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Volume 11 Number 2 ~.iIi.~ February 1999 - Editorl Publisher­ Publisher's Commentary 5 Morley S . Lymburner \:lIalll~lIIl~ face of Ontario Policing 6 Phone (905) 640·3048· Fax (905) 640·7547 A radical redrawing of the E-mail: [email protected] map of police jurisdictions WEB PAGE: www.BlueLlne.ca in Ontario is bringing considerable controversy -News Editor- Blair McQuillan The Who-Does-What in Ontario file 10 General Manager Mary K. Lymburner, M.Ed. Women in law enforcement 17 -Adyertising - Remarks Opp Comm. Gwen Boniface Mary Lymburner Phone (905) 640·3048 Fax (905) 640·7547 TACTcoM 18 Bob Murray Phone (905) 640·6506 Fax (905) 642·0900 Misconduct, corruption, abuse of power 22 - Illustration - What can the Chief do? Tony MacKinnon Steffon Sepa - pre-press production- Officers on Trial 26 Del Wall Blair McQuillan A dilemma for Judges - Mechanical Specifications- Policing: The Military Connection 28 Gary Welch Phone (905) 466·5039 -Contributing Editors- 1999 Supply & Services Guide 41 Welcome to Blue Line Magazine's Annual Ballistics & Firearms Pierre Descotes Supply & Services Guide edition. We thought a view ofa new Panasonic Mobile Work ta­ Tactical Firearms Dave Brown Technology 60 Police Leadership Robert Lunney Mobile Infomnation Systems tion would be quite appropriate for the occa­ Survival Tactics Joel Johnston sion. The cover picture, taken by free lance Case Law GinoArcaro photographer Mark Zelinski, was taken in a Computers & Technology Tom Rataj Personal Computing 63 Toronto Police Service prototype vehicle used - Contributing Writers- Blue Talk 64 to test the computer in actual field-use condi­ Robert A Brown Blair McQuillan tions. 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The Ontario Government has embarked si­ what happens they are the police service of After all our conversations with all sides we multaneously on what appears to be a "burn and choice by default. They've been around for have found people who are very committed and pillage" project that will cut the number of mu­ almost a hundred years and are secure for at sincere about their version ofthe truth. As in most nicipalities while at the same time reduce the least the next hundred. There is no rush to instances ofthis nature the truth really exists some­ number of police services. This philosophy of consume as much geography as possible. where between the visions of the participants. A " hort-tenm pain for long-tenm gain" would make Instilling fear in the rank and file members strong and decisive mediator is required immedi­ a professional anarchist beam with pride. regarding their future is completely counter­ ately to minimize damage. It is a role that can Due to cumbersome bureaucracy and pas­ productive and is being untruthful. tayaway on Iy be hand led by the Province. But guess what? sive resistance from government officials we from the subject completely. No police officer It's an election year in Ontario! sent out a survey fonm to all police agencies will get cold, wet or hungry because ofre­ Your comments are expected! across Ontario asking them specific questions structuring. Their talents are too much in de- about their future. The survey received immedi­ ate and complete success from the pol ice agen­ cies. The 93 percent return on the survey is an indication of the frustration being felt by the law enforcement community in Ontario. Interviews with Chiefs, Associations, and front-line officers painted a grim scene. The un­ official policy ofthe Ministry ofthe Solicitor Gen­ eral appears to be one designed to create a com­ petitive atmosphere between police agencies when costing policing services for a municipality. For the most part this has pitted the Ontario Provin­ cial Police against municipal police services in a land grab reminiscent ofthe Califomia Gold Rush. Both sides are fighting and scrapping with a no­ holds-barred enthusiasm. Respect, composure and dignity are right out the window in this battle and the olicitor General's office appears to be en­ joying the show.