Quorum National and International News Clippings & Press Releases 9 May 2013
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Quorum National and International News clippings & press releases Providing members with information on policing from across Canada & around the world 9 May 2013 Canadian Association of Police Boards 157 Gilmour Street, Suite 302 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0N8 Tel: 613|235|2272 Fax: 613|235|2275 www.capb.ca BRITISH COLUMBIA ................................................................................................ 4 New approach to mental health calls ............................................................................................................. 4 Victoria police to comply with results of excessive-force hearing, police board says ........... 7 Port Moody welcomes a new police chief .................................................................................................... 8 Former Port Moody Police Chief McCabe died Friday ............................................................................... 9 ALBERTA ................................................................................................................ 10 Alberta death review committee to examine family violence cases ................................................. 10 Police chief seeks protections for undercover officers ....................................................................... 11 RCMP changes allow Mounties to be more ‘nimble’ ........................................................................... 13 New bill to allow Alberta police, schools to share information to aid children ........................ 15 SASKATCHEWAN .................................................................................................. 15 Regina Police gets $4.2 million from province ....................................................................................... 15 MANITOBA .............................................................................................................. 17 Budget 2013: Providing New Provincial Funding For Winnipeg Police Service .................. 17 Province To Have New Tool For Police To Locate Missing People More Quickly .............. 18 Province Introduces New Legislation That Would Modernize Process For Provincial Offences, Municipal Bylaws ............................................................................................................................. 19 ONTARIO ................................................................................................................. 20 Hamilton police budget finalized with a 3.52-per cent increase .................................................... 20 Guelph officers in tears after fallen colleague honoured at police memorial .......................... 22 Mayor Bratina, police budget process under the gun at city council meeting .............................. 23 Editorial: Give us a better arbitration law .................................................................................................. 24 Toronto police issuing ‘positive tickets’ ...................................................................................................... 25 Police Association boss leaves for provincial job ................................................................................. 26 Police start collecting race data ..................................................................................................................... 28 Documents shed new light in Toronto police-SIU spat ...................................................................... 29 Police asked to justify project costs ............................................................................................................. 33 City, OPP in budget standoff ............................................................................................................................... 35 QUEBEC .................................................................................................................. 36 SPVM explains overruns in OT budget ...................................................................................................... 36 Reserves: Law and order in a challenging setting ............................................................................... 37 NEW BRUNSWICK ................................................................................................. 40 Fredericton police seeK volunteer traffic 'cops' ........................................................................................ 40 NOVA SCOTIA ........................................................................................................ 41 Trauma Training for Front-line Staff Will Help Victims of Sexual Violence ............................. 41 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ................................................................................... 42 NEWFOUNDLAND .................................................................................................. 42 NATIONAL ............................................................................................................... 42 Firearms advisory committee still lacks diversity of voices, Public Safety memo suggests ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 NDP, police association decry lack of oversight in changes to RCMP Act ............................. 44 RCMP report details 51 cases of disciplinary action ........................................................................... 46 THE NEW UPPER CLASS ............................................................................................................................... 48 Mountie challenges recall from post over affair with co-worker .................................................... 52 2 Harper Government acknowledges the National Day to End Bullying ...................................... 54 Senator wants RCMP found in contempt .................................................................................................. 55 Cross-border smuggling epidemic exposes Canada, U.S. to security threats, new MLI study warns ............................................................................................................................................................... 56 Editorial: The gatekeeping we don’t need ................................................................................................. 58 Are private security firms the answer to rising police costs? .......................................................... 59 Michael Kempa: The RCMP still struggles to break its old bad habits ...................................... 61 INTERNATIONAL NEWS ....................................................................................... 63 A Senator’s Search for an Ally Keeps a Gun Bill Alive ...................................................................... 63 Mexico's vigilante law enforcers ..................................................................................................................... 66 SB 747: Portland police arbitration on the line ....................................................................................... 69 St. Paul police to add interpreters for deaf ............................................................................................... 70 Council agrees to pension bump for retired cops ................................................................................. 71 U.S. Is Weighing Wide Overhaul of Wiretap Laws ............................................................................... 72 Empowered Civilian Review Board Advances ....................................................................................... 74 Make police review panel's recommendations public ......................................................................... 76 State Senate bill on arbitration awards for public safety employees is long overdue ........ 78 East Hartford Council Rejects Arbitrated Police Pension Agreement ........................................ 79 Oakland mayor calls for increased police training, civilian oversight to reduce shootings ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 Harrisburg chief: 52 percent boost needed for ideal police presence ........................................ 82 New officers roll in as violent city of Camden phases out force .................................................... 84 In Its Defense, Police Dept. Cites Laziness of Its Officers ............................................................... 86 Criminalizing Children at School .................................................................................................................... 88 Scott: Gun bounty drive requires cash and anonymity ...................................................................... 89 Report: Child Welfare Investment Could Slow 'Prison Pipeline' ................................................... 91 Can a Police "Nudge" Stop Repeat Criminality? ................................................................................... 91 California: Oakland Police Chief Quits ............................................................................................................ 93 Crime-fighting, Twitter and the Boston Bombing ..................................................................................... 93 From ‘Boom’ to Bust: 10 Years