COMMENT Reality TV… at a whole new level 4 Apr 201812 Apr 2018 The recent hot media incidents featuring police body cameras raises a few points of concern. My first and most enduring concern is how naive many police agencies can be about…
BACK IN THE DAY The difference between a good cop and just another cop 28 Mar 20184 Apr 2018 When I was taken off regular beat patrol and assigned a scout car I felt like I had been promoted. As was the practice then, I was partnered with a…
BACK IN THE DAY The Pristine Beauty of Traffic 19 Mar 201828 Mar 2018 When I was a Traffic training officer I was called into the bosses office. He was seriously concerned about a new officer. A "draftee," ordered to work in our unit.…
BACK IN THE DAY If the walls could talk 19 Jan 20182 May 2018 Drive south along Toronto’s Yonge Street and just north of Eglinton you might spot an old brown-stone building on the west side of the street which more recently has been…
COMMENT Give me a break 12 Jan 20182 May 2018 Tight budgets mean stressed out cops There is a new style of police management which has a focus on efficiency. The old phrase of "doing more with less" appears to…
COMMENT A judicial common sense revolution 14 Dec 201728 Feb 2018 Currently, or in the near future, we may have some political hopefuls looking for some common sense ideas on which to build their fame. Here is some food for thought.…
COMMENT Engaging a Charter Right 20 Nov 20172 May 2018 The Canadian aversion to arming parallel law enforcement personnel concerns me. Responding to alarm calls in my early years, I recall the ‘key holder’ security car officers always had a…
COMMENT An honour removed by parentheses 31 Oct 201714 Dec 2017 In the past I have had many concerns over the Canadian Police and Peace Officer’s Memorial situated on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. When it was first planned I questioned the…
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