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Blue Line Magazine Blue Line Magazine 1 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2006 Blue Line Magazine 2 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2006 August / September 2006 Volume 18 Number 7 Publisher’s Commentary 5 The great “Wizard of Ottawa” is still at work Blue Line Magazine 12A-4981 Hwy 7 East Ste 254 Policing the rock 6 Markham, ON L3R 1N1 North America’s oldest police force Canada Blue Line advertisers at the CACP 12 Ph: 905 640-3048 Fax: 905 640-7547 Web: www.blueline.ca eMail: [email protected] A committment to public safety 14 — Publisher — Morley S. Lymburner Local police should watch for terrorists 16 eMail: [email protected] Sleeper cells are likely already here — General Manager — NEWS CLIPS 19, 62 Mary Lymburner, M.Ed. eMail: [email protected] MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 20 — Editor — Chief’s comments stir debate Mark Reesor eMail: [email protected] DISPATCHES 22, 52, 70 — News Editor — Ryan Siegmund Putting prison costs into perspective 24 eMail: [email protected] How to obtain stolen property convictions 28 — Advertising — This month’s cover picture, crafted by Mary Lymburner CORRESPONDENCE 29 Doug Gaulton, shows the new Chief of the Dean Clarke Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Joseph Bob Murray Operation Remembrance 30 Browne. Chief Browne, a born and bred Kathryn Lymburner eMail: [email protected] Newfoundlander, took up his new duties this Mobile Crisis Intervention Team 34 past spring. Among his first duties will be to — Pre-press Production — welcome members of the Canadian Associa- Del Wall Finding fact instead of fault 38 tion of Chiefs of Police to St. John’s in late August. On page six in this issue Danette — Contributing Editors — The potential to mislead 40 Communication Skills Mark Giles Dooley, Blue Line’s East Coast correspondent, Police Management James Clark gives you a more detailed background about CASE LAW 43 Chief Browne and the most intriguing history Tactical Firearms Dave Brown • Joint possession based on all circumstances Technology Tom Rataj of the RNC. Psychology Dorothy Cotton • Confirming tip provides reasonable grounds Meanwhile on the west coast Elvin Case Law Mike Novakowski • Vehicle search following passeger’s arrest ok • School sniff and search ruled unreasonable Klassen has been busy for the last few months Blue Line Magazine is published monthly, September to June, by • Search requires only one valid purpose gathering several articles. On page 14 he gives Blue Line Magazines Incorporated with a mailing address of: us an overview of the new inter-force helicop- 12A - 4981 Hwy. 7 East, Ste. 254, • Pat down of handcuffed detainee reasonable Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N1. ter program managed by the RCMP on behalf Individual magazines are $5.00 each. Subscriptions are $25.00 per ODDITORIALS 48 of seven police services in the lower BC main- year or $40.00 for 2 years. (U.S. & Foreign - $50.00) Group and bulk land. In a second story Elvin describes Opera- rates available upon request. Marine 9-1-1 50 tion Remembrance. This project is a result of a All material submitted for publication becomes the property of Blue Line Magazine unless other arrangements have been made with the publisher The basics are key to water rescue Surrey RCMP member’s quest to involve his prior to publishing. community in honouring the war veterans. The authors, advisors and Publisher accept no liability whatsoever for any injuries to persons or property resulting from the application or Cycling 101 54 In Elvin’s third article BC Coroner Kim adoption of any of the procedures, tactics or considerations presented in OPP course trains police cyclists Collins describes the duties, responsibilities this magazine. Readers are cautioned and advised that articles presented herein are edited and supplied for your personal awareness and should not and the day to day life of a coroner. Never be used for further action until appropriate advice and guidance is received Case Law: proving a gun in court 58 happy with simply signing a death certificate from a supervisor, Crown Attorney or other person in authority. the Coroner’s job is to find out why a death Established in 1988, Blue Line Magazine is an independent publication Job sharing benefits everyone 60 designed to inform, entertain, educate and upgrade the skills of those occurred and how future deaths can be pre- involved in the law enforcement profession. It has no direct control from a vented. Kim also explains some of the attributes law enforcement agency and its opinions and articles do not necessarily DEEP BLUE 63 and drive that has brought her from walking a reflect the opinions of any government, police, or law enforcement agency. Police and psychologists aren’t so different ©2006 - All articles are protected by copyright. No part of this beat to working for the Coroner’s office. publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording Customs officer stands on guard for thee 64 This edition also gives you information on or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission. Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams in Toronto, Internet activity is monitored and use or re-posting of Police Order of Merit appointments 66 about safe tactical boarding of watercraft, a bi- material on the Internet is restricted. cycle patrol officer trainer’s program sponsored BEAT COPS 68 by the OPP and University of Guelph Police, job sharing benefits in Edmonton, and how to This publication is a private venture and receives no Motorcyclists to invade Alymer 69 prove a gun is a gun in court. And to add a subsidy or grant from any level of government. little spice to your reading we present a think — Affiliations — DNA data bank cementing its legacy 72 piece on how much we should trust those crimi- International Association of Law Enforcement Planners nal profiling computer programs. Standby! This Canadian Advertising Rates & Data TECHNOLOGY 74 one is hot and you could only read about it in International Police Association Electronic document management please! The Police Leadership Forum Blue Line, Canada’s only independent law en- Periodical Publishers Exchange forcement magazine. The Canadian Press Newswire COMING EVENTS 75 There is much more from our Case Law Harvey Research editor Mike Novakowski, Technology editor PRODUCT NEWS 76 Printed in Canada by Tri-Tech Printing Tom Rataj, Public Affairs editor Mark Giles, ISSN #0847 8538 and Psychology editor Dorothy Cotton. You BACK OF THE BOOK 78 can also check out a think piece in the Back of Canada Post - Publications Mail Sheep, wolves and sheepdogs P. S. A. No. 40051073 the Book about sheepdogs, wolves and sheep. Blue Line Magazine 3 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2006 Blue Line Magazine 4 AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2006 The great “Wizard of Ottawa” is still at work by Morley Lymburner Now if I were an American I would be vide them with life preservers you will find they looking rather puzzled if not actually amused are quite buoyant.” by all this. So okay then... I’ll write the script Well so ends my attempt at screen writ- There is a great Wizard in Ottawa who is for Rick Mercer. ing. But you can see the point here. Just as the sitting behind an emerald curtain who flicks CAPTAIN — (addressing the Great Wizard of Wizard was a great illusionist in the Oz story great switches that keep the RCMP on the move Ottawa): “You want to have a joint program with someone in Ottawa is thinking in these same into half-baked ideas, projects and programs the U.S. Coast Guard to capture border runners. terms. As long as no one pulls back that emer- which stretch the imagination and mandate of Well send over some of your Canadian Coast ald curtain to show the Wizard that it is a dan- an otherwise competent police force. And with Guard officers and we will give it a try.” gerous world out there with little room or sym- every screwed up mess the Mounties have to WIZARD: “Sorry! Coast Guard officers have no pathy for the unprepared and foolhardy, this wear the stigma attached. guns and we have not given them any enforce- type of random thinking will always land on I am reminded of a great quote from the ment or arrest powers.” the backs of the RCMP. Wizard of Oz, “You are talking to a man who CAPTAIN: “Okay then... how about Canada Every contract policing province has a has laughed in the face of death, sneered at Ports Police?” shortage of officers. Perhaps it is time for the doom and chuckled at catastrophe.” WIZARD: “Ah! Sorry we disbanded them before RCMP to go back to basics and do what they The latest ill thought out idea placed 9/11 to save... money... we think.” actually do very well...that is police. That does CAPTAIN: “Okay then... ummm... how about Mounties on U.S. Coast Guard ships to patrol Canada Customs officers?” not mean duplicating someone elses job or ex- as a unified force in the Detroit-Windsor area. WIZARD: “Well you see... they don’t carry guns... pertise. If the RCMP actually counted up how The theory is terrific and no one is more in fa- and... ah... their job does not include actually many officers they have doing jobs that oth- vour of inter-departmental co-operation than me. patrolling the border... only the ports of entry.” ers are doing as well or better, there might not Brilliant as the idea is the brilliance became con- CAPTAIN: “Well... then... you have a great idea be a shortage. Let CBSA do everything that siderably dimmer when executing the plan. with no one available to work with it.” has to do with the border.
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