to informer privi lege: that "there i a ba i , on the evidence, for concluding that disclo ure of the informer's identity is necessary to demon trate the innocence of the accu ed." Appellant Richard Leipert of Vancouver, who wa accu ed of trafficking in marijuana challenged the validity ofa warrant to earch hi house. To obtain the warrant police based their rea on partly on information obtained from an anonymou tip made to Crime Stoppers. The upreme Court concluded that the trial judge hould not have revealed anything about the tip. Thej udge in the origina l trial had ordered the "tip heet"- which contained the details of
the tip-to be disclosed to the defence. The Crown released the sheet after an edit which removed all references that could potentially have identified the anonymous infonnant. Writing for the court, Madam Justice McLachlin stressed that total confidentiality is required in cases involving anonymous tips. Madam Justice McLachlin explained that in some cases an information can be ufficiently edited to help conceal the identity of the informant. In such cases there would be no problem in releasing the document to the defence for disclosure. "When, however, as in the ca e at Bar, it is impossible to determine which details of the information provided by an informer will or will not result in that person's identity being revealed, then none of those details should be disclosed, unless there is a basis to conclude that the 'innocence at stake' exception applies." The decision endorses the Crime Stoppers ' practice of providing anonymity to its informants as well as giving Crown and defence counsel some guidance in such matters. This case established that an accused who want to find out the identity of an informer will have to point to some evidence which supports the claim that his innocence i at take. In this upreme Court decision the court repeatedly stated that infonner privilege, in general, remains of the highest importance to the criminal justice system and that this privilege belongs to the Crown. The ruling however
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vide more implicity than tab-stop, and allows the user to copy the table for reuse elsewhere. Text and graphic manipUlation has al 0 been greatly improved with the addition of many desktop publi hing feature. "Jumping," the continuation of a tory from one page to another, ha been added to text frames, while the preci e placement of graphic anywhere on a page, ha been improved.
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remember the initial dimculty they had under tanding some ofthe more complex formulas. Writing formula to make automatic calculation could betimecon umingandcomplicated. One mall mi take in a formula could easily throw ofT the entire preadsheet. The Formlila Alilo Correcl feature in Excel 97, watche for the 13 most common errors and correct them on the ny. The completely new" atural Language" fonnula feature let the u er write formulas u ing column label and row heading without fir t having to define name range, and without having to tick with the at time cryptic default labels and heading. combination of the function wizard and the formula bar re ult in the new "Formula Palette," where the mo t popular formula function , uch a um, A erage, Max, etc., can be readilyacce sed. The maximum worksheet ize has al 0 been increa e four-fold to 65,536 row, and the charting wizard have been improved and bol tered by the addition of new 3-D chart type.
Powerpoint Whether creating a budget pre entati n or a crime tati tic 0 erview, POlI'erPoinl now offer a whole range of ne\ drawing tools, Auto hape , text and texture effect, and cu tom animation . The Internet "hyper-linking" feature in POlVerPoint al 0 allow the user the option of jumping directly to a pecific point within a pre entation, or alternately to an actual Web page on the Internet. POlVerPoinl pre entations can e en be publi hed to a Web ite. The bloated u er file ize in previou generation of PowerPoinl have been tamed with the addition of automatic com pre ion features that shrink graphic images to a fraction of their original ize. A whole range of automated feature al 0 make working with larger pre entation a lot impler.
Other Little Bits Getting a grip on all the e improvement can be a daunting ta k, even for the experienced u er. Fortunately the new Office Assislant help to flatten the learning curve by providing a istance even while the u er works. Borrowing the concept from other Micro oft application ,like " 0 mo" in Encarta, the Office Assi lanl can be lell on the 10\ er right comer of the creen, pro iding animated help ugge tion and context sen ilive link to the Help files. Fortunately perhap ,the Office Assislant can, like it ibling 0 mo, be turned off. Office Binders, fir t introduced in Office 95, provide the u er with a simple method to
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group files together into one place. Once a group of file is bound together, it can be manipulated like a single file. Automatic and contiguous page numbering and other feature common to single document can be taken advantage of, giving the bound file a more professional appearance. The organizational and ta k based focu s of Office 97, has been further enhanced with the "Office Shortcut Bar." Instead of having the buttons on the " hortcut Bar" point to the application within Office 97, the buttons point to the tasks the user wants to accomplish. The default button point to such tasks a creating new documents or opening existing documents. Where the " hortcut Bar" reall y shines though, i in it access to the features of Outlook 97. Creating a new task or appointment is just one cl ick away. Outlook launches and proceed directly to the elected function instead ofmaking the user navigate there manually . The " hortcut Bar" can be anchored to any ide of the creen or left to float anywhere else. hortcut of any kind can be added to the " hortcut bar," allowing it to work exactly the way the u er wants it to. Macro languages unique to each application, which were already being unified under the Visua l Basic for Applications (VB ) programming environment, have been completely replaced by one VBA for all applications in the suite. Macros created in earlier versions of Word or Excel will still work in the Office 97 versions.
To upgrade, or not to upgrade... That is always the question . Microsoll has budgeted almost as much money to promote Office 97, as it did to launch Windows 95. But beyond all the hype, they have also spent the best part of three years and 25,000 hours in usability testing to create and refi ne this suite. In the limited amount of testing I could do on the individual applications, I found them to be fast, clean, and stable. ew features were easy to discover and use without having to dig into the manual or consult the online help. Although some features worked slowerthan in previous versions, most features worked
faster. My 75Ml lz Pentium with 32MB of RAM wa n't taxed too often, and the performance of most features was acceptable. Becau e iti all 32 bit, Office 97 works on lyon Micro oil Windows 95 or Windows T 3.51 or 4.0. More infonnation can be obtained about Office 97 by visi ting the Office 97 In ternet site at: www.microsoft.com/office . A Corporate Desktop Evaluation Kit can also be ordered directly from Microsoft. It contain fully functional trial versions of all the office appl ications, and a wealth of information to evaluate the co ts and benefits of switching to Office 97, Windows 95, or T 4.0. The trial versions expire 120 days after installation.
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_ _ RESPONSE 97_ __ Lecture Hall Presentations Dave Brown, from The Firing Line in Winnipeg and a frequent contributor of firearms articles in Blue Line magazine, will demonstrate a variety of ways to train students on a shoe string budget. He will demonstrate some unique methods that closely approximate true interactive techniques. Dave Brown, in another presentation, will present some shotgun safety and handling techniques in an entertaining manner. Ron Beer from Tactical Control Systems, will demonstrate a safe and effective defense for an officer on the ground. You have read abo ut the grappling techniques as presented in a four part series beginning in the Oct 96 issue. Now come out to see the defensive techniques in action. Watch a video presentation of the most spectacular police pursuits in an aerial presentation taken from helicopters. Other events for the lecture halls are still in the planning stages and it is anticipated that a canine unit will attend. Demonstrations will be presented in lecture halls at the eastern end ofthe building and will be accessible from the main lobby. The schedule of events for both days will be posted during the trade show.
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ESPONSE d,anced' orkplace olutioll gt ,hibit 07 Ron awat ky, . enior partner of Advanced Work.pl, e olution Management, will feature a mputeri7ed presentation on technology implemcntati nand y tems integration for police departmcnt and corporation office. cc d on page 37 Icom nterpri es Inc ,hibit 209 Featured will be !camet' Mike, a 2-way radio pager, ph ne, and fax all in one. It i Motorola manufactured with bIlling as 10'" a 10 cent per mmute and billed in one se ond increment. Bnrrda In c. ,'hibit 09 Vi. it Barrday' bo th to ee what' new from Canada' · Ide t body anllour manufacturer. With its latest teammate, Tricia Rudy Enterprises Inc., look for ne'" and exciting development in anllour de. Ign, begmntng WIth the World' Firt eamle , Fom) Fittcd, Moulded Women' ve t. ce d on page 5. Bca mhit merica E\hibit 408 Intera tlV training y. tem utilizing lazer light technology in c\isting fireamls. Attendees will be introdu cd to thi low st meth d of intera tive firearm tmming and will be able to a k que tion and ee a dcmonstration of the equipment.
Beretta A Ex hibit 400 Beretta i celebrating it 470th anniversary and will be featuring a display of all the current emi-automatic handgun along with complimentary historical photographs of weapons through the age . Biltmore Hats Exhibit 310 Biltmore Ilats from Guelph, Ontario with 0 years of quality and service, will be featuring hat in fur, felt, and in natural straw, the R.C.M. P. hat and the Park Warden hat; plu a rain crusher Park Warden hat. ee d 0 11 page 17. Biotek Canada Inc. Ex hibit rea B Biotek anada will demonstrates positive identification u ing fingerprint analysis and verification technology. The unique device set the tage for commercial u e of per onal biometric ecurity and identification in a multitude of government and commercial application including criminal ju tice reporting and access control. anadian Body Armour Exhibit Area G The full range of body armour of both Canadian Body Armour and Pacific Body Armour will be on display, which includes both the concealable and outer vest . AI 0 featured will be The tation, a afety focu ed weapons loading/unloading y tem. ee Ad on page 30.
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anadian Helicopter Ltd. anada' large thelicopter leasing and training company will be di playing literature and answering que tion regarding helicopter flight chools and a future in the helicopter indu try or becoming a police helicopter pilot. E hibit 406 elltre Firearm 0 xhibit 109 afe hot will be the featured product which is a revolutionary idea of firearm training. It i pecifically de igned for clo e quarter tactical cenario and training. It duplicate live-fire recoil and handling characteri tic without the need for hearing protection! entul'ion Police upply xhibit 105 A complete line of leather and nylon hoi ter and acces ories featuring trong 1101 ter ompany's line of Piece-Keeper ecurity hoi ter available in duty, pancake, paddle, and shoulder tyle. Also featured will be ite-Writer pen, duty bag and humorou "T" hirts. hild Find Ontario Exhibit 110 hild Find i the olde t, large t and mo t comprehen ive mi ing children' agency (13 year) in anada. Child Find will have available tip fo r afety for variou age groups aimed at reducing the incidence of abducted and mi ing children plus amples of our programs and ervice . These are free of charge, and all are endor ed by OACP. Flyers and po ter of mis ing children will be di played and available. ity ofOrillia Economic Development ommission Exhibit 103 The ity of Orillia ED will be promoting the many attractive feature of the city a a viable relocation ite. ee d on page 38. omfort pa Exhibit 409 Relax in the comfort of your own paaftera long day at work. Comfort pa will feature the oft- ided portable spa ideal for every home. ourage Di tributing Inc. Ex hibit J 12 Try the trength ofGla -Gard, a afetyand ecurity film that greatly impro e the shatter resi tance of new and exi ting window. It is designed to keep fragmented gla intact, thus hindering ingre s through a broken window and preventing the projection of dangerou gla shards. It is available in 2,4,7,12, and 14 mil thicknes and variou olar control varieties. ee Ad on Page 17
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_ _ RESPONSE 91_ __ is looking forward to being the official sponsor of the World Police and Fire Games in Calgary. ee Ad on page 23.
Cu tom pecialties Inc Ex hibit Area A Custom pecialties will feature a variety of products including tactical equipment: retention holster, duty belts, body armour, swat gear and accessories; K-9 training and nutrition needs: bite suits, sleeves, muzzle , lea heslcollar , training, and dog/cat food; as well a document shredders.
Hnssion Aviation Ex hibit 300 If the Robinson factory is able to deliver before the show, Huisson will have a fully equipped R-44 Police helicopter on display equipped with an Inframetrics 445 G-MKII infrared and colour video systems and night sun. If the aircraft has not been delivered before the show than a standard R-44 will be on display. ee Ad on page 45.
o & R Electronics / Barry Shane & Associates Ex hibit 303 Featured will be their lightbar and control panel package along with a full line of roof lights and irens as well as a new lap top computer console. ee ad on page 37
Hutton Communications Exhibit 208 Hutton Communications is a communications products distribution company, serving the wireless communications direct and dealer market places, as well as directly to the public safety market. The product Ilutton Communications will be showing are portable radio batteries, ca e , te t equipment, vehicle mounting systems, mobile antennas, power products, headsets, microphone , and emergency vehicle lighting products.
Framed Police Concepts Exhibit 503 The new print of the OPP cruiser entitled, "Pride The ew Generation", by Canadian artist Marc Lacourciere is now available for sale. ome prints of the RCMP crui er, "Coast to Coast" will al 0 be available. Enter the raffle for a free print. ee Ad on page 17. Gentex Corporation Ex hibit 104 GE T X Corporation is the leading developer and manufacturer of Police and Military helmets and associated protective devices. Based in Carbondale, PA, GE TEX serves a world market for ballistic and impact protection, communications and hearing protective device, laser-protective polycarbonate lenses, and specialty engineered fabric uch as chemical defense and aluminized heat resistant fabrics. GENTEX works very clo ely with customers to design, develop and manufacture products to precisely meet the demanding requirements of the mis ion.
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Insurance Bu rea u of Canada Ex hibit 201 Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is the national trade association representing the private general insurance industry (home, car and business insurance). IBC member companies include more than 125 companies accounting for more than 75 % ofthe non-government, non-life insurance business in Canada. The insurance industry also works in many ways to improve the quality of life in our communities by promoting loss prevention, safer roads, crime prevention, improved building codes, and coordinated preparation for coping with disasters. See Ad on page 44. Investors Group Exhibit 404 Investors Group is Canada's largest investment funds company. For over 65 years, they have been helping Canadians with retirement planning, mortgage reduction strategies, tax savings and insurance needs. International Police Association Exhibit 508,510,512 Increase your collection of law enforcement memorabilia at the IPA booth. Chapterlwo of the IPA will host a buy, swap or trade display oflaw enforcement patches and memorabilia. Find out more about this international social organization and join their membership. .I
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_ _ RESPO SE 9 en' einburg, hiropodist & Foot peciali t E\hibit 410 You onen talk ab ut di comfort and pain in your I wer ba k, leg, heel ,ankle, and the ball of your feet. w you can do mething about it. Per onal ust m-made rthoti may alleviate the pain and ofTer you true comfort and upport. Vi it Ken Weinberg, D. h. fI r your personal cu tom-made rth tic . L. ' . . Products Training • \hibit 402 U . . Products and Training will feature and di play produ t available from variou law enforcement equipment manufacturers. We will also have end orline m del colle tible police car and pecialty t- hirt . II items arc for ale, and if you don't ee it yuan place order for item not pre ent at the h w. L.E. . \vill al 0 be featuring the late t innovati n in impact \veap n and prisoner re traint. ee d on page 9. L10 d Libke Police ale \hibit 07 'i tn he ter ammunition \vill be the main feature at the L10) d Libke Police ale booth. ec d on page 4.
1an 0111 arget tem Inc \hibit III n display will be Mancom's Touch-Plus Target Retrieval y tem, a new and innovative product for law cn~ rcemcnt training facilities. Features an extremely rcliable and ea y to maintain de ign, coupled with a ne\ible nd easy to u e Touch creen tntcrfa e that mbine to provide an effective traintng to I for fireaml profi ienc) .
baton , lIatch glove ,H iatt handcu ffs, and our custom leather/nylon accessorie are just a few of the many item you can expect to ee for ale and on di play. ee Ad on page 43. 1ichigan Quality alcs Exhibit 202 ome experience the BodyGuard, a revolutionary new de ign that allows police officer to afely re train and inll11obilizecombative ubjects.ltquickly immobilize the lower extremities and allow the ubject to be re trained in a eated upright po ition. The BodyGuard ha built-in padded wri t re traints. utech ecurity E hibit 509 utech ecurity ystem Limited is a Canadian owned and operated company and was e tabli hed in 1983. We have since provided clients with very reliable and cost effective securi ty ystem for their home and bu ine e. Our booth will provide application information on both Clo ed Circuit Televi ion urveillance and ard and Programmable Key Acce Control for u e in the law enforcement indu try. inc-One-One Outenvear Exhibit 301 ine-One-One will be exhibiting their full line of outerwear: quail jacket, bomber, 3i41ength parkas, bicycle rain gear/short - all featuring waterproof breathab le fab ric with zip in zip out in ulation . AI 0 avai lable are the new omex fire retardent riot or tactical uit . ine-One-One al 0 carrie a full line of all leather bomber which can be manufactured to order. ine-One-One i a Canadian company that will cu tom manufacture to uit your requirement. ee d on page 29. Old Village Pre Exhibit 503 Meet Gord MacKinnon, the author of the newly publi hed book, "Inve tigative Interviewing" who
will be ellingautographed copies. He i a lecturer in the techniques of "Inve tigative Interviewing and has taught officer from the major police service in the Greater Toronto Region a well a member of the R. .M.P. and O.P.P. lie has experience in a multitude of specialized areas. Partner in Prevention Exhibit 210 Partner in Prevention i a group of companie who have pooled their e\perti e in the field of child protection in general. ore pecifically, we offer treetproofing and abu e awarene eminar for both children and adult, child monitoring and identification services like none other in Canada, education in avoiding dangerou ituation by paramedic per onnel and upport programs for survivor. Pine Tree 1arshal rt Exhibit 30.t Canadian Trainer, a divi ion of Pine Tree Martial Art Equipment \vill feature: focu mitts, Thai pad, Thai and regular hea¥) bag, kicking shield (the best ever), training mat, training uit for D,namic imulation (thi uit i one of a kind), gym bag, and training hoe. AI 0 featured will be complete uniform, winter l ummer jackets, track uits and more. Canadian Trainer, a Canadian manufacturer, will de ign and manufacture equipment to your personal specification ! Polaroid anada Inc. Exhibit 106 Polaroid Canada will feature badge and ecurity identification. Police ervice pplicant Testing Exhibit 20.t Police ervice Applicant Testing (P AT) is ~n independent firm that pecializes in gro creentng test for police hiring. They ha e over the last two year admini tered a gro creening proce that a i t police ervice in selecting the be t candidate for their organization. P AT currently a si t over 30 Ontario Police ervices in their hiring proce with excellent re ul t . We believe that our P AT can a si t other organization with our ervice. PP LI Regimental Kit hop E hibit 506 Do you need jacket , boots, protection vests or outdoor gear? How about a GP 3 hand held global po itioning y tem? The e are ju tome of the many item on di play by the Princess Patricia's Canad ian Light Infantry Kit hop. The gear is mi litary and protection ervice approved. The kit i de igned to make a profe sional peace-maker/ keeper more comfortable or more functional in their environment. Drop by the booth to te t ample and place your order . Custom order are readily available. Regional ir upport Exhibit 101 Learn more about Dave Bame ' innovative concept for community based initiative in promoting a neet of police patrol helicopters. Iloney will be for sale a a fund rai er for kybeez. Also featured wi ll be a ilent auction of police memorabilia. Attend hi lecture hall video pre entation about police pur uit as een from the air.
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Shuriken Distributors Inc. Exhibit 302 huriken will feature two new leather items that we have manufactured: a clip on badge holder and a deluxe badge wallet. We're sure you will appreciate the quality and design. We will also di playa complete line of treamlight flashlights at exceptional prices, as well as feature the Hatch shooting glove. We look forward to seeing you during Response 97 at booth 302. Sec Ad on page 34. Smith & Wesson Exhibit 205 mith and Wesson will be displaying their full range of semi-automatic firearms for law enforcement use, plus handcuffs and bicyles. treetquip Inc. Exhibit 203 Will be featuring sample ofunifonns (shirts, pants, jackets) in tactical and semi-dress styles. Also acce sories in both nylon and leather such a : duty belts, handcuff pouches, baton holders, duty bags, and holsters. Footwear will also be on display in nylon, leather and waterproof styles. Tactical Control Systems Exhibit 401 Ron Beer, one of Canada's foremost authorities on law enforcement ground tactics, will discuss and demonstrate a safe and effective defense for an officer on the ground. Come and see why the leading law enforcement trainers all come to Ron Beer for training through the Canadian Ground Control program. Techno-Police Inc Exhibit 107 Techno-Police will feature the Intoxilyzer 5000C breathtesting instrument, radar equipment and in-car video system.
Tbe Current Corporation Exbibit 213 The featured law enforcement products will be ITT night vision equipment, Pacific Body Armour, Swarovski Optik and Maxabeam Searchlights. TrendTec Canada Exhibit 200 Trend Tec Canada will be displaying the gyro stabilize infrared camera system manufactured by Inframetrics. There will be an operational system demonstrated at the booth. Also featured will be the Airborne SOSpenders life jacket system on display for aviation and marine units. Tricia Rudy Enterprises Inc. Exhibit Area D Tricia Rudy is pleased to offer her personally selected range of quality products along with the kind of service you have come to depend on. As Lead Agent (Canada) for Barrday Inc., She will be showing the latest design in body annour. See the fine t made, first quality unifonns and outerwear by Horace Small Apparel. Pick up your Motivational Po ters by K&K nterprises. View the latest prints from the Police Artist's Association. Purchase military sweaters and thennal regulating primary layer knitwear. Stop by her booth to see what else she's been up to. See Ad on page 41. Vistek Ltd. Exhibit 308 Vistek will be exhibiting photographic equipment for law enforcement use. As of press time many other exhibitors are not yet confirmed. Pre-Register and make this your first Response for 97
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Never being able to say goodby VictinJ inJpact statenJent recalls the pain of a lost son Last October 011table Maffh ew Parr wa killed by a drullk driver, who Iwd beell disqllalified for th e secolld tillle for operating a vehicle while disqllalified. A t th e tillle of th e crash he was drivillg a IIIlIlti-tOIl tru ck that was 1I0t illsured. Th e truck illlmediately left th e celie ofth efatal crash ami it was later fOlilld the driller Iwd (I cell pholle he co1i1d have II ed to call f or help. Th e driver' crimillal record goes back to 1965 alld illellide IIl1l11erOIi cOll victiollS f or imilar type offell e . Bef ore selltellcillg the accused the cOllrt permitted Matt ' m oth er {//u/ father to delil'er a victim impact t(ltelllellt. Bille Lille lagazille wo1i1d like to hare th eir tatem ellt with YO II.
Tom Parr (Father of deceased) Writing a ictim Impa t tatement i an oner 1I ta." sin cone i cho en to repre ent all of the vi tim .. Mallhew, of course, wa the principal vi tim. IIi urviving fami ly, his friends, relative and co-worker are all victims as well. ciety is a ictim too becau e of the I s.ofag dp Ii eoflicerwhowa dedicated 10 ma"ing the world a better place. We know that e er ne will feel hi 10 in me way. The \" rId is n \i a Ie er place. I \\anl 1 e'pre h \ I feel a a Father. Matt and I enjoyed an e,tremel clo e relation hip. rdati nship b nded through sharing many imilar interests. We hiked; we amped; we fi hed; \\e hunted; we r de mot rcycle ; we talked, we tru ted and \\e loved. l ie was my on, my confidante, my best friend. We grew up together.
I wa proud when he erved in the Canadian Force Re erve. I wa proud when he became a peace oflicer - a I had. I was proud when I heard of hi award and accompli hment as a police oflicer. Ilowever, the ultimate pride came from the love and re pect he gave to hi mother and hi iter. He dearly loved tho e that I dearly loved. This statement i al 0 about feelings of failure a a Father. My duty i to protect my family. I somehow feel I failed this on October 26, 1996. I could not protect Matt, our on, from a killer. A a member of the criminal ju tice y tem I failed again becau e, de pite our attempt at enforcement, this drunk driver wa till able to drive a vehicle while impaired and kill our son. And, finally, I failed as a member of a society that cannot prevent dri ers from operating lethal weapon while impaired and killing and maiming thou ands of innocent people day in and day out. Victims Impact tatement could not be wrillen in good faith without mentioning the past, the present and, mo t di turbingly, the future victim killed or maimed by drunk driver . They come from all walk of life; from infant to elderly; from coa t to coa t and they get no trial, no lawyer, no day in court and no good bye. Pain, death, de truction and griefi their de tiny. What wi ll it take to break this viciou cyc le? Victim become face les name in the new paper. However, we won't allow this to happen. Mallhew's memorywill liveon. ll e was 27 year old, a dedicated police officer, a man, a son and a brother. Matt had strong value - love, honour, re pect, genero ity and trong family ties. He wa a young man and a police oflicer who repeatedly went above and beyond the call of duty to protect and to erve tho e that were the mo t di advantaged. A a police officer he wou ld often stay at shelter for the abu ed, on
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hi own time, in order that women and children could rest afel) under hi protection. li e participated in 'Toy for Tot ' and other related causes. Even in death he was giving. His eye were donated for omeone else to ee. A young man who had no chi ldren of hi own, yet he cared for man. young, brave man who wa , after all, making a difference. On the other hand, we ha e a 49-year-old drunk, complete with a criminal record dating back to 1965 - before Matt was even born. A man who stand for everything that Matt was again t. Thi indiVIdual Ii e hI life to "Beat the ytem", to take what i n'thi .A sault onwomen, theft, fraud, tax evasion, false pretence, impaired driving and more are just ome of hi accompli hment . l ie i a lethal parasite on the very ociety tllat allow him to exist and he has complete contempt and di dain for the law of tlli country, for the citizen that obey them and for the police agencie that enforce them. Thi total di regard for the law allowed him to kill our on, and urely, he was bound to kill omeone ooneror later. It is as ifhe planned and premeditated a murder.lle drove a lethal weapon. Iii ictim, however, would be cho en at random. lIe had no licence, no in uran e and fal e paper of identity. He had no right to drive. Thi i not a ca e of someone "havi ng one too many" and gelling into a cra h. 0, thi i a perpetrator who purpo efully and un lawfully drove a vehicle in order to get away with impaired driving. Thi i a ca e of a killer who planned and manipu lated every detail to drive while intoxicated and di qualified and with no regard for the con equence ever having been an i ue. nly hi way oflife is paramount; me fir t no maller what. l Ie also had a plan to e cape once he had killed. There were never any thought about a isting the victim when elf-gratification at ociety' expen e ha alway been the norm. 0, he took the coward' route and ned into the nigh t leaving Matt to die alone. Even an anonymou call on hi car' cell phone would ha e helped. Pre ently, our family, each in our own way, and together, i trying to cope with thi taggering 10 . Again and again we think of Mall and the re t of hi life that was taken from him. lIe will never get the chance to look into hi bride' face. l Ie will never hold the little hand of a son or a daughter. lIe will never be able to ay good bye. We ask anyone who read this tatement to try to change thi pre ent y tem in any way po ible. Ifby doing 0, one life i saved, one fami ly pared, then our efforts wi ll be worthwhi le. Mall wou ld want that.
Brenda Parr (Mother of deceased) Matt i the fir t thought in our mind and heart each morning, afternoon and night. I clo e my eye , crying, hoping to never open them again. an ou imagine what it i like to know we will never be able to hold him, ki him or ee hi face again? How can you undertand the depth of that? Word may help you under land the impact Matt' death ha had on our family. On ly experience would enable you to truly know about it.
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The live ofour family, Matt's close friends and co-workers have become like a piece of fine china that has been dropped and shattered. 0 matter how hard you try to put the delicate pieces of china back together, they never return to their original state. Life will never be the same. There will always be pieces missing, cutting edge ,jagged cracks and a deep wrenching sadness. Matt's sister has had to return to her home and deal with this tragedy on herown. Before her departure, as a family, we had to disas emble Matt's life that was 0 carefully and lovingly nurtured and shared. We had to deal with large, unemotional corporation . We had to close his bank accounts and insurance policies. We had to end out copies of his death certificate. We went to his apartment and sat on his bed and wept. We had to somehow take his life's belonging and put them into boxes. We saw that he had keepsakes from early childhood as well as keep akes of only a few week before he was killed. One drunk driver has tom our world apart. Matt' death was not an accident; it wa a crash. Matt would be alive today if thi one drunk driver had not caused his death. lIe drove that dump truck while impaired and disqualified and with previous convictions for drunk driving. He knew full well what he was doing and whata five ton piece of steel could do to someone in its path. He did not care ifhe killed. He did not care who he killed. He did not care when he killed. He only cared for himself. He lell Matt to die ... to die alone. More people will die and families will suffer the ame writhing pain as ours and all tho e families who have suffered before us. It has been reported that drunk driving kills two and halftimes more people in anada than murder - more than 1,400 in 1994. But, it is more complicated to pro ecute an impaired driver than a murderer. Politicians, attorneys andjudges should go out to the crash scenes, pull the bodies out, live in the homes of the victims to see and hopefully feel their agony and then maybe they would be more motivated to pro ecute drunk drivers to the fullest. It is this y tem that Matt honoured as a police officer and as a citizen. Do not fail him. Do not fail his family and, God forbid, should you fail those families and victims yet to come. Our children are in our blood and the bond with them does not ever break. The amount of our pain is a measure of the amount of love we feel for Matt. We must somehow learn to live with Matt's death and the pain as ociated with it. "Matthew, you are in our hearts and thought every minute of every day. We love and mi you."
Editor's Note Last month John Henry Howes was convicted of, among other lesser offences, Criminal egligence ausing the Death of con table Matthew Parr. He wa sentenced to a cumulative total of eight years in prison and banned from driving anywhere in Canada and/or Ontario for life.
Regardless of the sentence handed down it begs the question - What would a person have to do to get the maximum sentence of 14 years? I checked into a book entitled" entencing - The Practitioner's Guide" published by arswell. The highest penalty for this offence was 5 years and the description of the offence mirrored thatofthe Howes case. Upon checking the sections on Fail to Remain I found the highest penalty to be 6 years which was a total of consecutive sentences for related offences. When checking the section for Impaired Driving ause Death 6 years was again the maximum in a cumulative consecutive sentence. In the introductory section ofthis book, used by judges, it reads as follows; The effects ofthe 1985 amendments are particularly apparent in offence resulting in death, Accordingly, (reviewing) sentencing ca es that pre-
date them are of little or no value (when determining an appropriate sentence) as they fail to reflect Parliament's determination to deal more severely with this type of offence. hortlyaller the amendment to the sentencing provisions took effect, the Ontario Court of Appeal observed in R. V. McMerty that Parliament had "placed crime of dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm among the more serious crimes and empowered the courts to impose sub tantial sentences." Although the sentence this man received was record setting I must ask the que tion once again - if parI iament decided that 14 year wa the maximum sentence, under what circumstance is it to be levied? Perhap there i an answer from among t our readers. Better yet, perhaps someone should be made answerable!
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in. truct r at a recent international training conferen e that "if you're on the ground and you're n t hand uffing, you're 10 ing!" This t pe of in tru tion fo ter negative mind. et , ign res ery real officer afety i sue ,and ets student up for defeat in the field .
While it i nice to fantasize that we can always control the way any given situation i going to unfold, the reality remains -we can't! Trainer mu t in tead acknowledge that police officer do face difficult problem from time to time. They do get attacked by multiple assailants, they do get knocked to ground, etc. We must be the fir t to adopt and promote a winning mind, no matter what the ituation. To tate that an
officer i 10 ing ifcertain circum tances exi t can create a mental tate that i difficu lt to recover from, which makes winning phy ically, virtually impo sible. Further we mu t devi e sound procedure, tactic and technique to en ure that our people have the kill et to win in any situation, regardle of how uncomfortable it may be. If there i an identi fied potential threat to the afet of our police officer· we are obligated to provide ound training to addres that threat, and not ju t ay "well, don't let that situation happen". To do any les is lazy at be t and negligent at wor t. I wa extremely plea ed to see Keith
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tion for escalating force is if you are on the ground and your assailant(s) has the option of fleeing and chooses not to they have demonstrated clear intent to do you harm. Don't wait unti I it's too late - escalate! While there are disadvantages to being on the ground, there are some advantages, and you must capitalize on all ofthem. The first one may be psychological - your opponent will believe they are winning, when in fact they are now in your environment (if you're prepared). You have better leverage, standing assailants have to bend at the waist to reach you, you have better balance, you have the simultaneous use of all four limbs at all angles, and you have better circular mobility. Now you need the
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goals, strategies, tactics and techniques to make these advantages work fo r you against one or more assailants. Groundfighting for police officers must be law enforcement specific and involve a ground position that accounts for the situations police officers most frequently find themselves in, the goals of assailants, and the goals ofthe officers. Most importantly it must account for multiple assai lants and weapon retention . For these reasons we try to stay away from the traditional martial arts side position because it is too limiting and leaves too many vital targets exposed. Grappling is also discouraged because it in no way accounts for multiple assailants or weapon retention. Instead a position on the back isadopted where the spinal COIWlll1 is always protected, the use of all limbs, access to all force options, and 360 degree circular mobility is possible. Included in a complete law enforcement groundfighting program should be the following components: falling safe ly (from realistic knockdown positions); movement on the ground; blocking from the gro und ; striking and kicking from the ground; throws and takedowns from the ground; redirections from the ground; vital target acq uisition and extrication from the ground; baton techniques from the ground (in case it's in hand when knocked down); and recovering from the ground. Movement drills, evasion drills, interactive partner drills, and dynamic simu lations should a ll be incorporated in a tactical groundfighting training program. Help your officers to become comfortable with being on the ground, make the ground their place. And no! , if you're on the ground and you're not handcuffing, you are not losing. You are si mply winning from a different position! Joel Johnston is a frequent contributor to Blue Line Magazine. Those in terested in Tactical Groundfighting infol1nation training or certification may contact the author at the Vancouver Police Depa11ment (604) 665-2196.
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The parole board - skilled inquisitors (Part 2) By Gary Miller With the cooperation of imonne Ferguson the ational Parole Board ' Regional Director f< r ntario, I wa permitted to continue my examination of Parole Board proceedings, "on ite" a it were. A I explained in a proceeding i ue of Blue Line Magazine I was given oberver tatu within the room where the hearing wa conducted. It i a bright, airy room approximately 30' X 24' with a long table in the centre surrounded by chair in which the participants sit. Those with b erver tatu are eated beyond this perimeter, nearer to tile wall but well positioned to ee and hear the proceeding. The next inmate to enter tile room was J me chlatman who wa serving a plea bargained entence for A ault with a Weapon, exual A au It and Threatening bodily harm. It wa tated right up front that he was a high risk ffender. oodness know the number ofviolent ffence he had managed to jettison in the plea bargain proce . rather good looking young man ofjust 2 1 year , it wa easy to visualize that here was a pers n to whom, on appearance alone, one would want to give the benefit ofthe doubt (no d ubt a critical miscalculation on the part of his vi tim ). Il owever, the misconception was quickly di pelled. Apart from any other predilections one held, it be ame obviou that the ehip on his h ulder wa more like a piece of lumber. He had a parole hearing a year before, in the ummer of 1995 and been refused parole on that o a i n. A hi case manager made his presentati n t the Parole Board, there was a routinene to the point required to be covered.
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We heard, seemingly, almost a replay of the previous hearing: the inmate had not participated in any remedial programs, he was classified as an untreated sexual offender, he had a pattern of persistent vio lent behaviour. Words like vio lent, threatening, predatory, sadistic, peppered the sordid account of depravity wh ich had led to his criminal convictions. The Board Chair, Mrs. Frances Baines, asked what had changed since last July when Schlatrnan had been last refused parole. The case manager stated the inmate had refused assessment. When asked if he agreed with the information in possession of the Board, he responded; ''It's a ll bullshit." He went on to deny in total the essential a llegations made out in the offences against him. Mrs. Baines asked him the question that was surely on everyone's lips; "Why did you take the plea bargain" .. (to the charges before the court). "Because I was scared, I was 18 years old." If one cou ld capture the feeling of collective disbelief, it was palpable in that room that day. No part of this snarling misfit could be seen or imagined as being scared. With the exception of the inmate seated in a central position at the table and the detached professionalism of the Parole Board members, all eyes involuntari ly snapped skyward. The decision was swift and sure. Since no new information had been presented on the inmate's behalf, hi s detention would continue. He had failed to meet any necessary criteria. After the conclusion of this hearing, we broke for lunch. The Board members are very open and approachab le. They seemed happy to meet someone who appeared not be burdened with misconceptions about their ro le and duties
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in the system. 1 learned that 85% of parole board member selected have had some involvementin criminal justice in the past, whether it was in policing court administration, prisons, parole or "aftercare" agencies. The length of parole board appointments have been reduced from ten years to five years to improve members' accountability. I was to learn that ifparole board members look content with their lot in life, it is little wonder, what with pulling down handsome annual salarie , plus travel, hotel and meal allowances for the work they do. The Board members 1 dealt with, Frances Baines, Brenda McIntyre and Kenneth Payne, as T have alluded to earlier, a ll have excellent experience and education backgrounds. By 1: I 0 PM, we were back in the parole board hearing room, ready for the next inmate to appear, one Robert Eisen 32 years of age. In a most courteous fashion everybody in the room was introduced and Mr. Payne started off the hearing. The inmate was advised of his hearing rights to an assistant. He had decided this was to be his girlfriend, whom it turned out, had very little to say. The official Recorder explained the infonnation to the inmate. The inmate's case worker explained the case after a fashion and also that Eisen had been in a treatment program for five months. His most recent conviction had been for Sexual Assau lt. Scores from a psychiatric test had been poor. He was placed in a higher than average category to reoffend. It was noted that he had re-offended a previous time while out on early release. In spite of all that, the demeanour of inmate Eisen was dramatically unlike the previous inmate, appearing calculated to impress the board members with his friendliness and reasonableness. He was more than wi lling to play the game. Unfortunately for Eisen (and fortunate for the community) he was comp lete ly inept. His efforts appeared painfully self erving and shallow. He was asked his opinion of the case manager's summation of his offences. H is response was as vague as the summation had been. Both the summation and the critique appeared to have been rushed by the Board in hopes that no one noticed. What we observers missed, the Board members picked up. The alarm bells went off, however, as it became clear he was serving nine years for his offences. Such a long sentence in Canada indicates a very serious level of criminal conduct. The inmate had embarked upon what cou ld only be described as a "spree" of serio us and escalating crime in a relatively short period of time. He "progressed" from robbing a Dickie Dee ice cream vendor to robbing a Beckers Milk Store to break and enters to raping three women. One Board member asked him why he had moved on from the other offences to "take up"
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sexual a sault. Inmate Eisen's response was that when he had been released from jail the previous time, he had received no help in adjusting to life in the community. He also blamed his drug and alcohol problem. He referred to "acting out my fantasies" and how he now had developed a belated "empathy for my victims." It was as though the phrases had been borne ofa new found morality rather than being carefully memorized to impress the Board. He smiled constantly ... and fooled no one. till, his responses were mechanical and sounded rehearsed. He attributed the rapes to pornographic pictures which he had viewed while in prison a previous time. He said he wanted to be "free of deviant fantasies" in a way which telegraphed he had only the frailest grasp of what he was talking about. The Board noted that in all the professional assessments they had before them, he was still rated as a high risk to re-offend. When asked why this might be so he had no answer. When given a previous opportunity at day release, he had violated the conditions of the institute. When Mrs. Baines asked him why, as his only explanation, he fell back into parroting one of the phrases he had heard while in "treatment". "I acted out deviant thoughts that I had while in prison." Mrs. Baines asked him to tum his mind back to his first offence on September 17. he
was able to catch him out in one contradiction after another between what he said one moment and what he said the next. Parole Board member: " How long have you had these fantasies?" Inmate: "None prior to 1990 when I was in jail reading pornographic magazines" . It was clear he blamed his time in jail for all his recent violent and criminal misadventures. He had first been jailed in 1981 and had spent most of his adult life in jail. Board member Brenda McIntyre questions the inmate: " You repeatedly say ' I' m sorry, I need help'. You are trying to seduce the Board with smiles and charm. You are bright eyed ... " Inmate: " I'm really nervous, I'm trying to catch the atmosphere of the Board." Board member: "There is an incongruity between your expressions and the acts of violence you committed." When asked how he proposed to stay out of trouble if returned to the community, he repeated the stock phrase learned from his professional counsellors in prison . Inmate: "1 choose not to think about deviant fantasies. " Decision :
Detention to continue, inmate failed to meet criteria for release.
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Police killer denied chance at early parole A man convicted of killing an RCMP officer has been denied a chance to apply for early parole. A jury tookjust four hours last Janury 17th to deny an application by Darrel Crook who was convicted along with Gregory Fischer in the 1978 murder of Constable Brian King. The two were sentenced to life imprisonment with no elegibility for parole for 25 years. "I find no joy in the verdict," said King ' s widow, Marie King Forest, in a prepared statement. "As long as the Liberal government supports ( ection) 745, there will be continued revictimization and no truth in sentencing. " Crook applied under the so-called faint hope clause of the Criminal Code - Section 745 - which allows people serving life sentences to
apply to the courts for a review of their parole eligibility after they' ve served 15 years. Fischer' s minimum sentence was reduced by two years to 23 years when he applied for a similar review. "I think this case proves that the section works and that the community can make decisions like this," Crook said as he was taken from the courtroom. "There' s no need to repeal Section 745." The Crown argued Crook's sentence should not be reduced because of his primary role in the killing. Constable King was abducted, handcuffed and driven to an isolated area where Crook shot him twice at close range. Crook can now seek parole on April 24, 2003 .
Parole Board to get access to records Criminals will find it more difficult to get parole under a new agreement signed by Ontario and Ottawa last February. The agreement will have background information supplied to the Parole Board that was previously only kept in court fi les. Ontario Attorney General Charles Harnick signed the agreement with Federal Solicitor General Herb Gray on February 28th at a ministerial conference. The agreement will grant the Federal Parole Board access to Ontario court records, including all sentencing information, victim impact statements and psychological assessments.
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Blue Line's Classified advertisments is a FREE service to law enforcement agencies and related personnel support groups. Other persons or organizations may place their notices in this section at a price of $40.00 per insertion up to 25 words . (paid subscribers pay $30.00) Pre-payment by Visa, MasterCard or Cheque only please. Send to:-I' ?.;;.~~ ~r;1' [-lV{}f, 7 ~P-f3f \ ~f (:., ?~ \ rlfj f-r'[r[ip-III\ J rr, f.2P. H rl' fp-)' ;(j ) r,0~~1'70?" Ma 6, 1997 3rd nnual " Drive traight" Golf Tournament Brampton - Ontario Organized on behalfofthe Ontario ommunity ouncil on Impaired Driving ( 10) the tournament i being held again at the famou Lionhead olf & Country Cl ub. Proceeds wi ll assist 0 CIO in their " rrive Alive - Drive Sober" summer time drinking driving awarene s projects acro Ontario. For golfing regi tration call 416 2847344. May 8, 1997 ntario Women in Law nforcement Mi is auga - Ontario The pring meeting of the Ontario Women in Law Enforcement will feature hri tie Blachford as a guest peaker. Ticket are 30. For further in formation contact my Ram y at 905 278-613 1.
Ma 1 - 2, 1997 mith and We on, " (dentikit" omposite Training oUI'se Waterloo - ntario pen t all law enforcement offiial ,nd civilian wanting to be ertified in the " Identikit" compo it tem . Both plastic foil and mputerized y tem are taught. F r further detail c nta t t. Tom Ma in at 519 650- 525.
May 15 - 18, 1997 12th nnual Peace Officer Memorial elebration leveland - Ohio ach May hundreds oflaw enforcement and corrections officer from throughout the United tates and anada come to leveland to honour all fallen law enforcement and corre tion officers and share in camaraderie and fellowship of the event of th e weekend. For more information on tact The Greater leveland Peace Officers Memorial ociety at 2 16 62 1-3830. May 19 - 23, 1997 rimina l Investigation nalysis Ottawa - Ontario The Ottawa- arleton Regional Po-
Iice ervice is hosting this cia s which is primarily designed for inve tigator and crime analysts responsible for investigating or assi ting in the investigation of rape and homicide cases. Cour e tuition i 450 (U .. ). The COUf e will be held at the Canadian Police 01lege. Interested persons hould contact gt. Graydon Patterson at 613 236- 1222, ext. 2285. May 20 - 23,1997 Workshop on Women in Policing: The Year 2000 & Beyond - rt CbaLlenge Ottawa - Ontario on tact: Marcel-Eugene LeBeufat 613 998-0796, or Julia McLean at (5 14) 446-3 168. May 25 - 28, 1997 24th Annual Canadian Association of Police Ed ucators onference & Workshop Os hawa - Ontario The Durham Regional Police and Durham College will be ho t of thi year's conference and workshop ituated on the canlpu of Durham College in Oshawa. ubjects include methods of improved learning, program design and delivery. For further information contact Alan Mack 905 579-1520 ext. 4440, or Heather Dwyer 905 7213 111 ext. 2242. May 31,1997 Marksmanship Challenge Cambridge - Ontario The challenge is an event hosted by the Torch Run for the pecial Olympics. This is a service pi tol, team challenge consisting ofa PPC 600 match and reactionary target match. For more information call
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June 2 - 6, 1997 ational Organized rime Workshop Ottawa - Ontario The Criminal Intelligence ervice of anada will be ho ting the 1997 ational Organized Crime Workhop. Thi year's theme is "Making a Difference." For more information contact Richard Phillippe or Randy Crisp at 613 993-9061. June 9 - 11, 1997 Incident Comma nder fC risis egotiators eminar Toronto - Ontado The anadian riticallncident A ociation will be ho ting a two and a halfday seminar. Included will be ca e studies of recent critical ituation with in truction on elected topic of current intere t to commander and negotiator. For more information call f gt. Bi ll Mc eilly at 416 808-3800. June ll, 1997 4th Annual niper hoot Missis auga - Ontario The Peel Regional police are hosting the shoot. Please regi ter by May 2. Regi tration will be cut ofT at 70 hooters. Individual and two per on teams welcome. For further detail call Ken Rodd at 905 4533311. June 16 - 20, 1997 High Performance Pistol Training & Tactics ollingwood Road & Gun Club A a ho t for igarm Academy th is is a skills development course deigned to provide all law enforcementofficers with a practical knowl
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June 16 - 20, 1997 15th Annual Homicide Seminar Toronto - Ontario The Metropolitan Toronto Police Ilomicide quad will be ho ting thi annual event at the SkyDome Hotel. For further infonnation call 416 808-7400, or Fax 416 8087402.
letic Association, University of Guelph, City of Guelph and the Guelph Police Service. All members of Ontario Police Forces are we lcome to participate. For further infornlation call / fax 613 226-2815.
June 23 - 25, 1997 Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Conference & Trade Show London - Ontario The London Police will be hosting this year's annual conference and Trade how of the OACP. For further details call 519 661-5670, or Fax 5 19 645-1908.
the heraton Hamilton Hotel and the Royal Connaught Howard John on Plaza-Hotel. For details call Don C lark 905 574-6044.
August 23 - 27 1997 92 Annual CACP Conference and Exhibition Fredericton - New Brunswick The Fredericton police will be the hosts of this year's event. Contact Tim Kelly at 506 452-970 I, or Fax 506452-0713.
September 12 - 13, 1997 7th International Police Diver Symposium Hamilton - Ontario This symposium is organized for the benefit of search and recovery specialists around the world. This year's event will feature investigations into recent airline crashes. For further details contact the International Diver ympo ium at 905574-6817.
June 17 - 20,1997 Commercial Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Windsor - Ontario Those currentl y at the Level of Reconstructionist are welcome to attend thi pecialized course which will deal with many aspects of commercial vehicle collision investigation. For more infonnation call C t. G. Ouellette at 5 19 255-6690.
July 13 - 15, 1997 FBI NAA Annual Retraining Seminar & Trade Show Burlington - Ontario This trade show is open to all emergency services per onnel. Exhibitors are welcome. For more information contact Janice Pennington at 416808-6981, or Paul Vorvis at 416 808-6245.
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Building a new di trict headquarter in York Region pre ented an opportunity to replace the exi ting range. The fifleen year Id range had become 0 unreliable that cheduling of pistol conver ion cour e was di fficult. Rangec n ultantJimBullockof old Cro s mmuniti n re ommended the avage "pa ivc" trap. Thi anadian-made trap generate no Icad, which in turn greatly reduce the co t fthe air handling y tem, eliminate certificati n problem (even with the new, greatly redu cd ederal lead limit ). The avage" nail" bullettrap t p bullets in a wct two-f< t deceleration chamber. Thi de ign a oid the creation of lead du t by all wing the bullct t pin to a gradual stop, cr 200 revoluti n . The bullet drop out the bott m fthe trap, a solid lumps, onto an ea yt - lean bullct tra . Rc cnt range certi fication tests howed "no detc table airb rne lead" when using lead-free
primers, and airborne lead of one twentieth the allowable limit when using inexpensive conventional ammunition. The air system in the range uses a "breathing wall" to gently move air past the shooter, to air exhau ts in the ceiling, 20 feet in front of the firing line. Because the trap does not smash the bullet and atomize the lead cores, the air system is a simple, inexpensive system to imply exhau t the muzzle gases. Old-style ranges u e cheap "smash-plate" traps, which require elaborate quarter million dollar air and filter systems to flush and clean the air. In pector Eric Joliffe and Constable Jeff Bullied (pictured above) studied steel and rubber bullettraps, before electing the avage wet de ign. It was the mo t expensive trap to purcha e, but the very low operating cost, the ea e of bullet removal, and the inexpensive air ystem required all addcd up to it being the most economical choice. The fact that the avage traps are Canadian (made in Mississauga) was an added bonu .
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The target retrieval system Bullock recommended i al 0 anadian made. The Mancom system feature "I" beam steel tracks that cannot be horted out by ejected bra . The targets can be po itioned at any di tance, with plu or minus two inch accuracy. Target turn with "random edging". That i ,a hooter can not anticipate a "shoot" or "no shoot" target based on the direction of tum. Target move up to four times ta ter than with the old y tem, and can fla h expo ure while on the move. The local control panel and the ma ter control panel i a "touch- creen". Up to 200 pre-recorded training scenario or manual control i achieved by simple video creen buttons marked" TART" or" TOP". ommon cxposure time and target di tances are selected simply by touching the appropriate button. Vi iting range officer have di covered they can be checked out on the system in les than five minutes. Jeff Bullied, senior firearms instructor, is delighted with the new range. Reliability has been 100%. The very, very low lead levels have made the range an exceptionally clean and healthy work environment. lIe has been able to confidently chedule heavy conver ion training e ion for the new 40 Cal Beretta pistols, secure in the knowledge that the health unit won't clo e the range, and that the target and trap sy tem won't fail.
New armour for women to be unveiled at Response Trade Show Body annour manufacturer Barrday Inc., of Cambridge, Ontario, hasju t announced the introduction of the world' fir t seamle s, fonn fitted, moulded woman' ve t. A Barrday pre s relea e stated the new vest is designed with no fold over, no titching, no lumps and no seams. Barrday spokes per on Tricia Rudy, tated that the new annour was produced "by combining the late t technolgoies from the annour industry using kzo- obel's patented Microfilament Aramid Balli tic Fabric, and a patented moulding proces u ed in the women's undergannent indu try." Rudy advi es that Barrday has teamed up with Triumph International of Gennany, to produce thi new ve t which i de igned to fit and shape to the body in the rune fashion a nonnal undergannents. "Thi should certain ly help to make for a more comfortable fit than the standard body annour produced up to now. Mo t of this armour wa imply re-tailored armour from the ame pattern for men." Rudy concluded. For more infonnation contact Barrday Inc. Agent Tricia Rudy at 905- 33-4654. You may see this new armour at the Response 97 Trade how on April 22-23.
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Vancouver targets New harassment policy for municipal forces pimps, johns ew workplace harassment JQ:~:ri~~~Tl police officers, a situation alleged by Vancouver city police have announced they are going to stop charging hookers and begin to target pimps and john instead. "We look at sex trade workers as already being victimized," the media quoted In p. Ken Doern as saying after the mid-February announcement wa made. The vice squad officer said police would no longer charge any females unless there were unu ual circumstances surrounding the case. " It may be someone quite young and we may need a court to get them assistance," Doern wa quoted as saying. Doern believes that going after pimps and john will be effective in reducing street pro titution in the long run. Between 1988and I 995,over9,000charges were laid in Vancouver, but less than 3,000 involved johns. "Obviously charging females hasn't been a deterrent," Doern was quoted as saying. "Prostitutes have been penalized, jailed, fined and hifted from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, but no concentrated effort wa made to go after the cu tomers and we firmly believe these men are predators." Il owever, other forces don't seem to agree with the Vancouver approach. Const. Kevin Cadde ll of the Toronto juvenile pro titution unit was quoted a saying: "I can't understand why they would charge (pro titute ). We see them as victim a well, but ome of the older ones have full knowledge of what they are doing." dmonton pol ice Sgt. Brad Ward said many community groups would begin to protest if the city decided not to go after prostitutes. Montreal Const. Richard Di Foglio aid charge against prostitutes have not decreased in Montreal and there has been no effort made to tart charging more johns. A study conducted between 1986 and 1992, in Vancouver indicates that charging sex trade workers is not an effective practise, but that going after their customers is, Simon Fraser University criminologist John Lowman said. Of the 2,045 men charged with communicating for the purpose of prostitution during the tudy only 44 repeated the offence, Lowman aid. But of the prostitutes charged about 80 per cent went back into the trade, he said.
guidelines that are mandatory for all municipal police departments were introduced by ew Brunswick's solicitor general in late February. The guidelines will help prevent problems like those that have occurred in the province's municipal police forces, Jane Barry said. The solicitor general also said that the guidelines are effective. They define types ofbehaviour that are con idered unacceptable and make it easier for workers to make complaints against colleagues. The guidelines were created last year after allegations of sexual harassment were made by ome female employees in the Moncton and Rothesay police forces. The policy is mandatory for police departments, but not for municipalities. The guidelines replace a former code of conduct that failed to cover all situations, such as harassment of civilian police employees by
some female employees. "Hopefully if a situation ari es, then maybe it might be a minor one that can be nipped in the bud," Barry was quoted as saying after introducing the policy in the legislature. The solicitor general said that policy places the onus for liability with municipal employers in order to encourage them to look for problems that may exi t. "I realize that is quite strong," the local media quoted her as saying. "There are times you have to be pro-active as an employer and keep your ear to the ground. Maybe that wasn't happening to the degree it should have in ome places." Every municipal force in ew Brunswick has at least one officer trained to instruct colleagues on the new policy. Enforcement of the policy will begin on March 31 .
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Former Mountie translator convicted Fewer officers f< rmer wiretap tran lator in a major R MP muggling inve tigation was found guilt f breach of tru t in mid-February. Kumara elu ignarajah wa convicted in relati n t the thefl of an R MP tape recorder, wiretap tape and tran cript . The R MP belie e Vignarajah wa a member of the Tamil Tiger terr ri t organization and a ri Lankan military intelligence agent. eni r rown attorney tephen heri fftold the urt that Vignarajah ' action were a "grote que betrayal" of the requirement to keep teleph ne wiretap confidential during the ur e f a criminal inve tigation. ignarajah wa entenced to nine months
and four days in jail by Ontario court judge Brian Weagant. The sentence matched the amount of time Vignarajah had spent in jail ince hi arre t last May. In his closing argument, heriff aid it wa unclear whether Vignarajah's loyalty lies with the Tamil Tigers, who are fighting for a separate homeland in ri Lanka, or to the Sri Lankan military intelligence directorate who are fighting the Tiger. But heriff did say that Vignarajah intended to u e the material stolen from the Mountie during an investigation into passport forgery and alien smuggling in Canada's Tamil community for intelligence purpo es.
Public alerts could affect everyone Inidiviual who haven't been convicted of an ffence ould be affected by any new proin ial guideline on warning the public that high-ri k individual are in their community. The guideline could include anyone who may be c n idered to be a threat, I lalifax regi nal p Ii e poke man on t. ary Martin aid.
But the alert may not be limited to those who have been convicted of a crime. "It may be very rare, but some individual may be coming before the board that do not have a criminal record, yet there's good evidence that tho e individual may be a threat to the community," local media quoted Martin as saying. Defence lawyer Joel Pink says issuing public alert about those who haven't been found guilty houldn 't be con idered. Public alerts can have a negative impact on the person, especially if they are accused of a exual offence, Pink said.
per capita: Stats Canada reports Fewer police officers were patrolling anadian cities last year, a report from tati tics Canada states. The tatistic, released in late February, indicate the number of police officers per 100,000 resident dec rea ed in 1996 for the fifth year in a row. The decline ha come at a time when public concern over crime and public safety have increa ed, despite numbers from Ottawa that how crime rate have fallen. The number of police officers declined by 1.3 per cent in 1996. ince 1992, Canada has lost 2,6 I officers - a drop of about five per cent, the report said. While forces in some cities have hired more otlicer , Toronto, Montreal and the Quebec provincial police have all reported major decrea e . tatistic Canada attribute the drop to budget cutbacks. Police trength increased steadily during the 1960s and early 1970 , then remained stable until the early 1990s. Manitoba had the most officers per 100,000 population, followed by Quebec and a katchewan. Prince Edward Island and ewfoundland ha e the fewe t officers.
Justice spending costs tax payers three cents on the dollar Ju t like the price of everything el e in the ninetie ,the price of keeping anada' ju tice y tem running ha gone up ince the eightie . P Ii e, ourt and correctional ervice acc unted f< r cent of every dollar spent in 19 4-95. This hare i however low compared t the 12 cents for education, the 13 cents for health and the 24 cents per dollar spent on ial er ice. Thi accordingtoaJURI TAT pamphlet c n erning judicial pending. The government pending on police, courts, rre ti n ,legal aid and criminal pro ecution wa flirting with the 10 billion mark in 199495. Thi number tran late to 340 per per on in an, d . ver half of thi amount paid for p Ii ing (5 010 ), and about one fifth for adult c rre ti n (19%). The remainder was spent on ourt (7%), legal aid (7%), youth corrections (5%) and pro e ution (3%). in e the year of 1988-89, total expenditure have increa ed 13% on an inflation-adjusted basi . Mo t of the increa e, however, urred bef< re 1990-91, a pending on ly gre\ by 4°'0 between 1990-91 and 1994-95, r flecting the 1990-92 lowdown of the anadian e n my. With all the e factor, the 199495 bill per per on i a tually lightly lower than the bill of 1990-91. for pending in different region of the untry, the co t remained fairly constant, ex ept for lightly lower pending co t in
Quebec, Alberta and the Yukon, and moderately higher co ts in British Columbia, relative to the 1990-91 rates. While the per capita spending on different ervice has also remained constant in the areas of policing, adult corrections and courts, spending on other judicial services has increased. ince the 1990-91 survey, spending on youth correction , and e pecially legal aid has risen. Once again, policing tops the listofjudicial pending, with the government shelling out 5.8 billion dollars in 1994-95, which translates to 19 per per on. Municipal governments pay for the largest hare of policing costs (55% or 3.2 billion), followed by the provinces go v-
ernment , contributing 24%, or 1.4 billion , followed up by the federal government, who chipped in 2 I %, or 1.2 billion for the year of 1994-95. Policing contracts, in place since the 1930' , offer centralized services which help reduce administrative costs. Contract policing for the R MP accounted for 16% of total pending on police ervices by provincial, municipal and territorial governments. An additional 20% was paid to provincial force to cover mainly rural areas, and the remaining 64% was paid by the municipalities having their own police ervices in the egment of 1994-95. Regarding the federal financial re pon ibilitie , the government was all over the map for con i tency in spending, contributing from 16% for criminal prosecution to 48% of the adult correction bill. On an inflation-adju ted grid, the federal government contributed ignificantly more in 1994-95 than in 1990-91 . With the new youth offender plan being implemented around the country, the co t of youth corrections hot up since the last urvey. 526 million dollar was spenton youth correction in 1994-95, that is roughly 18 per per on. ince the reported data from 1988-89, this is a 23% increa e in the pending, on an inflation adju ted grid. Thi growth coincide with the 26% increa e of the daily youth inmate count ince 19 -89.
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Force agrees to stop using weapon dent, IU head Andre Marin also The Ottawa-Carleton resaid the autopsy indicated that the gional police agreed to stop using beanbag shot was lodged inside a beanbag shotgun in late Februthe man's body. ary arter a man died shortly after W A T team members are the being truck by one of the weaponly officers qualified to use the on's projectiles. weapon, which has been in use for Ontario Special Investigaabout a year. tions Unit asked the force to stop tafr. Sgt. 'Terry Charbot, who using the weapon while it looks into the man's death. L_~~!~~~_J oversees the WAT team, said the force ha never had a problem The request to stop using the with the beanbags penetrating the skin before. gun came after police were called to an apartThe local press quoted Charbot as saying: ment on Feb. 24, to deal with a man who was "They're deemed less lethal ... (but) there 's a cutting him elf with a knife. possibility of injury with them. The tactical unit When the man refused to drop the weapon, adhered to standard operating procedures in a member of the WAT team fired at him with regards to the call." the beanbag gun in an attempt to disable him. The beanbags are two quare inches, covAn autopsy showed the man had died of ered in nylon and contain 42 grams of birds hot. severe blood 10 s. In a tatement issued a day after the inci- The projectile can travel at 280 feet per second.
Prison guards survive hostage situation Three Quebec prison guard urvived a seven-hour hostage situation without injury in early February. The guards were taken ho tage after an attempted escape at a provincial jail went sour. It was not immediately known whether the inmate released their captive, or if a squad of provincial police officers rescued the guards just before dawn. The e cape occurred at about II p.m. Police relea ed few details about the incident, but one inmate reportedly made it outside of the facility by climbing down bedsheets that had
been tied together. The inmate was apparently apprehended by a municipal officer who was driving by in a patrol car. The jail holds about 60 pri oners, but only three or four were involved in the escape attempt. Const. Gerard Carrier of the Quebec provincial police said they were armed with homemade weapon . Most of the inmates in the jail are serving sentences under two years. Others are waiting to appear in court.
Case backlog could free criminals Thousands ofcriminals in Toronto may go free due to a number of court backlog, the Toronto un reported in late February. There are about 14,000 overdue cases in tobicoke, a west-end suburb, with a waiting Ii t of 10 months for trial. Of those cases, about 2,000 are impaired driving offences, provincial court Judge Derek Hogg said. ases are being dismissed everyday under the A kov precedent, a 1990 upreme Court of Canada ruling that ays cases taking more than eight months to get to trial should be tossed out, said Ilogg. The Ontario Crown Attorneys' As ociation aid the provincial Conservative government's policies are adversely effecting the justice y tem. Paul Yesa, the president of the association,
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said there appears to be a lack of re ources and that a lot of the time there is neither a courtroom or judge available. Premier M ike Harris aid he is concerned about freeing thousands of criminals because courts are overcrowded. The media quoted lIarrisas ay ing:"Ourgoal is to try and make the court system more efficient so these situations don't develop. I know the attorney general is working on mea ures to try and clean up the backlog." Attorney General Charles Harnick said overcrowding is a problem. "That is a problem that we have," Harnick was quoted as saying. " I' m very committed to breaking the back of Askov .. ." The province cut a total of $116 million from the Attorney General's budget last year.
No charges will be AG may seek injunction to keep prosititutes away from kids laid: police Briti h olumbia Attorney eneral lial Do anjh is con idering asking the court to order prostitute to keep their di tance from elementary chool . The con ideration came in the wake of complaint by parent at William Macdonald elementary chool in ea t Vancou er. The parent are up et that chidlren walking to and from chool everyday regularly see pro titutes oliciting customer. Parent and teachers have al 0 complained about finding needle and condom in children' play areas. " I under tand very well the anger and fru tration experienced by the re ident , the children and the chool," Do anjh wa quoted a aying in early March . The olicitor general went on to ay that members of hi taffare looking into the pos ibility of getting an injunction. Do anjh al 0 aid that the Vancouver police department has indicated it will make exwa
0 er. The I al media quoted Ie eland a aying: "The criminal aspect of thi inve tigation at this pint in tim with the information available ha been concluded. h uld any other inf< rnlati n c me f< rward, then there i potential that the in e tigation would reopen." Ie eland . aid the matter will go before the pr fessi nal- tandard re ie\ committeeofthe f< ret detennine whether charge under the Poli e t will be laid again t any of the officer"
ception to it poliy of not charging prostitutes if chools and children are affected. The provin ial government may even go 0 far as to pass legi lation to make it illegal for pro titute to olicit client near school, Do anjh aid. lie hoped to meet with all partie involved prior to making a final deci ion on whether to eek an injunction. Kay tockholder, pre ident of the B.C. ivil Libertie A ociation, aid it i premature for the organization to ay whether it would oppo e an injunction until the olicitor general provide more infonnation. he aid the a ociation oppo ed a 1984 injunction obtained by fonner attorney general Brian mith, which banned pro ititute from We t nd street . chool tru tee Ken Denike aid the chool board would be intere ted in applying for an injunction if it protected the children from pro titution.
Mounties, soldiers ship toys to Haiti kids An R MP officer i heading up an effort to end toys to impoveri hed children in Ilaiti. Last fall , Con t. Francois Henri ofthe tonewall R MP rai ed about 1,350 kilograms of toy and children' clothing through the Toy for Ilaiti campaign. "La t year wa fantastic," the local pre quoted Henri a saying. The con table expected to collect only 450
kilograms of toy la t year. But the project was much more ucce ful. Thi year he i planning to end another 1,459 kilogram hipment. The 17th Wing FB Winnipeg will warehou e the toy and clothe before hipping them out. The goal ofthe project i to make life a little brighter for the children of llaiti.
Prostitution makes victims of us all, Juristat says Pr tituti n i not illegal in anada. The e chang f m ney for e i not again t the law in ur country. It i , howe er, unlawful to engage in periph rala tivitie. u h a publi Iy communicatlllg with an ther per on for the purpo e of hU)lIlg r elling e:-.ual servi e , or living on the a ail. f the pr titution of an individual. Ith ugh the e crimes are thought to be viclimle .. , pr . tituti n make i tim ofu all, a ording to a re ent JURI T T tati tic pamphlet. ntil the 1970' ,pro tituti n wa treated a a "statu" offen e, a ociated with vagrancy, whereb apr stitute in a publi place without a valid rea n f< r being there could be picked up. The e regulation were changed in 1972 \\hen the soli iting la\ wa introduced. This prevented pr titute from oliciting exual ervIces in any publi place. Thi law wa later replaced by what i now the communication la\\ . ny per, ons publicly communicating for the purpo e f s liciting exual ervice could b charged. Inthe yearofl995,alm tall of the 7, 165 pro tituti n incident reported by p lice, na-
ti nally, were communicating to buy or ell sexual service . 92% of all pro titution incident involved this offence. The remaining offences involved procuring (5%) and bawdy hou e offence (3%). These number are up by a harp 29% from the pro titution rates in 1994, but this increa e follows two year of teep declines, thanks in large part to concentrated effort in Toronto, dmonton, algary and Vancouver. A disturbing factor in the terrible world of treet prostitution is the number of youth involved. Many treet kid and runaways tum to pro titution a a means of survival, a they can find no other income. Most youth ,aged 12 to 17, who are offender are diverted to social ervice by the police as an alternative to the ju tice system in hopes that maybe their live can be turned around. treet pro titute obviou Iy lead an extremely dangerous life tyle, and they are often the target of attack , a our society looks down upon them. Between 1991 and 1995,63 known pro titutes were murdered in Canada. even of the e prostitute were juvenile, aged 15 to 17 year. Most of the murder were thought to be
related to the job, a 50 pro titute were murdered by clients, and by pimp or in drug related incident . It is thought that pro titution i victimless, but in general, everyone uffer . The community where the pro titution i taking place becomes a terrible place to live, a pro titution bring added traffic, loitering, noise and qui te likely, drugs. The pro titutes them elve suffer a great deal, a their life lyle are frequented by exploitation, violence, di ease and ubstance abu e. The rates of pro titution in Canada Ouctuate regularly, depending on the law enforcement policie in different area of the country. The obviou ideal would be to put an end to all pro titution, but that i clearly not yet a olution, and 0 the law enforcement communitie of anada continue to work together on improving the ituation of pro titution in our country. The life of a pro titute i a de olate one, with many terrible repercu sions and it i important for communitie throughout an ada to pull together to pre ent another per on from turning to the treet.
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OK to ask for names Judge wants clear rules for polic e c hases An officer has the right to a k a driver without a licence for his name and birth date, a B. . upreme Court judge ruled in mid-February. The ruling means John Weirs, 28, will be retired on a charge of driving whi le under suspension. A provincial court judge had ruled that police violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by asking Weirs for his name and birth date when he didn't have a licence on him. Weir wa stopped by police on Sept. 26, 1995, because it appeared he had failed to stop at an inter ection. li e was unab le to produce a driver's licence, so police asked him for his name and date of birth. Police learned that Weirs was prohibited from driving after the information he provided was checked on a computer. l Ie wa then told he had the right to legal counsel and was arrested. The judge at Weir' trial found he had made the statements voluntarily, but ruled police ignored hi rights under a ection of the Charter by not warning him that he cou ld be arre ted before they asked for his name and birth date. The judge ru led thi meant his statement were inadmissible under the Charter and di mis ed the charge. But Supreme Court Justice Peter Lowry noted that even if Weir' right to counsel wa breached, the evidence of his date of birth shouldn't have been excluded. Lowry said a person' birth date i readily vi ible on every driver's licence and the licence mu t be carried and produced on demand while operating a vehicle in B.C.
Ottawa passes child support legislation Legi lation to improve Canada's child upport ystem was passed by Ottawa in late February. The new legislation will come into effect in the beginning of May. It will include: amendments to the Divorce Act to establish a framework for the use of child support guidelines. - amendments tothe Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement As istance (FOAEA) to add Revenue Canada to the list of federal departments who e databanks can be searched for the purpo e oflocating per on who have breached family support orders. - new provisions in the FO EA Act to establ ish a new federal licence denial cheme. The scheme authorizes the suspension of pas ports and certain federal tran port licence where a payer of child support has repeatedly breached upport obligations. The new legislation is part ofthe federal government's Child upport Initiative which include new tax ru les for child support payments.
A B.C. Supreme ourtjudge and the father of a teenager killed in a collision with a police cruiser are seeking tougher rules for high-speed chases. In late February, justice Wally Oppal said he wrote to Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh asking for changes to the Police Act and was promised they would be made. Oppal, chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Policing in 1994, said police need a mandate that outlines when and how they should engage in high-speed chases. Last ovember, the judge acquitted a Kamloops RCM P constable of dangerous driving causing death. Ken Winters, a 2 I-year veteran ofthe force, was charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of Erik Thom on and Krystal Bartusek, both 18, in Kamloops in 1995. Winters was in pur uit of a suspected impaired driver when he struck the teenagers' car
as it was turning left at an intersection. The court was told that Winters, who was driving between 125 and 140 kilometres per hour, considered switching on his siren when he saw Bertusek's car. But he said he changed his mind becau e he didn't want to alert the speeding impaired motorist to the fact that he was being pursued. Bruce Thomson, Erik's father, is concerned that there are no rules in B.C. that require police to turn their emergency lights and siren on during a pur uit. Thomson said the law shouldn't give police the power to decide whether or not they wi II use their light and siren. After the verdict,j ury members asked Oppal to write to Dosanjh regarding the lack ofregulations surrounding police pursuit. The justice aid he agreed with the jury based on what he had learned during the commission of inquiry into policing.
Not all youth violence is gang-re lated: officer According to a Toronto pol ice officer turned author, not all youth violence is related to gangs. During his book launch in Feburary, Const. Kevin Guest said that while the number ofviolent crimes committed by youths has risen, only about one per cent of young people are pressured
into becoming part of an organized gang. Guest said today's youth faces a tougher and more competitive world and attitudes are reflecting that. l ie says pamets can combat the problem by getting invovled in their children's lives and communicating with them.
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Scientist taking a bite out of crime Teeth may reveal ni er it orBriti h weet's team will be compri ed or a re- domestic abuse earch a i tant and graduate tudent. weet olumbia cienti t i preparing to fight crime b matching human bite mark in criminal ca es t the people who made them . Forensic dentist I a id wect is planning to open a lab, which is thought t be rth merica's fir t racility de oted t rocused reo earch in thi area sometime in pri\' ith 500,000 In B. . go ernment runding, the lab will al. refine weet' work in c tracting 0 evidence rrom aliva left on human nesh . ' ali a dep sited during a bite can be extra ted up to 72 h urs after the attack. Iligh-tech , then tudy the machine. an enhance the 0 . ample, a practise which can come in handy in sexual assault. and ase or child abuse. The head oran elite orth merican board f'expcrt. in weeI' chosen field e pect good thing. rr m the B centre. hom kn wledge, I don't know or any univcrsit r liege that ha the type or etup Or. weet is w rking with," Dr. eorge Is ac, president r the merican Board or Foren ic dont I g was qu ted a aying. "It' going t be < n e'\cepti nal racility."
will be tudying in such areas as recovering rrom teeth degraded to variou degree . D Re earch will be part ofthe lab's rocu , but it will al 0 do contract work ror police, derence, or rown lawyer at a co t or up to 250 per h ur. ince 19 4, weet estimate he has te tified in roughly two dozen cases and processed bite evidence in about 40. In one ca e he matched a eattle mother's bite to a mark on her three-year-old child. weet has al 0 obtained saliva trace rrom a body ubmerged underwater. li e wa able to obtain the evidence because the dried aliva tuck to the kin even with water urrounding the body. weet fir t entered the world or rorensic denti try in 1979, when police asked him to u e dental charts to identiry the burned body or a patient who died in a fiery car cra h. A fier the ta k was completed he was hooked on the cienti fic a pects of the job. "Bringing omeone to ju tice or the ract that thi is in a legal context is beside the point. Thi i cience," weet was quoted a aying. weet i currently a member on Is ac' board. Only three other Canadian are part or the 90 member board.
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Advice doesn't have to come from a lawyer Legal ad ice an c me fr m an < rray f di fferent lega l peciali t - even upended lawyer . In a recent ca e a ew Brun wi k ueen' bench ruled that taking the advice fa upended lawyer wa n't rea on enough to overturn a I al man' impaired driving
take the te t, which the man fai led. The day prior to tria l the Crown informed the man that hi lawyer wa not an active member of the Law ociety. It eems the man had been upended for failing to pay hi error and omi ion in urance premium. The man wa found guilty at hi trial. The man's new lawyer attempted to appeal the verdict by arguing that the harter states that an accu ed individual ha a right to con ult a practising lawyer. But the justice disagreed. He aid there is no obligation on the police to ensure that a per on who give legal advice i a lawyer.
Youngsters botch beer hold-up It was the type of lap- tick that wou Id have made a great comed .
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The bandit with the other case kept running ahead of the pack, but then ran into the ide of a building and knocked himselfuncon ciou . Police later said he was drunk before he attempted to steal the beer. An 18-year-old youth was charged with thell and under age drinking.
The adventures of Bob the Bug
ne s that's tarting to flourish.HesaysthatBob, L-____ an incredibly inept crook, is probably in the pen, or will be returning there soon becau e "he alway comes back." I asked Terry why his old pal is called Bob the Bug. "Doe it mean he bugs people?" I wondered. " 0," Terry replied. "A bug, in prison lingo, is an inmate who' very bright and does offbeat thing , is a nonconformist and a loner, minds his own bu iness and ha few good friend, doe n't join organizations or clique, make elaborate plans that ollen lead to calamitous re ult - that ort of guy." Terry tell u about the night Bob and a couple of his con federates decided to rob a sporting-good store, steal a bunch of gun , and then sell them to buy drug . First they stole a large van and actua ll y pulled ofT the late-night
break and enter without incident. The three of them were toned on weed while driving out of town, and they soon noticed a cop on their tail. Ahead of them was a hitchhiker. To see if the cop wa following them or not, they topped and picked thi guy up. The cop pulled over too, about a hundred yard behind them. Thi pooked the driver and he raced away just as the hitchhiker made it into the van. The hitchhiker aw all the gun that were spread over the floor of the van and he tarted freaking out. li e aid he wanted to get out of the vehicle right then and there. This set off the three crook, and Bob overreacted. li e a sembled one of the hotguns, loaded it, and fired through the back window at the cop car. The blast cared hi unprepared driver, and he lost control of the van. The vehicle lell the road and hit a tree. All three went directly to jail with no one hurt.
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ometime people have to make mi take before they learn a Ie son, buta Pickering, Ont., man had to make the same one three time before he began to under tand the problem. Pro incial police said they caught the ame man peeding three times in less than three hour along II ighway 40 I, in mid-February. The man's mustang wa fir t caught doing 140 kilometre an hour. Ju t two hours later, he was clocked at 145 kilometres an hour. Then, a mere 45 minute later, he was topped for driving at 140 kilometres an hour. gt. Kelly mith was quoted as saying: "This guy tried to pull a fa toneon usand didn't get around to doing it. I have never een anything like thi before. He deserves to win the geniu award. The man could be forced to pay 800 in fine and accumulate 12 demerit points.
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