August 23- 25, 1998 98th Annual Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Trade Show Edmonton - Alberta The CAeP Conference IS sure to be an excrtlng and well attended event For more information call 5g! Phil Sa,ley al (403) 421·3505 September 3 . 6, 1998 Canadian Police Canine Association Seminar & Championship Dog Trials Edmonton - Alberta The Edmonton Pohce SeMce's Dog Unit hosts this conference offered to all law enforcement dog handlers For further informatIOn on the event and semmar contact the Edmonton Police SeMce Dog Unli al (403) 496-$18 September 19, 1998 25th Anniversary Antique & Custom Car Show Commentary Drugs? - Its time for a Cambridge - Ontano Hosted by the Waterloo Regional Police SerVIce the show will display a numbel of claSSIC cars along WIth displays by officers from the canme, lactlcal and scuba uOils Admission IS free WIth a non Feature Story nton Police Service penshable food donatIOn For additional mformatlon call (519) 65J..noo. 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A large number of municipal police agen­ cies across Canada have been amalgamated with larger organizations over the past five years and the Province of Ontario in particu­ This discomfort factor was actually wear some form of insignia that iden­ lar is severely challenged by thi s situation. analyzed by a 1995 study conducted tifies them with their community or No matter how acquainted the community by Dr. Jayne Seagrave of Simon at least a nearby community. This feel s it is with the local constabulary they still Fraser University. This study revealed could be accomplished by placing the do not feel completely comfortable with them. that only 19 per cent of RCMP officers name of the detachment or station un­ They are the law enforcers and the commu­ were familiar with their own community der the shoulder fl ash or as a metal bar nity always feels the police are the power bro­ policing mi ssion statement. The same o n the shoulder epaulette. Another kers not the power sharers. study also found the RCMP detachemtns method is to place the name of the com­ J find it hard to believe thi s di scomfort surveyed to be more di stant and less flexible munity patrolled by a particular car on the doors level would improve when there are officers than municipal police.