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Blue Line Magazine 1 NOVEMBER 2005 Blue Line Magazine 2 NOVEMBER 2005 November 2005 Volume 17 Number 9 Publisher’s Commentary 5 A price so high..a love so deep..a peace so long Blue Line Magazine 12A-4981 Hwy 7 East Ste 254 Markham, ON L3R 1N1 Metamorphosis 6 Canada From a blue collar beat comes one of Ph: 905 640-3048 Fax: 905 640-7547 Canada’s top employers Web: www.blueline.ca eMail: [email protected] — Publisher — Morley S. Lymburner Taking ownership of your beat 10 eMail: [email protected] Current stats/information co-ordinates efforts — General Manager — Mary Lymburner, M.Ed. Blood spatter primer 14 eMail: [email protected] Directional analysis of blood spatter — Editor — Mark Reesor eMail: [email protected] TECHNOLOGY 16 — News Editor — Going wireless with Bluetooth Ryan Siegmund eMail: [email protected] CORRESPONDENCE 17 — Advertising — Shown on this month’s cover are Hamil- Mary Lymburner ton Police officers Phil Fleming, Kevin Dean Clarke Protection requires co-operation 18 Bob Murray Dhinsa, Tony Chu, Hannah Carter, Sheri Kathryn Lymburner Nelson, Nancy Lantz, Angela Weston and eMail: [email protected] CASE LAW 20 Marty Schulenberg. Their smiling faces best exemplify this month’s lead story. For the past — Pre-press Production — • Police can detain to investigate Del Wall several years the Hamilton Police Service has • Extended search incidental to detention been chosen as one of Canada’s top 100 em- — Contributing Editors — • BC drug warrants not restricted to days ployers. In an era when many police services Communication Skills Mark Giles are looking to hire and retain staff, Blue Line Police Management James Clark felt there would be some valuable lessons to Tactical Firearms Dave Brown DISPATCHES 22, 29 Technology Tom Rataj be learned from their experience. The results Psychology Dorothy Cotton of this investigation can be found beginning Case Law Mike Novakowski ODDITORIALS 23 on page 6 this month. Blue Line Magazine is published monthly, September to June, by Hamilton is featured in a second story this Blue Line Magazine Incorporated with a mailing address of: month in the communications and technology 12A - 4981 Hwy. 7 East, Ste. 254, COMING EVENTS 22 Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N1. sector with its new ‘Beat Tracker’ system, Individual magazines are $5.00 each. Subscriptions are $25.00 per which links officers on the street with incidents year or $40.00 for 2 years. (Foreign - $50.00 U.S.) Group and bulk rates Retirement anxiety 24 and calls accumulated in their patrol sectors. available upon request. The simple system has increased the effective- All material submitted for publication becomes the property of Blue Line Loss of identity . or exciting change? Magazine unless other arrangements have been made with the publisher ness of beat officers in responding to commu- prior to publishing. The authors, advisors and Publisher accept no liability whatsoever for nity needs and issues. any injuries to persons or property resulting from the application or Newfoundland officer an unsung hero 26 Every police officer should understand the adoption of any of the procedures, tactics or considerations presented in this magazine. Readers are cautioned and advised that articles presented basic principles and procedures of blood splat- herein are edited and supplied for your personal awareness and should not ter analysis, says veteran investigator and crime be used for further action until appropriate advice and guidance is received Geographic profiling debate-round four 28 from a supervisor, Crown Attorney or other person in authority. scene reconstructionist Louis Akin in introduc- Established in 1988, Blue Line Magazine is an independent publication The big problem with Bennel, Snook and Taylor ing his ‘blood splatter primer.’ Interpreting this designed to inform, entertain, educate and upgrade the skills of those involved in the law enforcement profession. It has no direct control from a evidence correctly can reveal important infor- law enforcement agency and its opinions and articles do not necessarily mation at crime scenes. reflect the opinions of any government, police, or law enforcement agency. Dedicated force needed to police ports 30 ©2005 - All articles are protected by copyright. No part of this Shrinking budgets and rising expectations publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, have forced public safety agencies to work to- electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or by any DEEP BLUE 31 information storage or retrieval system without permission. gether with each other and the public. As Bob Internet activity is monitored and use or re-posting of Are we spreading fear or protecting families? Brown and Doug LePard note, accomplish- material on the Internet is restricted. ing this goal requires inspiration, leadership, Remembering the dead 32 co-operation and perspiration but the result – safer communities – is worth the effort. This publication is a private venture and receives no Maintaining morale In our regular features, technology editor subsidy or grant from any level of government. Tom Rataj looks at going wireless with — Affiliations — Bluetooth, Mike Novokowski has case law and International Association of Law Enforcement Planners Canadian Police Research Centre 34 Canadian Advertising Rates & Data Dr. Dorothy asks if issuing warnings about sex International Police Association offenders helps protect families or simply The Police Leadership Forum PRODUCT NEWS 36 spreads fear in the community. Public and me- Periodical Publishers Exchange dia relations correspondent Mark Giles pon- The Canadian Press Newswire Harvey Research NEWS CLIPS 37 ders the fine line between situations where police and military personnel die in the line of Printed in Canada by Tri-Tech Printing duty or where their actions or luck keep them ISSN #0847 8538 BACK OF THE BOOK 38 alive – and the markedly different treatment Canada Post - Canadian Publications Mail Canada needs more cameras the cases receive. Product Sales Agreement No. 176796 Blue Line Magazine 3 NOVEMBER 2005 Blue Line Magazine 4 NOVEMBER 2005 A price so high... a love so deep... a peace so long on fire. He immediately landed by Morley Lymburner beside him in a field, hoping he could assist, but the plane was en- This year marks the 60th anni- gulfed in flames by the time he versary of the end of the Second rolled to a stop. His friend was World War. Canada has declared screaming and trying to open the 2005 the ‘Year of the Veteran’ and canopy, which had become stuck. the new war museum opened in Ot- John tried his best to get close tawa with special significance, re- enough to help dislodge it but was minding us of all the efforts made forced back by the intense heat by so many to defend our country. and flames. In terror, he realized Each year we struggle to re- what his friend was yelling at him member Remembrance Day as – he wanted to be shot. John anything special beyond a sym- struggled with this, the final wish bolic one minute of silence in our of a dying friend, then drew his public schools, on the eleventh Canadian War Museum — Ottawa gun and managed to find the cour- hour of the eleventh day of the age to end his suffering. eleventh month. As in most things There is no better teacher than in life, our memory becomes cloudy with time. from him. He never marched in the parades experience, he explained. Those who have not As younger generations grow into adulthood, and his numerous decorations for bravery re- lived through the horrors of battle will never their perspective on this subject has deterio- mained in a drawer. I also remember how he truly understand or be able to judge the vari- rated to an academic level which could be de- died an alcoholic. He was never physically ables of war, no matter how hard they try. I felt scribed as neglectful. alone but he must have felt his memories were truly honoured that this man trusted me enough What was it like for a young man from something only he should bear. to share this story. small town Canada to be introduced to the The story that made the biggest impression Stress! Do we really know what it means? stress of wholesale slaughter? To see, on a daily on me was told by a minister friend, who prob- This year, take some time to remember. Wear basis, his colleagues cut down, with the expec- ably felt I could understand. He flew Hurri- a poppy with pride or visit the new war mu- tation of having to do some cutting down of canes in the famous Battle of Britain. During seum, if only to thank those old guys, and all his own? The need to care for the mental health one particularly fearsome dog-fight, he saw a the young friends they left behind, for the years of first responders and the military is a rela- friend attempting to land his plane, which was of peace their blood and courage bought us. tively new phenomenon. What counsel did war- time soldiers receive to relieve the trauma and stress of what they experienced? Stress! What was it like to come home only half the man you were when you left, both physically and mentally? To start all over again when you could barely remember what you did before that great mess began? These young men knew they had to get their lives back in line with a ‘peace-time’ world. Many police officers can relate to their experiences. Cops understand that receiving solace from officials, family and friends pales to the attention fellow officers give and receive. Like their war-time counterparts, cops can find it much easier to stand shoulder to shoulder beside the people who have shared experiences and stresses – but I have found there is a wa- tershed of experiences that can cause an oppo- site effect.