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2 JUNE / JULY 2004 June/July 2004 Volume 16 Number 6 Publisher’s Commentary 5 The realities of a slow news day Blue Line Magazine Securing the Campus Community 6 12A-4981 Hwy 7 East Ste 254 A safe community is a minimal expectation Markham, ON L3R 1N1 Canada Positive contacts key to policing university 8 Ph: 905 640-3048 Fax: 905 640-7547 eMail: [email protected] Securing a small campus in a small town 10 — Publisher — CORRESPONDENCE 11 Morley S. Lymburner eMail: [email protected] Policing the meridian 12 Lloydminister has a policing style like no other — General Manager — Mary Lymburner, M.Ed. Earning trust key to ending crisis 14 eMail: [email protected] — Editor — A step back from the edge 16 Mark Reesor A recipe for building community confi dence eMail: [email protected] DISPATCHES 18 — News Editor — Les Linder DEEP BLUE 20 eMail: [email protected] What makes a good cop good? — Advertising — Mary Lymburner Canada’s anti-terrorism plan 22 How prepared are we when it comes to Dean Clarke anti-terrorism? Inspite of innovative RCMP Bob Murray Sudden death in restained subjects 24 concepts such as those shown on the cover of eMail: [email protected] this month’s edition, the promise is far greater New Calgary rescue system saves lives 26 — Pre-press Production — than the activity. On Page 22 of this month’s Del Wall Surviving an aircraft ditching 26 edition staff writer Les Linder gives a realistic overview of current studies and issues in rela- — Contributing Editors — tion to these pressing concerns. Communication Skills Terry Barker Swimming lessons for a chopper crew 27 Police Management James Clark Campus police encounter unique challenges Tactical Firearms Dave Brown CASE LAW 28 in policing Canadian universities. Imagine Technology Tom Rataj • Videotaping statement not required keeping the peace in a university campus the Psychology Dorothy Cotton • Design determines legality of pepper spray size of a medium-sized town or city, fi lled • Detention depends on circumstances Case Law Mike Novakowski with students living away from home for the Blue Line Magazine is published monthly, September to June, by Stay safe with the right equipment 32 fi rst time in their lives -- and don’t forget that Blue Line Magazine Incorporated with a mailing address of: one of your employer’s primary concerns is 12A - 4981 Hwy. 7 East, Ste. 254, Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N1. Hiding in plain sight 33 keeping them happy and eager to return for Individual magazines are $5.00 each. Subscriptions are $25.00 The American witness protection program another year. per year or $40.00 for 2 years. (Foreign - $50.00 U.S.) We have several perspectives on securing All material submitted for publication becomes the property of Students experience forensics fi rst-hand 35 Blue Line Magazine unless other arrangements have been made with the campus community; Kimberly Fraser the publisher prior to publshing. writes about the changes in Carleton Univer- The authors, advisors and Publisher accept no liability whatsoever Canadian forensic interviewing 36 for any injuries to persons or property resulting from the application or sity’s Department of University Safety, which adoption of any of the procedures, tactics or considerations presented in Using robots to retrieve fi ngerprints 37 include adopting a new name; Kathryn this magazine. Readers are cautioned and advised that articles presented herein are edited and supplied for your personal awareness and should not Lymburner, a recent graduate, tells us about be used for further action until appropriate advice and guidance is received Managing image through media relations 38 the challenges the Campus University Police from a supervisor, Crown Attorney or other person in authority. Established in 1988, Blue Line Magazine is an independent Perception is reality - but both are important Service faces in patrolling Canada’s third larg- publication designed to inform, entertain, educate and upgrade the skills est university, the University of Western Ontario of those involved in the law enforcement profession. It has no direct DISPATCHES 40 control from a law enforcement agency and its opinions and articles do and Andrew Rennox has a story on security at not necessarily refl ect the opinions of any government, police, or law Quebec’s Bishop’s University, a smaller institu- enforcement agency. Police reward designated drivers 42 ©2004 - All articles are protected by copyright. No part of this tion with a student population of just 1,700. publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, In other stories, Lloydminster reporter electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording or by any Blue Line Trade Show well received 43 information storage or retrieval system without permission. Ian Ross writes about the challenges of polic- Internet activity is monitored and use or reposting of material on Offi cer teaches kids to respect dogs 44 ing the only city in Canada which straddles a the Internet is restricted. provincial border. Deciding whether to use the NEWS CLIPS 45 laws of Saskatchewan or Alberta can be a little confusing for RCMP offi cers new to the area, France’s North American enclave 46 This publication is a private venture and receives no but they learn to adapt to the unusual politics subsidy or grant from any level of government. TECHNOLOGY 48 and geography of the area. — Affi liations — Canada’s new privacy act Tallahassee Police Department Sgt. Ken Sumpter, a crisis negotiator, writes about the International Association of Law Enforcement Planners FBI bullet analysis method questioned 50 fi rst ‘for real’ call he received -- and how it felt Canadian Advertising Rates & Data to know that the fate of a would-be jumper could International Police Association INCREDIBLE 51 The Police Leadership Forum depend on how well he did his job; Kathryn The Canadian Press Newswire Lymburner gives us an overview of former PRODUCT NEWS 52 Superior Court Justice George Ferguson’s Printed in Canada by Janson Printing Service COMING EVENTS 53 recommendations for improvements at the ISSN #0847 8538 Toronto Police Service and Les Linder looks Canada Post - Canadian Publications Mail at the federal government’s multi-billion dollar Product Sales Agreement No. 176796 BACK OF THE BOOK 54 Police corruption is nothing new security strategy. June 2003 3 JUNE / JULY 2004 4 JUNE / JULY 2004 The realities of a slow news day truly remarkable aspect to all of this is the 6,500 can be traced to incompetent management, by Morley Lymburner other offi cers doing their job under a very bad inadequate or nonexistent supervision and lack set of circumstances and receiving no recogni- of effective accountability. Often this is also I am taking a large step into deep water tion from the Toronto media. the result of under trained and staffed internal here but there are aspects of the recent Toronto We see a lot of police related stories from investigative units and the absence of any form Police scandals that need to be pointed out. across Canada every day in our offi ce. Quite a of early warning system. A lot can be gleaned from a reporter’s ques- few are about offi cers doing a lot of good in their So in short, the problem has been identifi ed, tion by the way they phrase it. In the thick of communities. The OPP and RCMP have more acknowledged by the chief, investigations are the media dust-up, I received numerous calls than their fair share of stories of this nature. continuing, charges have been laid and correc- asking my opinions on “the deteriorating state With all the apparent random killings going tive measures have not only been studied but of the Toronto Police.” I could have responded on in Toronto, politicians bent upon limiting po- many have been implemented; end of story. by asking about the deteriorating state of jour- lice activities and other social concerns, why are I believe a better story would look into what nalism in Toronto. the media far more interested in something that measures the solicitor general’s offi ce has taken I received a brief fl urry of emails from the is being effectively handled? I would suggest to effectively monitor Ontario’s police services. Globe & Mail and most seemed to have the that, if the chief said there is no problem and In all of this, no one has asked them about what objective of getting a better angle than Christie nothing needs to be done, now that would be a kind of oversight they provide to ensure proper Blatchford. One was from a reporter who problem -- and headline news to me. practices and procedures are followed. Is there wanted to interview some rookies: I understand the media interest in this case. an accreditation process available to certify I am a reporter with The Globe and Mail It involves some high profi le people and their each department as complying with minimum in Toronto and I’ve been asked to take a look family members and I don’t expect that to go standards? If so, is the public told about it? at how police training institutions are ap- unnoticed, but a little balanced journalism This is not a radical thought. Nursing homes proaching the recent events at the Toronto would be a breath of fresh air in Toronto. do this regularly, as do many police services. Police Service; ie. how the issues surrounding The fact that Toronto Police engaged Justice Perhaps provincial solicitor generals should the corruption allegations are being discussed George Ferguson two years ago to investigate mandate audit overviews. Nothing would in- at police colleges and how new recruits feel issues of preventing corruption on the depart- crease community trust more than an independ- about going into the fi eld at such a tumultuous ment was lost in the media hype, and it wasn’t ent agency inspecting a police department and time, etc.