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Volume 7 Number 9 November 1995
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Thi month Sergeant Lee Ann An el of the Halton Regional Police grace our cover as she shows the flag at the Institute of Justice in t.Petersburg, Russia. In this issue Lee Ann chronicles her trip to the first International Congress of Women Police held la t spring in St.Petersburg. Reading her story will make us all feel rather fortunate we live in the country we do. Lee Ann's article is indeed a compelling article of a nation struggling hard to come out of the "dark empire" ofCommuni m. In her article Lee Ann point out women police officers are relegated to file 27 clerk re ponsibilities. She also points out 29 that being on the street is not a particularly 18 happier tate of affairs either. Russia 's 5 state of anarchy is highlighted by a distinct 26 lack of respect for the police (Militia) and 29 an even higher lack of respect for human 9 life. Read more on page 12. Since running our article in the Octo19 13 ber 1993 issue about the Malinois dog 15 being u ed in police work many avid Ger25 man hepherd owners have been wanting 25 to see an article on their favourite breed. In 8 this issue we are happy to accommodate 30 them. 22 A fier some research we discovered that 11 the German Shepherd breed is less than 19 100 years old. This got us even more 27 curious and we were fortunate enough to 2 find a German Shepherd enthusiast in 4 24 Kerry Greene. Kerry took on the task with 27 characteristic enthusiasm and supplied us 26 with enough material to cover at least six 32 issue. For the sake of cost efficiency we 7 managed to cut that back to two issues. We 23 hope you learn more about this amazing 16 breed. Proceed onward, dear reader. The 013 15 vember i sue awaits your pleasure.
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Canada misses the target ... AgaIn. Th gov rnm ntof anada, otheywould ha e y u b lieve, ha e "toughened up the riminal Ju ti e y tern". Our "get tough" Mini ter of Ju ti e, llan Rock allege ymp th for our p lice. H peat.. of hi "crime Ii hting". But ho.. has he tighten d up the t m? Ju t who i h getting tough with? riminal? on iderthe followingroct.. olid p iti n e tabl i hed b> our national governm nt; 1. T he 0 a th Penalt - they .. on't be bringing that ba t.. . Our pamp red murd rer will continue to er e th sh rte t entence anywhere. 2. Rea l ife ntence - no, there i no u h thing in anada. Rep al of cti on 746 - P rmit only nten ing on capital rim . Thi. \\-ill not change. Kill one, t..ill two hundr d, no differen e. 4. lIigh Ri k ffender - Ju tice Mini ter II, n R t.. may t..eep relea ed f~ nd r "und r upervi ion" By wh m, polic ? Parole offic r ? \ oun g ffend er - Mutant Teenage murder r could rei 0 year in tead f 5. I th, t it? Big deal! 6. Immigra ti on - Mal' horten appeal pr ce for refu ed immigrant, refuge laimant . foreign criminal who h v b nord r d deported. \! hy i th r 0 11 1" ppeal proce ? But the j w I, th entrepiece, the ab olute r wningt uhf anada' "gettough"war n rim will n t be waged again t it criminal. at all. rar fr m iLIt will be .. aged on the b, t... of n four mo t respectful, loyal, ,r ul , la .. abiding group of citizen. Milli n of dollar (anywh re between and 500milli n)willbe p ntregi tering. re rding. rc e r hing. regulating, regimenting. revi wing, r tricting and generally hart ssing thi gr up th country' legal gun v"n rs nd p rt enthu iast . nd . w orne to the bedro t.. of the anadian government's ultimate p ition on lighting rime. Regi tering every legal gun ,nd vel) legal gun ov"ner in the land; a multi-mil Ii n d liar boondoggle of bureaurati bu yw rt... Far afer and m re certain th, n ~ rr ting out real criminal who dive for the co cr f their belo ed harter of Right ndrr d m th mom ntthe> mellacriminul hurg . B> hitting law abiding gun owner .. ith a I byrinth finva ive, re trictive and punitive regulation, e\p n e and nui ance law g~v rnm nt will b targeting a vulnerable, ea Ily
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identifiable group who e Charter status is undefined and infinitely weakerthan the powerfu lly privi leged accu ed or identified criminal class. Many comfortably paid bean counters, doubtless friendly to the government, can be employed in safe inecure which will continue into the di tant future, conscripting, counting, collecting, collating, compiling, cro -referencing and cataloguing endless name and data. A huge and burgeoning bureaucracy big enough to fill one of those shining empty officer towers in Ottawa-Hull i in the making to give government inefficiency and empire bui lding new meaning. nd the crime fighting value, the crime prevention value? Minimal, and worse, becau e it takes scarce re ources away from fighting real criminal . A Professor Gary Mau er, in his 1995 Fra er Forum paper aid "Gun control is not crime control". Professor Mau er was able to easily profile who the legal gun owner were; 86% male, middle aged, sl ightly less educated than the average, higher than average employed and hard working, more likely to be farmers or blue collar workers with a tendency to independence and elfreliance. In an era when front line police numbers are plummeting due to budget con traints, and even those reduced number are under intimidating threat oflayoffs by theirci ilian bo e, elfrelianceonthepartofourcitizens isn ' t necessarily a bad thing.
The point is, identifying and codifying legal gun owner is like shooting fish in a barrel. The are known, they are not involved in criminal activity, and they can be shat..en down to financea measure ofthe mountain of bureaucracy their status will engender once anada' nightmarish Gun ontrol regulations, regi tering every legal gun in the land, are pas ed into law as Bill 68 . orne rationalization may be in order. Gun control i not a bad thing. We shou ld know, anada has plenty of it already. In one of her few noticeable act, former Ju tice Mini ter and Prime Minister Kim ampbell pushed through some fairly comprehen ive gun control legislation in 1992. orne gun regi tration definitely has some merit. But it is no ub titute for crime fighting. Howcould the Federal Government have got it 0 wrong? One would be tempted to believe that the power that be are afraid to tack le the criminals who increasingly contro l our daily live because of the extraordinal), complicated and costly protections provided them in the harter of Rights, which are not pro ided ordinary citizen . Therefore hit the easier mark, the good citizen. Ontario ' olicitor General Robe rt Runciman, an a owed opponent of Ottawa's new gun legi lation, said, "The Federal government ha cho en to empha ize trivial but politically attractive measures at the expen e of rea Ii tic and effective gun control." Runciman said the e timated half-billion dollars the gun registry will co t could be muchbetteru edhiringmorepoliceofficer to patrol our treet and more cu toms officer to control illicit gun traffic across the border. That money could get us another 5 to 8,000 officer. ow, that make sen e!
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By Morley Ly mbuT/ler
Can smug Canadians learn from the OJ trials What price do we pay as a society for the freedom we enjoy? I was challenged by this very thought recently while listening to the OJ soap opera being played out in California. Much as I tried to be smug about it all , and insist that it couldn ' t happen here, I realized that we are no different. Like it or not we are attached to the United States far more closely than the 49th parallel. Not only do we share the same language and culture, we share the same principles and purpose of thOUght. Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is at least reminiscent of the United States Constitution and reflects in part our desire to ensure equality and freedom of the individual. I brought my thoughts back to the manner in which the Simpson matter was investigated. Something certainly appears to have fallen off the tracks here and without a doubt some changes are going to have to be made. Butthis is part ofthe price society must pay for their freedoms. Society can expect nothing more from their police than what they can reflect in them . Its police force derives not only its
strength but also its talents from the population that lives there. You can set up candidate tests in as great a depth as you wish but you cannol divorce the police force from the will , talents, abilities and thoughts of the population. These officers did not come from another world . They are not trained to be automatons. They are not trained to be cold calculated killers. They are not trained to hate, cheat or lie. They are trained to do their jobs to the best of their ability. The emphasis is on the word "their. " Each officer brings his own strengths and weaknesses to the policing function . I would not wish to see it any other way. They are never asked for perfection just honest effort. Each officer takes an oath of office which clearly lays out the conditions by which he is expected to do his job. When one reads these oaths he can quickly determine that they do not require super human abilities to fulfil them. As one minister once pointed out to me godliness is not what we are expected to achieve but it is the goal which we are expected to honestly
strive for. What on earth would we do with a perfect police force. A city policed by even a handful of Robocops would certainly do away with almost all violent crime but at what price. We would now live in fear of the cop. While under his icy gaze wo uld we feel a little twinge of guilt sufficient enough for him to start questioning us? Is he skilled enough to know the difference between nervousness and a guilty mind? So when I look at the LA Police experience I can not in good conscience point a finger in shame. As the old saying goes if I point one finger at them I may be pointing three back at myself. This "great trial of the century" has certainly brought home a lot of messages to me. And none of them deal with the guilt or innocence of OJ . Much the same as in a Coroner' s inquest the job at hand should not be to determine guilt or innocence but rather to see what can be learned so that similar tragedies may be avoided . But of which tragedy do we speak. The tragedy of the deaths of two people? The tragedy of a lost opportunity for revenge? The tragedy of a sloppy investigation? The tragedy of a court turned into a circus ring? The tragedy of prejudice? The tragedy ofa community that would not, will not nor could not learn from its mistakes? Ah Yes! That could be it!
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A HISTORY OF THE GERMAN SHEPHERD
wa now ready to u her in a new era of change in tran portation and communication. The automotive and Technological re olution would eal the fate for trail dri e and drover a well a their herding dog. p to thi point people had always taken their Ii e tock to new pa ture or market, imply by them el e , either by walking or on hor eback. tephanitz and hi colleague feared that ifth breeder of herding dog did not adapt to the changing life tyle ociety was entering and start breeding their dog accordingl for other area of .. orking proficienc their beloved hepherd dog could decline into ob curity. It wa with thi thought in mind the e olutionary change in breeding from herding dog to an over all working utility dog wa on. T H E FOUNDATION
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Max von, tephanit= once wrote that Horand von Gra/rath,(shown above) al 0 known a the "Adam o/the German hepherd breed, "embodied the /ulfilment o/the dog enthu ia t 's fondest dreams: he was large ... wilh a nobly formed head; clean and sinewy in build. His character corresponded to his exlerior qualities: marvellous in his obedient/aith/lIlness to his ma ter, and above all, the straight/oward nature 0/ a gentleman with a bOllndle s and Irrepressible =est/or living... lever idle, always on the go, well disposed to harmless people, bllt no cringer, cra::y about children and always in love What could not have become o/such a dog, if on Iv we had at thaI lime military or police service training? " To tephanit= this dog and the police officer were true kindred spirits. In this article Kerrv Greene, himself a lifelong admirer o/the breed, was mvited 10 IIbnllt a brie/ history o/the German Shepherd dog.
by Kerry Greene t ry of th German hepherd D g den t tart thou and of year ago, n r n hundr d of year ago. The olliial r gi tering and hence recognition of all ur m dem pure bred breed urpriingly den t date back that far; for breedr hebe n r producing and regi tering different bre d for about 100 - 150 year. It wa during thi time pan that the magnifi ent and powerful canine wa di ver d and tran formed into one of the b t kn wn and mo t loved of all the br ed kn wn to man. The lory of the erman hepherd ("-n wn in Britain a I at ian) tart with a gr up of very dedicated breeder; from ut ofwhi h cam a man with a vi ion of th p rfe t utility working dog, a man with an unb undl love for a ingl breed and t thi g al h dedicated hi life' work. 1 h t m n wa Rittmei ter ( avalry
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aptain) Max Emil Friedrich von tephanitz, who with the guidance of a loving hand, took a little known native herding breed out of obscurity and heralded it onto the world tage of recognition a a dog without peers. In doing so tephanitz rightfully earned and deserved the title "The Father of the Breed." On April 22, 1899, the foundation meeting for the newly formed Verein fur Deutsche chaferhunde or V, was held. Max von tephanitz agreed to become their first president. THE PERFECT WORKING DOG
The goa l tephanitz envisioned was encompassed in the very motto he coined for the breed "Utility and Intelligence." He realized that the world was about to embark on another great era of change; like it had 100 years previou Iy with the u hering in of the indu trial revolution; it
The creation of the modem erman hepherd took it fir t tep toward real ity when tephanitz came acro the dog Hektor von Link rhein. Link rhein wa born January I, 1895 at the kennel of Herr parwa er in Franh.furt. tephanitz, recognizing Ilektor' value a a foundation ire, purcha ed the dog at three year of age and changed hi name to Ilorand von Grafrath after hi Gra/rath Kennels. Ilence Ilorand von Grafrath became the V fir t registered German hepherd Dog or V.I. tephanitz prai ed Horand who "wa large for that period from 24-24 I 2 inche height of bad., a ery good medium izewith powerful bone, beautiful line and a nobl formed head; clean and inewy in build, the entire dog wa one live wire." A NEW BREED
train of German hepherd in Germany at that time were from Thuringia (above right) and Wumemberg (above left). tephanitz en i ioned cro sing the two train for the mutual benefit of each. To accompli h this task tephanitz and his colleague looked far and wide for dog and bitche that po e ed the qua lities and characteristics and stature of Horand. After a elect group of dog were chosen and detailed breeding took place the de ired re ult became a reality with uch dogs as the 190 I champion Hektor von chwaben, the on of Horand who later sired many more champion and pioneer of the breed.
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Klodo von Boxberg
On August 29, 1925, something happened that would affect the breed for decades to come. That omething was the crowning of the World Sieger, Klodo von Boxberg, who had been the 1923 Czechoslovakian Sieger, and son of Erich. Boxberg was the dog who is said to have formed the demarcation line separating the old blood lines from the new blood lines and creating the standards by which we judge the modern German Shepherd. Prior to the 1923 show Stephanitz had called a meeting of the German breeding masters acting in his capacity as President of the Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde. His main concern was that the dogs were getting too high and square in conformation when measured height to length. For he realized the inherent dangers of oversized square dogs with their severely lim-
ited working ability, especially as herding dogs. As a result of this meeting, and the subsequent selecting of Klodo, all future German Shepherd dogs were to be compared. Stephanitz recognized that an animal ' s gait is very important. It enables the animal to cover an area in a limited amount of time with minimal exertion . The German Shepherd truly has a beautiful gait which is second to none in all of dogdom . They possess a gait of tireless energy with the everlasting graceful mystique of a dancer. The male moves with sheer power planting his feet on the ground one after another with firmness and confidence as he traverses the terrain with dynamic grace.
centre of mass. As an optimum it has been determined the Shepherd should neither be too high or too long with respect to the dogs overall conformation . The dog should have a length, (measured from the pelvis bone or buttocks to the prosternum or chest bone) to height (measured by a perpendicular line from the withers to the ground) proportion of 10 to 8.5 with the ideal proportion being 10 to 8.8. Scientific experiments as well as observations in the field of utility work have shown Stephanitz's proportions to be true. Such notables as Mrs. Harri son Eustis and her famou s Fortunate Fi elds Kennels in Switzerland along with associates Mr. Elliot Humphrey and Lucien Warner have carried out studies in the past which have confirmed Ste ph a nitz 's opinions and judgements. Credits and further reading; This is Ihe Germall Shepherd - 1955
Cpt. William Goldbecker & Ernst Hart To accomplish this feat Shepherds, using their hindquarters for powerful propulsion , reach up under and slightly in towards the middle line or centre of their great frame when trotting in order to maintain balance; with each hind leg of a wellproportioned Shepherd reaching up to their
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National Registry Created for People with Alzheimer Disease u' e heard the rumour and ye it' true. There i a nati nwide Alzheimer ndering Regi try Program acro an da. Th regi try i de igned to provide you with ital identificati n data on people \ ith Izheimer Di ea e and will help in I ating a regi tered indi idual, if you r ei e a mi ing per on report from the family r find the per on \ andering or I . t. n that wand ring i a normal and mm n beha i ur for omeone who ha Izh imer Di ea e and that the number of p pic \ ith thi di ea e i growing, you a a p Ii offi er are likely to encounter me ne. You may find the p r on wandering r I t, di turbing the peace or h plirting. h n a per n ha Izheimer Di a e, their phy ical and emoti nal abilitie re ff cted . They d n t realize or under. tand that ertain acti itie are wrong. Training is an imp rtant comp nent of the program . It will help you under tand I"heimer Di ea e and teach you ome trat gi n h w t approach an indiidual. l
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. 1995 winners of the Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law Enforcement, the highest agency and department award for innovative, successful law enforcement programs worldwide. The 1995 winners are the Indianapolis, Indiana Police Department for its program that reduced the number and seriousness of incidents requiring police response in one of the city's federally-subsidized housing complexes; the Peel Regional Police for its child abuse response program; and the West Palm Beach, Florida Police Department for a program to reduce truancy. " Programs such as the Webber Seavey Award for Quality In Law Enforcement are invaluable in ensuring that good work is recognized; raising public awareness, understanding and support for quality policing; honouring the accomplishments of law enforcement professionals; adding to the profession ' s body of knowledge about law enforcement techniques ; and serving as a catalyst for continued innovative thinking," according to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno . In Indianapolis, Police Department statistics revealed a steady increase of dispatched runs, incidents requiring police reports, Part 1 crimes and aggravated assaults at the Parkview Place Apartment complex, a federally-subsidized low-income housing community. Police surveys indicated residents were particularly concerned about drug traffic, weapons and gun fire and the overall safety and security of the community. Many residents believed it simply wasn't safe for them or their children to even go outside their apartments . Through a team approach that brought the police, the complex 's management, residents and the surrounding community together, the program significantly reversed all of the rising crime and violence trends that worried residents most. The Peel Regional Police , headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, created a sophisticated process to better help abused children through the justice system and into treatment with minimal personal trauma. The department assigned a full-time POLICE
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out the county. Police believed truancy also might be directly related to daytime crime in the area. If truancy could be reduced, crime rates might fall as well. The program includes a number of features: - A central receiving faci lity for students - Immediate notification of parents and schools when a child is picked up. Police require parents or guardians to come to the facility to take custody of their child. - Staff meet with students and their families to assess their individual needs and provide referrals to community services as necessary. - Children readmitted to school only if the students and their parents attend a readmission conference. - The school attendance of any truant student is tracked for the remainder of the school year. Police agree the program is working. Not only is the rate of truancy down, but also crime rates have dropped in areas where truant apprehensions have been most prevalent. " What these three 1995 Seavey Award winners have achieved will serve as invaluable program models for other communities and law enforcement agencies and departments around the world," says Chief Whetsel, IACP president. "Their achievements also are a reminder of the many ways in which law enforcement professionals are making their communities better places in which to live every day."
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Innovative program takes thieves to small claims court The idea, already practised in many . tates, is to sue shoplifters for damage u ing small claims court. The merchant trie to recover not just the value of the to len wri twatches, trenchcoats and camcorders, but the overhead costs ofcatching and prosecuting the crooks. The potential volume is tremendous. The Retail ouncil of Canada estimates that shoplifters whip about $1.5 billion annually from Canadian stores, about I per cent of gross sales. The thefts aren't large- typically less than $1 OO- but they are numerous. To take but one example, Zellers asset protection manager tephen O'Keefe says his company caught 31,000 shoplifter la t year. Lawrie and A LA IM plan to take all tho e files off the hands of retailers and launch uit eeking damages. They'll demand omething for the retailer's security co t - $200 for an out-of-court settlement or the fu ll estimated cost of $600 if the defendant wants to go to trial-and, of cour e, an administrative fee of $125 for A LAIM. Mo t defendants will settle, Lawrie calculate, but perhaps 5 per cent of cases will go all the way to judgment. If the defendant 10 e and don't pay, their name will be filed with credit bureaus. "Very few people remain judgment-proof forever," he ob erve . The pro pect of widespread civil action again t shopli fters worries some police officer, who say it may undermine the criminal ju tice sy tern. Another objection ari es from the alvation Army which argues that civil pursuit will impo e further mi ery on people who steal out of a genuine need to provide for themselves or their children. Lawrie reject both arguments. either he nor the big corporate retailers have any intere t in pursuing "hardship" shoplifter , he ay, but they are relatively few in number. " Most shop lifters have enough money in their pockets to make the purcha e when they' re caught," Lawrie claims. "Their motive is greed, not need." A for the criminal law, it offers little effective deterrent to persistent shoplifter . At pre ent most of them are diverted from the overcrowded courts, either by police before being charged or by crown attorney afterward, into short counselling e ion or a few hours of community ervice.
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Fru trated retailers complain that many shoplifters have little difficulty pa sing through the diversion schemes with no record only to re ume their criminal activity. By imposing what amounts to a certain, ignificant fine and creating a centralized record , ACLAIM expects "to change the hoplifter's calculation of risk. We want people to know that if you're caught stealing from The Bay or Zeller, for sure you'll be called to account." A LAIM began working with Hudon's Bay Company on pilot projects in 1993 but a yet no cases have actually been filed to mall claims court. Lawrie, a patient fellow when he has to be, has engaged 18 lawyers to develop a ingle, tandardized statement of claim that will fly in every province and to argue the pioneering cases in each jurisdiction. By agreement with The Bay and Zeller, he has developed a backlog of 600 ca es and i waiting until all procedures are hannonized before proceeding imultaneou I in courts across Canada. " We 're using the cookie cutter and a embly line approach, becau e that's the only way to make thi thing work at a reasonable cost," Lawrie ay. The effect of proceeding on a large cale imultaneously in many court, he calculate, will be to avoid the unplea ant appearance that Hudson 's Bay 0., a $6 billion corporation, is picking arbitrarily on orne lone unlucky small fry. ometime later thi year, the a alanche of shoplifting ca e will de cend, and every boo ter in Canada who wonders whether to ettl e with LAIM will oon find out what happens when you resist. The Bay, Zellers and Lawrie are betting that the claims courts will upport them becau e they'll recognize thatacheap, efficient lega l attack on shoplifting erves the public good. " It's a long way from pushing a patrol car up Dufferin t.," Lawrie agrees. " It ha n't always been easy, but I think we're findin g private enterprise ways to make the justice system work better." For further details about this project, or POINTTS in general, phone 416 234-9200 or Fax 416234-9203 . Novembe r, 1 995
Retail theft in Canada A $6 million per day industry is flourishing.. . but we a ll mus t pay It's hard to believe, but that is the amount of money Canadian retailer are losing every day to dishonest customers and employees. When you add in bookkeeping "errors", the los totals more than $7,000,000 a day. These are the results of the 1993 inventory shrinkage urvey released by the Reta i I Council of Canada. As one of their members recently stated, that amount to over 100,000 jobs lost in the retai I sector. Just what causes these losses. In the pa t, the most widely known are& was through customer theft which was commonly called shop lifting . However, that word ha a connotation of a victim-less crime. Today, in the retail sector, they are striving to have the terminology changed to " hop Theft". This correctly identifies the problem for what it is - THEFT! Customers account for anywhere from 40 to 55% ofa store's inventory loss, while store employees make up about 26 to 40%. The percentage varies by size of store. The larger the retai I outlet, the more employees are hired. mailer stores tend to be family run . There are two approaches to reducing inventory "shrinkage" which is the mysterious disappearance of inventory. The first one i the " j Gotcha" approach and the second i the preventative method. Most large retailers today are trying to use the preventative approach while acknowledging the fact that there are times when it i nece sary to u e the '" Gotcha" approach. In order to be effective in prevention, one must know how and when customers and employees steal. First of all, there is the simple taking of merchandise. Lately, however, customers have become more daring, and on the increase is refund fraud. This is when a "customer" will obtain merchandise from within a store and take it to the returns counter for a refund. Unfortunately many companies will still issue a refund without a proof of purchase. Members ofthe Retai I Counci I ofCanada are encourged to mail a cheque to anyone without a proof of purchase. It's amazing how many cheques are returned by the post office marked "No Such Address". Lately some retailers have reduced their postage
costs by using software that verifies the street address and postal code before mailing the cheque. All refunds of this nature are then entered into a data base. If a cheque requisition from the store matches the name, address or telephone number of a previous refund, the cheque is not mailed. Retailers doing this have a three year history of refunds on their data base. Computers are also used in the battle against employee theft. They track fraudulent refunds, fraudulent cash register voids
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Tll e fir t Illtemational ollgres of Womell Police was IIeld ill t.Petersburg, RU5 ia 011 Marcil 21 to 25, 1995. ergeallt Lee-AIIII Allsell 0ltlle Haltoll Regiollal Poli e (pi tured above II owillg til e flag at tile Russiall Justice III tilute) attended tlli IIistory makillg evellt alld file tlli report Oil tile experiellce. 1he fall of ommuni m brought weeping h nges t Ru . sian '0 iety, not all of them poslti've. There is eviden e of economic, ial nd p lillcal trife. Policing in Ru in. mu t be diflicult t '1. e. p ially \Vhen the oflicer are p rly paid by our standard . n officer with th rank of m J r earns 130.00 ( ) per month, whi h i. quite high con idering a famIly physl i n \"ith 20 year e perience can earn as littl as 0.00 ( ) per month. I he p lice in Ru. ia are called Militia SI1Il, n t having yet made the hange toward i'vilianifati n one are the hammer and si kle h, t bad e.. They can no\" be found in the 10 al tounst market for ale alongside the Ru ian dolls, Russian fur hat and religiou icon . The poli e In Ru. ia unlike anada are not a re. pe 'ted r up of people. The citizen ofRu ia fear the p Ii e and openly di cus their involvement as victim. of police corruption. , t. Peter. burg is the ec nd largest city in the RUSSian republi of the former oviet nion. It wa kn wn ~ eningrad until 1991 . \vhen th ity' re ident voted to re tore it former n me. fhe city i ituated in the delta of the eva River n the ulfofFinland. The city was Ii unded in 1703 by Peter the reat under Ih erm n name aint Peter burg. When r I br ke ut in 1914. the ermanic name \\ia. changed to Petrograd; and, on LenIn' death in 1924, the cit w renamed Leningrad . It i id that in t. Peter burg. a city of appr ximat Iy 4.5 million. traffic police will
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conduct random spot check and when an infra tion is identified, the officer will take cash in lieu of a traffic ummons. Ruble aren't as readily accepted as the much more table dollar. torie are told of the traffic police erecting one way traffic sign on a bu y and normally two way street. When the un u pecting motori t contravene the "new" law, he or he is stopped and the dealing begins. ince the fall of ommunism and ub equent "freedom" of democracy several change have taken place. Previou to 199 1, all citizens in Ru sia were provided with employment opportunities. hild care centres were abundant with young ter being taken care of by
tate employed daycare stafT while their parents \vere earning their Ii ing as factol) \vorker . farmers. shopkeeper ' or any other position the state could provide ... even toilet facility attendant. rime was dealt with in the tricte t fashion and ofTender knew the con equence for breaking the law. Li ing quarters were provided by the tate, u uallyconsi ting ofa one or two room Oat nd iffavoured, a three room Oat. ingle family home were not a reality for the general population. When Rus ia made its first big attempt to become We ternized, it was like venturing into the unknown for citizens and residents. In , t. Peter burg region, the Mayor \"ho had held his post during communi m. maintained hi p ition aftemard lie still hold the oflice of Mayor in 1995. There have been no elections in his riding. When asked about his position before versus after the introduction of democracy he laughs, and explains that he feels he will be mayor for quite a while. There are no elections scheduled to be called in the near future itizens \vho were once guaranteed a job under the communi t movement. nO\, are al risk of un employ ment. Many \\omen have been laid ofT and day care centre are closing. State funding is drying up due to economic demand . placed on the country to address several issue including the \\ar in hechnya. When women police are asked about the March 8th "International Women's Day" celebrations, they laugh and suggest that this is a day for their men to celebrate in the streets and drink vodka. They di cu. s their di tre s regarding the i sue of public afety in the home and street. As few as t\\O years ago the streets of t. Petersbu rg were quite afe to walk at all hour: the citizens had a respect for other. ow. men. \,omen and children mu t be vel) cautiou in the evening hours. rime i out of control and gelling \\orse. The police are unable to keep up \,ith the organized criminal element who are taking over the streets. There is intimations that organized criminal ' play a key role in many police and busine functions. It is true there are no\\ "estern go ds Ii r ale as a re ult of the e\\ Russia. ho\Vever. with such lillie earning, many tores are st ill
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onl) for browsing, for the general population. There are no line-ups at the western style tores with we tern style prices. 1 he regular citizen still lines up for food sold in outdoor markets at reasonable price . Meat and vegetables are treated as a lu",ury and not something easily acces ible to the working public. American advertising and billboards are abundant. The Russian people say these stores cater to the tourists and Mafia but, are out of reach for them. ne then wonders how it came to be that the "First International Congress of Women Police"' could be held in t. Petersburg, Rus ia in March 1995. The police service in Russia is attempting to bring about change in an organization riddled with problems dealing with corruption, abu e of power, sexism. little funding. antiquated technology, and extremely high rates of crime. The congre was the brain child of Major alia Mavliutova an 18 year veteran of the St. Petersburg Central Militia. he feels there is great necessity to bring to Russia foreign omcers to provide a foreign influence by haring idea, providing training and dealing with policing and crime on a global scale. Galia first learned about the western tyle of policing when he attended the International Association of Women Police onference in Vancouver, Canada in 1993 as an international delegate. . he was impressed with the welcome he received and care given her. She arrived with no money, and only a uniform when she landed
in Montreal. Quebec. he had been told by her superiors to travel by taxi from Montreal to the hotel in Vancouver, Briti h Columbia. As a result of the Canadian generosity, Galia arrived safely in Vancouver. She was provided food lodging and business wear. She was given opportunities and training in Canada she could never have experienced in her motherland. The ABI Bank of St. Peter burg was so impressed with her ideas of bringing the "policing world" to Rus ia they sponsored the event. They hoped this would be the beginning of a new age in policing in Russia. International delegate travelled to the conference from Canada, U A, Finland. Sweden, Holland, orthern Ireland, and Ilungary. Delegates from Canada were supported and represented by the Ontario Police College, Ontario Provincial Police, and Halton Regional Police Service. Russian delegates travelled by airplane, train, bus and foot to hear what the international delegates had to offer. Over 500 male and female officers came from as far as iberia to share in this first time event. Celebrations and song welcomed the visitors on the lirst day of the congress. Every country with their representative flag was on the stage to di cus their future in policing. Topics specifically dealt with the role and treatment of women in policing in the Western countries. Issues that have been overcome in Canada and the US were discussed and shared with our Russian counterparts. It was quite evident there was a lack of understanding
regarding our culture just as the International Delegates had with our hosts. One of the surprising things that happened was having the it) representative note that had he known there \\ould be thi man) policewomen visiting hi cit), he \\ould have had the flower bulbs purchased so that we could assist in planting them. It was surprising to hear a comment such as this made, however it was only the Western women that seemed to notice this. We were to later lind out the true role of women in law enforcement in Russia. On the lirst da) the media asked our first impres ion s of the role and appearance of Ru sian women police. The delegates commented that the one difference was that Russian police women \\ear skirts during their tour of duty. It was hortly thereafter that it was brought to our attention women police work indoors for the most part and they wouldn't look "nice" in pants. Day one of the congress consisted of speeches by the various delegate countries and welcoming addresses from the Russian ranking omcials. The day events were held in a lovely old theatre \\ith painted ceilings and gothic fixtures and woodwork. Smiles were evident on the faces of all and tran lators were kept very busy with Russian and English omcers attempting to gather as much information about one another as possible. The congress was entitled "Police, Woman, Ilumanism"'. When asked \\hat "'humanism" meant as it related to the congres , our Russian friend advised it wa part of the hope to
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enior Constable "alerie Baun representing the OntariO Provincial Police-./mher tVlel, detachment explained to law classes the role 0/ women 111 policlI1g 111 the Ontano Provll1cial Police, the history 0/ the role 0/ women and the /oundll1g 0/ the Ontario Provincial Police Women's network. Valerie discussed the changinf{ face 0/ policmg Ifl Ontario. he provided in/ormation on community based policing initiatives and promoted involvement with networkll1g initiatives to decrease the /eeling 0/ isolation in policlflg /01' women who may be workll1g Itl locations where they have no "comrades " to share experiences with. , 'alerie introduced the congres attendees to the "Story 0/ Duncan" w/llch she wrote several years ago to attempt to promote an understanding o/the need/or some women or men to have networking accessibility so as to promote healthy experiences and friendS/lips amonf{ the policing communit), (not quite practical for tho e everely cold Ru ian winters). The men wear pants and heavy wool coat and hats. Technology is antiquated and in need of repair. Police computer y tems are 20 - 30 years old and outdated by today's standards. The local police are not equipped with body armour and with the ri e in firearms related crime they lose officer often to fatal gunfire. Ru ian police officer were very urprised to hear that anadian police are well respected, well paid and upported by the communities in which they erve. Traffic officer who may be assigned to a street corner for the purpo es of traffic enforcement are detailed to stand in the cold, regardIe s of the weather, for 12 hours per shift. Their equipment con i t of boots, coat, hat, upply bag, firearm and radio. With these tools they et out for the long day of traffic top and i uance of ticket . There is no availability to take a lunch break. itizens are alway ready to make deal with the traffic police 0 as not to receive a ummon . A certain la\ in t. Peter burg requires that a per on having accumulated 3 traffic violations be automatically suspended from retaining a driver licen e. This is partially the rea on why 0 many motori ts are prepared to payoff the police rather than receive a $2.00 traffic ticket. Traffic police are not tasked with ensuring the motori t have a contract of motor vehicle insurance. Thi is not required in t. Petersburg. Motorists may volunteer to purchase in urance, but they don't see a need for it. eatbelt legislation i an unknown in Ru sia. It i common to . ee babies carried on the laps of mothers a father drive their Ladas to the market.
Vehicles are in a state of di repair and neglect with years of dirt caked on the wheel ' and frame. Driver' licenses are purchased with no te t required. It's no wonder there are so man) traflic accident ! With the e kinds of la\~s or la k of law it is no wonder the police have a difficult time ensuring public afet) and adherence to common sense rules. Much time \~as pent with the officcr and tudent of the In titute of Ju tice and I a\~. Thi is a 1000 student chool of higher education. Many of the students \~ho will graduate from their four year program will go on to inve tigativedutie in the Rus ian police. ome of the graduates will become Interpol operative . The delegate provided much information to these students and teachers on the initiatives, and programs in place within our police educational facilitie. tudents and staff \'ere very surpri ed to hear there is equal it) between men and women in our workforce and police ervi e . They \~ere \ery urpri ed to learn that in anada and the nited tate we have women \~ho hold the rank of hief of Police. They were wide eyed when told that women hold variou po itions such as dog handler, tactical and rescue unit, homicide inve tigator and street super i or. Thi is unheard of in Ru ia. The in tructor and student expre ed their hope thi i the way of the future for Ru ia. The delegate were very impre sed \,i th the librarie and information available to the tudent . ot only do the student learn abo ut the law of Ru ia, the), are required to learn a econd language, and study the teachings of the great Ru ian masters and poet of the past to broaden their cultural horizon. The tudent were well disciplined, polite,
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FOlld farewells were ill order from OPP COllstable Val Braull to two New York City Officers. Haltoll Regioll Sergeallt B. Glass (third from left) with Maggie Murdoch of the Royal Ulster COllstabulary to her right alld two Russiall Jail Guards. and able to recite many points ofintere t about their city and country. The delegates learned as much from these students as the tudents learned from the delegates. One thing was noticeable, and that was the lack of supp lies such as pens, pencils, and up to date inve tigative literature. The delegates fortunately had anticipated thi and upplied the students and teachers with several precis on modern inve tigative techniques and writing supp lies. Severa l students from the law institute acted as our guides and tran lators for the cultural programs and tours offered us. They were a charming group of young people who catered to our every wish and were absolutely fascinating to listen to. They told so many interesting stories about their homeland, answering all question with humour and intere t. It was e pecially interesting to hear, that even though their career of choice is not one that is pre ently respected, they
hope that through education and ethics they can promote professionalism and non-corruption. After eleven days it was time to say goodbye to our Russian hosts. The officers and students were so accommodating and friendly it was dimcult to say good bye. Discussions were had over issues such as future exchanges, future investigative techniques, crime prevention initiatives and responding to corruption in the "New Russia" . This was to be the end ofa trip ofa lifetime but, the beginning of "poli ce networking in Russia". The student translators, guides, and police escorted the Canadian delegates to the airport. There were hugs, promises and laughter. True to Russian form, when the cameras flashed the old police regime came out of the woodwork. "No photography in the airport!" we were told. Not wanting to cause a fuss we complied with the "request."
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Hamilton area police officer wins first place in international shooting competition Milwaukee, Wisconsin Association of Women Police. It was held in Milwaukee, Wi on in from 23 - 29 eptember 1995. There were more than 600 officers from ar und the world regi tered for the week long onference. The anadian contin-
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algary, in 1997. on table Rudy Jambro ic, al oofthe Brantford Police ervice, flexed his way to winning two gold medal at the World Police and ire Fighters ames, held in March, in Melbourne, Au tralia. Rudy won the men's heavyweight divi ion, and then went n to win the overall body-building title. After month of inten e training and a strict, bland diet, consisting orne day of 78 egg whites and 4 to 6 pound of potatoe , Rudy chi elled his 6"0" frame into 205 pounds of well defined mu c1e. Self-discipline, acrifice and hear determination had paid off when the two gold medal were placed around the neck of the mu cular law enforcement officer. At 32, Rudy continue to pur ue his policing career, works out faithfully and has hi ight et on the World Police and Fire Games, scheduled in algary, in 1997.
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Moncton officer acquitted in use of force suit A police officer who had been uspended with pay since last February wa acquitted on a charge of assau lt causing bodily harm in early eptember. Con t. Phi l Thibodeau of Moncton, a veteran of 22 year, was charged after a 19 year-old man said he was knocked unconscious and struck in the face with a nashlight. The incident occurred last 0vember 5 and stems from an arrest which was made when police were called to Pine Tree Mini Home Park where roughly 75 young people were trashing an empty home during a party. laude Blanchard, said that he left the party to go to his home next door with hi girlfriend when they were confronted by Thibodeau. According to the young man, the officer tried to enter his front porch without permission. lie aid that Thibodeau grabbed him and threw him from his porch onto his patio where he landed face up.
Knife-wielding man shot by officer A man was shot in the leg by a Winnipeg police officer in early eptember after he refused to drop his knife and continued to approached the officer in a threatening manner. The man was reportedly going from door to door at a Winnipeg motel and demanding cash from tenants. When police arrived on the cene and asked him to abandon his unusual activity he pulled a knifeoutofhis beltand approached the officer. The officer fired two shots from his .3 8-calibre revolver and hit the as ailant once in the knee. The extent ofthe damage to his leg was unclear but charges are pending.
Blanchard said that he passed out and awoke to find himself being dragged to a police cruiser. Under cross-examination Blanchard admitted to leaving the party to avoid police but emphasized that he was not hiding from them when he was discovered on the noor of the porch. He also confirmed that he told Thibodeau he would sue the officer as well as the city. However. despite the young man's promise, Thibodeau did not 100 e hisjob and ajudge ruled that the force used was necessary in order to make the arrest.
Mountie killed while enroute to accident An RCMP constable stationed in Digby, Nova Scotia, was killed and another was seriously injured in early eptember when their cruiser slid off the highway as they headed towards an accident scene. A three year member of the force, onst. Claude Gagne, 30, originally from Quebec City was killed after the cruiser left Ilighway 2 17 at Seabrook, rough Iy 10 kilometres from Digby. Thedriverofthevehicle, Const. Rus ell Manderville, is a two-year member of the force and hails from Kitchener, Ont. Witnesses stated that speed was not a factor in the crash.An inve tigation is underway by RCMP from Halifiax GHQ.
Cops complain of shortages on the front-line Two Saskatoon police officers are very unhappy over problems they say stem from a shortage of beat cops. The two cops, who wished to remain anonymous, explained that in some cases public complaints have gone unanswered for up to two hours and that a lack of police has meant that there is not always backup available in emergency cases. One of the officers, with 25 years experience, says that the force has been lucky so far but tragedy is waiting to happen . The officers explained that most often there are only two police cars patrolling the east side of the city, which leaves the area very vulnerable to crime. With high school and universities gearing up in the early weeks of September, the officers were cringingat the thought of having to deal with the wave of drunk drivers and loud parties, as this would mean that such calls as garage break-ins would not be readily responded to. Chief Owen Maguireacknowl-
edged the police service is sometimes lacking in the number of cops patrolling the streets, but said that the safety of the public or pol ice is never at risk. The two officers stated that they are aware of the budget constraints placed on the police service, but question the way in which money is spent. The officers say that there are too many cops working in administrative positions. According to deputy chief orm Doell, in Saskatoon there are a total offour platoons with an average of 39 officers each in addition to 180 plainclothes officer. The rest of the force, some 320 members, work in administration. Maguire said that the administrative posts are under review, but that sometimes it is hard for frontline officers to see the benefits of crime prevention programs.
fJ T~fD J~ Noise Leading to murder in Britain Two men stabbed in brawl while cops watrh Judge says police should have examined informants more closely Vanrouver police create section for minority relations No plans to reinstate death penalty Cops staked out mayor's place for two months for mail box vandals Ontario Provincial Police open new General Headquarters complex in Orillia "TMT's" attempting to change attitude of drivers Sophisticated insurance fraud ring broken by police No cbarges to be laid in killing of suspect LEGAL BRIEFS Court says accused bas no rigbt to know identity of informer Self styled Native Rights lawyer sent for pscbiatric evaluation Cop swipes co-workers paycheques Officers cleared in pepper spray deatb
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tandard to follo\~. The nited tates guidclines mandate niver al Precaut ions. ni ver al Precautions is a sy tem or practise devised by the entre for Disease ontrol ( D ) in Atlanta. eorgia. This system requires the assumption that blood and certain other body fluid are infectious for blo d borne pathogen. It also require the use of protecti've barrier (gloves) and the adjustment of workplace practices. The other body fluids include emen. vaginal ecretion ,cerebro pinal fluid. pleural (lung) fluid. pericardial (heart) fluid, amniotic (childbirth) fluid, any body fluid contaminated with blood and any unfi'\ed ti ue or organ from a human (living or dead). Because of the situation law enforcement officers are required to deal with. the) should go beyond niversal Precaution and con ider all sputum. urine and faecal matter from the citizens they deal with as contaminated . Blood born e pathogens include Acquired Immuno Deficiency ) ndrome (AID ). Ilepatitis Band Il epatiti . ther infectiou diease law enforcement officer are at risk of being e'\po ed to are tuberculo i , meningitis. mump • chicken pox. polio, influenza. cyclomegalo virus, cabies and pediculo es. The fir t cven are usually airborne, but infection can occur in a relatively simple way when infected per on cough and/ or spit on their person and or clothes and the officer has contact with same. ne of the fir t line of defence is immunization protection for the di ease for which thi is available. Most officer will have immunization for polio. though thi i not always up-to-date. HO\.,ever, only some will be immunized for mump , ll epatiti Band some strains of influenza.
1 hc ne'\t line of defence is mJ... reduction . 1his can be managed b) awarene s as to where and \\hat the potential e:>.posure is and cnsuring that one take. precautions against uch exposure. fhe most effe ti've procedure. offcring thc grcate t protection. is propcr and frcqucnt hand \\ashing. I IO\'v C'v cr. officcrs do not ah.,a) have facilities available to do this \~hcn ncce. sary . ThC} hould thereforc carry on their pcrson an antiscptic Biohand cleaner and use it until hand \\ashing is a'vailablc. Officers are often in situations of c:>.posure to blood and other potential I) hanrdous body fluids on thcir uniform and or cquipmentas \\ell. An} e'\posure shou ld bc dealt \\ith as quicJ...l) as POSSIble by clcansing \\ith a dccontamination solution. fficers should be awarc of thc risk a.ssociated with taJ...lOg contaminated equipmcntand clothing into their homc • thus cndangering their famil) mcmbers. ne obvious area to exerci e caution is with prisoners, both before. during and after ce ll confinement. ften citi7en , bcing inve tigated and confined, ego drug user, come from high risk beha iour group . Iioiding and cell are hould be cleansed regularly \\ ith decontaminates. When earching vehicle in arcas that are not visible uch as behind automobile upholstery, officer hould use a baton or hard object ratherthan their hands. ontaminated paraphernalia can be easily tashed and officers have contracted Il epatitis B from needle ticks resulting from such earches. Alway be aware of the danger of a imple needle stick. If it happen. let the \'vound bleed and treat it with an anti eptic, and ee a phy ician as soon as possible for follo.,.,-up and treatment.
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environment. The OM Host Database and Communications oftware system is able to provide tatistical analysis and record keeping for Administrators and upervisor of Alcohol Breath Testing Programs. This high powered, full featured , interactive, relational database with pa word protection allows the user to graphically demon trate tables in variou report formats . The OM Host system i divided into three eparate functional area : communications, maintenance and the previously mentioned report capability. ommun ications allows for the remote
acce of the instrument. Functions acce ed are, change date/time, remove/ return to from ervice, re et tandard option and perform diagno tic and imulator te t . The A approved BA Datama ter i also capable of havi ng Downloading, Pol ling, Backup, Import and pgrading features added. Maintenance allow the u er to enter, view and modify (backup file) record . From thi menu you have the availab le ba ic in trument records: Breath Diagno tic, tatu and upervisor. Predefined (variable data) report and tati tical table can be generated. Three dimen ional reports howing uch things a day of the week, number of arre t ver u hour of arre t. For more information contact: Dale A. Visne kieTechnical Director Phone: (613) 596-0030 FAX: (613) 596-9769(800) 33 15815 .
Intoxilyzer SOOOC evidential instrument from CMI Incorporated
The Intoxilyzer 5000 from CM ll nc. is an approved unit which anadian law enforcement agencies do not want to overlook. This evidentiary breath tester utilize the well-known and judicially accepted infrared spectrometry method of determining alcohol concentration in a ubject's blood. The Intoxilyzer 5000 features one button operation, automatic calibration checks and accuracy which ex-
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Fuel cell instruments/or evidential breath alcohol testing by Intoximeters Inc.
Increasing interest and attention is being directed toward Fuel Cell technology for breath alcohol testing. Although alcohol fuel cells were first developed in Austria in the early 1960' s and the technology has been established in breath testing programs for over twenty years, recent regulatory and legislative events coupled with advance in fuel cell design and analytical techniques have focused attention on fuel cell technology. It unique characterisitcs are perfectly suited to new regulatory and legislative requirement . The Omnibus bill in the United tates lowered the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) of concern to 0.02 and 0.04 g! 210L for safety sensitive positions in the industrial and transportation fields. In addition, juvenile testing requirements in numerous states are concerned with BrACs ranging from 0.00 to 0.02 g!21 OL. At the e low concentrations many Infra-red breath te ting instruments display erratic performance while fuel cells demonstrate consistent performance. Additionally fuel cells are specific for alcohols, have a wide linear range of accuracy and are realatively inexpensive. A fuel cell is a porous plastic disc coated on both sides with platinum black impregnated with an electrolyte. The di c is suspended in a housing enclosed on the bottom side and connected on the upper side to a sample chamber. When a Icc sample of deep lung breath is presented to the upper surface cell, the alcohol in the sample is captured by the fuel cell and oxidized in a short period of time. In simplified form, the surface chemical re-
action is: Breath Alcohol + Fuel Cell -> Acetic Acid + Electron (Quick Reaction) Acetic Acid -> C02 + 1120 + 02 (Slow Reaction). For each molecule of ethanol that is oxidized to acetic acid, two electrons are released. The voltage generated is translated into a BrAC reading. Research in the 1980' led to a new fuel cell and sampling system design . Quantitation based on the integration of the output signal made it possible to offer a fuel cell instrument which is a dependable analytic system, that matches or exceeds the requirements forevidential breath testers in the United States. Placement of the fuel cell in a smaller sampling chamber increases the rate of absorption of alcohol on the active face of the cell. The result: complete absorption in a sample. Previous designs, utilized a piston, motor or diaphragm chamber to draw the sample
across the cell surface, as much a 10 to 15 percent of the alcohol from the ample bypassed the cell. The consistency of the sample size and continuous expo ure of a cell to a ample improves repeatability. Typical performance is: - Result in less than 20 econd in an operating temperature range 10 to 40 degrees Repeatability yielding less than a three percent drop on ten 0. 1Og/21 OL te ts taken three minue apart. - Cell clean up in Ie than 1.5 minutes for sample up to 0.30g! 210L. - Imporved Linearity. Intoximetre Alco- ensor IV/RBT IV incorporate the improved fuel cell and sampling sy tem. Additional feature of the instrument are a fail safe te t equence, multi copy printout, dispo able one way mouthpieces and RFI protection. OnJune 16, 1995theAlco- en or lV/ RBT IV was given final approval by the Attorney General of Canada for u e by police in the enforcement of the impaired driving provi ions of the Criminal Code. For further information contact Thomas lectronics at 1-800-361-7365 or Fax (514) 483-6295 .
Draeger Canada Ltd. announces "new era in breath alcohol technology!" The A Icotest 71 lOis the latest in technological statements by Draeger, the world leader in breath alcohol sensors. The Alcotest 71 10 Mark III introduces 9.5 micron IR technology with unsurpassed accuracy, stability and specificity. This technology is independently accompanied by the new generation Draeger fue I-ce II, known for its specificity, precision and pro longed life expectancy. These two technologies in the 71 10 provide advanced benefits to the operator. o Two independent ethanol readings from two independent technologies providing highest forensic integrity. o Ethanol specific. o No need for chopper/filter wheel and chopper motor. o Surface mount component technology. o 12 VDC and I 10 VAC operable without adapters. Power consumption only 30 W. o Guaranteed zero-set due to air-blank analysis. o Provides output of exact volume and duration of exhaled breath. o Temperature controlled/regulated and
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flexible breath hose. o full computer compatibility. DraegerCanada Ltd. offers the most complete Iine of breath analysis products. The major product line includes: o Alcotesttube (wet chemistry) o Breathalyzer 900A (photometric detection) o Breathalyzer 7410 (electro-chem ical-cell) o Alcotest7410(GL) (electro-chem ical-cell) o Alcotest 7110 (infrared spectroscopy and electro-chemicalcell) o Ignition Interlock (electro-chemicalcell) o Mark IIA Simulator (wet bath simu lator) Underlining the company's strength are our key members and their expertise in the breath alcohol arena: Monika Kelly - Market Manager Grant Moar - ational ales Manager Denni Garcia - Service Manager Contact them at 905 821-8988 or Fax 821-2565 .
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After ten years in business TetragonTasse has finally gone to the dogs By Morley Ly mbumer A home grown police supply business has celebrated its tenth year by taking on a new and exclusive line of dog hand ler supplies. The company was formed by Joyce McLorn in 1985, primarily to consul t and be a distributor to security companies. Her horizons were quick ly broadened, however, when she began upplying items to several poli ce chiefs she had become acquainted with through her former employment with J.R. Gaunt. Joyce has had a long affinity for policing after marrying her husband Bi ll McLorn, a pol ice officer from Glasgow, cotland. They moved to Canada in 1972 with their two sons, who now work in the business with Joyce, and one daughter. After the death of Bill in late 1979 Joyce con tin ued to work in the same area of police and ecurity distributorship in the greater Toronto region. In 1985 Joyce decided to start up her own modest company with a select number of products. " I knew that having been married to a police officer alone did not give me the 'rite of passage' into the areas of selling to police departments," Joyce states, "1 had to learn by listening and reacting to what the customer needs and wants. It was through this very process we decided to move into the area of Dog Hand ler equipment." Joyce explained that earlier this year a
police officer from a local Canine Squad came to her Mississauga shop and in the middle ofa casual conversation mentioned how difficult it was to find equipment in Canada for dogs. He went out to his car and returned with a very old U.S. catalogue for her to look at. Joyce advised she wou ld look around for him and see what they could do. When the officer returned in two weeks not only did Joyce inform him they had some dog handler equipment for him to look at but they were now the Canadian Canine Police Equipment suppliers. ''The look on his face, gave us a great deal of pleasure," Joyce says with pride. And what about that name "TetragonTasse"? Joyce laughs as she recalls that the name came from frustration. "We were trying to get a name registered as a company and it seemed every name we came up with was not suitable. So we came up with the name Tetragon, which means a rectilineal figure of four angles and four sides and a Tasse was an iron skirt worn by Roman Soldiers. The name therefore wou ld translate into a 'Square Iron skirt. ,., Joyce smiles after saying this and the twinkle in her eye tells one there is more but she's not telling ... and especially not to a magazine writer. If you want to learn more about what this family run business can do for you give them a call at I 800387-6542 or Fax for a catalogue at 905 828-6390.
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/11 IUI:,I\I 1996 til e all adiall Police Road Racillg Team will be selldillg litis team to lit e 611t World Police 1010r cycles llOmpiollsltips al lite Jamous DOllllillglOIl Park race Irack i ll ElIl:lall ([. Tlt e recelll willll ers oj lite alladiall It ampiollsltips are Kevell Cisaroski (cell Ir e left) Will llipel: Police, Lall ce ampbel/ (l eft) R M P Torolllo, SCali Spicer (cell Ir e ril:ltl) l elro To r olllo Police all d Pierre Valiqll elle (rigltl) RCMP 0llawa.
Th summer of '95 will probably go d wn ne of the hotte t in many years and, at the end f June on the motorcycle ra tr J.. at hannon ille, ntario not nly wa th weather hot but the police m try Ie race e ent wa even hotter. hi ra wa the ixth annual event held in njun ti n with the A T Riding h i t hannon ille to elect the fa te t l
were joined by both male and female officer from Ontario for thi event. The top four anadian racer would receive sponor hip to go to the 1996 World race event. Like their counterpart at the last world race in France in 1994 they wi II be the tars in the upcoming television show here in anada on The port etwork shortly after the race. In thi year' s event a total of26 officers put their motorcycle riding kill - and their egos - on the line to participate in the top police motorcycle event in Canada. Even inexperienced officers can join in and learn from professional racers how to improve their riding ski lls which can then be put to good use on their local highways. afety information is passed on to how how mo t lives are lost in motorcycle cra he through excessive speed and alcohol abuse by civilian rider . With the corporate support of companie including Labatt Breweries ofCanada, Yamaha Motor Canada, B.M.W. Canada and Bridge tone Tires many Canadian
pol ice officer attend motorcycle how and other community event to promote highwa afety. Their oluntary activit ie have been recognized as a significant community benefit both by corporate and police official . After a day of practi e on the track getting familiar with the Yamaha motorcycle all of the anadian pol ice officer were ettled in for the timed qualifying lap and it wa clear to see after all of the e ion that the quality of racing of the "home" team had greatly improved ince the fir t champion hip e ent in 1990. anada captured 3 of the 4 pace in the fir t row of the starting grid for the final race with Kevin Ci aro ki (Winnipeg) taking the pole position followed by Lance ampbell (R.C.M .P.), Jean Paul Juanola (France) and then cott picer (Metro Toronto). The times however were so clo e together that only les of I-I 2 econd eparated the top three rider . Everyone returned to the ho t hotel in Belle ille, the Quality Inn for a rela, ing evening and to prepare for the final race day on aturday. The only incident of the day wa when one of the orwegian police officer mi ed a gear change after ra ing down the long back traightaway, ran off the track and finally crashed again t the perimeter fencing . Although the bike vaulted the fence and was a total wreck the rider e caped with only a severe brui ing to hi thigh . Once again proper safety gear soaked up mo t of the cra h impact and the damage to the biJ..e was covered in the rider' race fee . On the final day of the event the un continued to hine down at hannonville. It wa now in the minds of the racer that the heat on the urface of the track could perhap affect the traction on tire that had been well u ed on the two previous day . The faste t 17 rider from the previou two day of riding drew the number of the motorcycle they were to use on thi day. In the fir t of two 15 minute practice e ion held in the morning they went out on the track to get the feel for their particu lar bike. If n ce ary on their return to the pit they would have the mechanics from the
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FAST Riding School make any final adjustments. On the second practise session the riders were now concentrating on their racing lines and minute decision on braking and accelerating that might give them an edge over other riders. The formula used for the police racing is such that it really is the be t rider and not the motorcycle that wins the race. The top French rider Jean Paul Juanola - who was sent to Canada especially for the International race event - is only one of the "semi-pro" ational French Police Force racers and being currently # lOin the European superbike race event was a favourite to win the race here. However the up and coming Canadian riders including Lance Campbell and Kevin Cisaroski with their extremely fast lap times from the previous day were certain to give their best and hopefully prevent a foreign domination of the race. Since the first of the annual Canadian police events in 1990 the police riders have gained tremendous respect from both amateur and professional racers and as the racers paraded their race bikes to the starting line they were individually introduced by the track announcer to the public attending the weekend race event. With the ceremonies finished the sixteen finalists took a warm up lap and on returning to the starting line were put into their starting positions ready for the start flag. One could virtually feel the concentration coming from the top four riders Cisaro ki, Campbell, Juanola and Spicer as they revved their engines in anticipation of the drop of the flag. Then uddenly, it was on. Going into the fir t corner it was Cisaroski, Juanola and Campbell followed closely by picer and Klaus Groeger from the USA. For the first four lap the e positions were held by each rider although there wa less than 5 seconds between the top riders. Just behind this group another battle wa in the making with the old rivals from the fir t years of the race event vein Kaa in of Norway and Pierre Valiquette of the RCMP (who had won the Canadian championship 3 times but had been absent from the track for the past 2 year) locked together each waiting for the other to perhaps make a light mistake somewhere on the 35 kilometres ofthe race. For them there might not be a winning title this year but each had two objective - to ride safely and to get to the finish line before the other one. The close racing continued for the remaining laps of the race and when it came to the final lap it was still Jean Paul Juanola of France in the lead with only a November, 1995
bike length separating him from Kevin Cisaroski. On the entry to the final corner of the race they both overtook a slower rider and accelerated to the chequered flag with Lance Campbell - last year's Canadian champion - only 3 bike lengths behind. These riders were followed to the finish line within the next ten seconds by Klaus Groeger of the California Highway Patrol followed by Spicer ofCanada, Kaasin of Norway and then Valiquette of Canada. All racers returned to the pitarea safely, each one having good reason to be proud of what they had achieved over the three days of the event. ot only had they improved their riding skills through the instruction they had received but had shown to themselves and others that fast motorcycle riding is safer on the racetrack. At the beginning of August next year Kevin Cisaroski of Winnipeg Police, Lance Campbell, R.C.M.P. (Toronto), Scott Spicer, Metro Toronto and Pierre Valiquette, R.C.M.P. (Ottawa) will be representing Canada for the 6th World Police Motorcycle Championships at the famous Donnington Park race track in England. Special package travel arrangements are being made and any police officers and their family members are invited to join the Canadian party for what should be a very special holiday.
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Edilor 's oles Don 'I b > so n 'gative. Thing are happening. 'onadians are painfully caulious aboul many Ihings fIll e to be computeri=ation andfirearms. Today iI' helicopter patrols II lI'ill arrive imp~l' becall e Ihe economic and ejJeclivene of Ihe conc 'pI I. 100 al/raclive 10 ignore any longer. ince 1885, algary has been protected by the algary Police ervice. The member of thi I, I 00 member ervice wear, a part of their uniform, a modified ver ion of the City of algary's official cre t. The original crest wa adopted by city council as the Corporate eal on March 6, 1902. On eptember 16, 1987, a redesigned crest became the regi tered trademark 0 f the algary Police ervice. The cre tis al 0 incorporated into official police insignia other than the houlder flash . The upper one-third of the shield how the Rocky Mountains; the lower two-third bear the red cross of t.George on which i mounted the
I" uld fir t li\...e to congratulate you on an e cellent publication. I am another one r man ffi r who ha decided to ubrib t ur magazine my elf. I ' e been with the R Police nin year n \ and have read your article thr ugh ut my er ice. I fir t tarted in the M< ritime ,nd am now po ted with the Musi , I Ride in ttawa. I truly enjoy reading your ca e law and oth r arti I . while on tour. I will not have done an acti e patr I work for about three years when I leave the Ride and do n t wish to los t u h \i ith the acti e police life ty le. Y ur publication allow me to \...eep abrea t f all the ne" change. Kc ' p up the g d \\ r\... .
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Canadian maple leaf. Inset on the maple leaf i a bull buffalo, the former rna ter of the region . The upporters, a hor e and steer, represent the original wealth on which the city grew. The crest above the shield contains a corona murali (a symbol ofloyalty) and a we tering un. Below the shield are the Leek of hale, the rose of ngland, the Thi tie of cotland and the hamrock of Ireland, ignifying the ancestry of our earl ettler. urrounding the cre t i a ring of maple leave symbolizing algary's corporate boundaries and the limit of police juri diction. Calgary pre ently ha a population of 0 er 600,000 and was establi hed a a town in 1884 and then a city in 1893 when it population grew to over 4,000. The population ofthi city remained fairly table until the turn of the century. In the ten year period from 190 I to 1911 the city grew from 4,000 to over 40,000. Thi population increase once again bloomed between 1950 to 1960 when it doubled to 250,000 and then doubled again up to 1981. eedle to ay thi police er ice ha had considerable e perience with growth and crime management.
AI Evans is an avid patch collector and a past member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Medicine Hat Police Department. He is still an active member of the International Police Association. opy f yo ur new T
AI has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS.) better known as Lou Gerhig's Disease which is at present incurable and untreatable. AI is no longer able to work and one of the few hobbies he stili enjoys is Police Patch Collecting. His goal is to have the largest and most complete police patch and memorabilia collection in the country . He wishes to tum this collection over to Chief Bill Spring for display With the Medicine Hat Police Department. AI has agreed to share some of his knowledge in a monthly column about the more interesting patches in his collection. If you have an interesting or extra patch of your agency it would be appreciated if it could be donated to this worthwhile collection Send all donations to
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