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January 12th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
i recently got a notice and order for tinted windows if i take the tint of myself do i have to get it inspected?
also it is registered in Alberta not bc so why would i have to get an inspection decal?
January 11th, 2010 at 11:58 am
For my Police Administration course, I must state Saanich Police Department’s mission statement, vision statement, and core values. I cannot find the core values, could you please let me know what they are? Thanks.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:52 am
how may i file a complaint against a saanich police constable?
January 11th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Hi Sgt. Fast,
This is my comment/opinion as expressed in a letter to the SG.
Re: Regional Crime Unit vs Domestic Violence Unit
The Victoria Police is one of the worst departments in the country, as stats and reports indicate, receiving a failing grade in almost every category. Chief Graham’s priority list changes frequently, which could be a sign of not having his finger on the pulse of his jurisdiction.
An example of this is Graham’s intention to pull his department from the Regional Crime Unit, in favour of the implementation and development of dedicated Domestic Violence Unit (DVU). The generic term ‘DVU’ refers to a multitude of different policing policies in different forces, some combined with Family Protection Units (preventing child abuse) for example, working with varying amounts of management support, staffing and resources.
DVUs and the work of domestic violence officers in other jurisdictions here in North America and the UK, appear to have all been established on a rather ad hoc basis, and most have made little strives to positively impact this problem. Whereas Regional Crime Units focus on crimes that impart contribute to incidents of domestic violence, specifically economic deprivation. It is this focus that Police can affect. Graham’s abandoning of the Regional Crime Unit speaks to his lack of understanding for domestic violence contributors and causes, and what the CRD needs, as this move impacts other police services within the CRD.
After the Peter Lee inquiry resulted in recommendations, the move to create a DVU, on the surface, appears to be a step in the right direction, however with that, there also appears to have been little regard for evaluation of the potential effectiveness of
a DVU would have on this community, particularly in relation to impact upon the prevalence and incidence of the problem.
While the recognition of a need for DVU is important, as the police are now striving to take domestic violence seriously, there appears to have been little attention to the mechanisms by which DVUs or individual domestic violence officers are intended to prevent violent domestic crime. I see this move by Vic PD as symbolic and not the overall approach that is needed.
There are many different causes of domestic violence and many already established agencies providing resources, with University educated professionals with decades of experience. Alcohol consumption and mental illness have frequently been associated with domestic violence and requires much training and clinic experience, which is not the attributes needed for community policing. Any decision first needs to be made about whether domestic violence can be more effectively prevented via specialized units or as part of a general shift towards crime prevention in policing.
The most logical first step, before resources are shifted, redirected or displaced, would be the development of strategies to prevent repeat instances of violence in cases where it is already known the crime is occurring, as was the case of Peter Lee. It was the ’system’ that failed Lee, allowing him to fall through the cracks.
Perhaps the Solicitor General’s office should take the lead, to develop higher-impact prevention policies to maximize prevention of repeated domestic violence – a shift from indirect (largely the current policy) to direct crime prevention. Given that policing
is a scarce resource this may be more efficient. Then look at where the expertise is, providing them with the resources they need - usually funding. To bring cops up to this standard will be costly and a waste of taxpayers’ money. It makes more sense to work with the expertise that exists and redefine the police’s participation, and ensuring the courts are part of the solution.
January 8th, 2010 at 9:30 am
What type of offense is given to an adult buying liquor for a minor.Is it a fine? or something else?
January 8th, 2010 at 12:49 am
Hi,
Is not giving your name to an officer right away ground for them threatening you with charges of obstructing justice?
January 7th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I just read that article regarding the Esquimalt mom impaired X 5 with her children in the back seat of their van. I just wanted to give a kudos to the officer who found them and investigated before a possible dreadful accident occured.
January 6th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Hi there
I was reading the question about arrest powers of non peace officers. A long time ago I was in a mall bathroom. I had not gone into any store yet. A secuity guard approached me and asked me to open my vest. I did so and she didn’t so anything else. He may have though I was a shoplifter. If hat happens and I refuse to do what he says I assume he can’t detain me as he would have detained an innocent person. What rights do these private guards have.
Also what rights do bounces have to exclude someone from a night club. I was thrown out of a club by a bouncer and put in a choke hold after a bouncer suddenly came up and grabbed me without first asking me to leave the premises. I know property owners have a right to throw off trespassers but it’s not fair if they just suddenly grab me without fist giving me a chance to leave and grab and possible wreck my clothes
Thanks
January 6th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Regarding the media reports about the individual who has been charged with fraud by misrepresenting the PhD degrees that he (supposedly) did not have:
I know of an individual who is doing much the same thing, has no university education but continues to advertise on the internet with his “degrees”, has set up a company with the TSX Venture Exchange, selling shares in the company, obtaining financing from individuals and banks, all the while with these bogus education claims (and goodness knows, what else). I’ve even complained to the TSX, who will do nothing. If this is the state of business affairs in Canada, who would want to invest in companies when this misrepresentation is going on? How do we protect ourselves?
My question is this: What steps can be taken so that this individual is prevented from misrepresenting himself?
Thanks for any insight you have into this issue (and good work on the current case).
January 5th, 2010 at 10:50 am
The other day I was passed by an RCMP marker cruiser. He was driving very fast weaving in and out of traffic with no lights or siren. I decided to follow him to see where he was going, since I was going the same direction. I had a hard time keeping up to him, but he did stop at red lights so I was able to catch up. He ended up on residential streets and sped through a school zone where a few blocks later he backed into a driveway of a house and went inside. He did not know on the door he just walked right in. I am pretty sure it was his owe home. Plus it was during the lunch hr. Should I have reported this guy? Seems he was abusing his power of been able to drive a police car.