The mandate and activities of a specialized crime reduction policing unit in Canada

Peters, Adrienne; Cohen, Irwin M.

doi:10.1080/15614263.2017.1363970

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“…The number of years deployed was significantly, positively associated with PTSD total and subscale scores for RCMP; as such, longer service may be related to PTSD for RCMP, but not municipal officers. Discrepancies in PTSD symptoms between RCMP and municipal officers may be associated with differences in deployment mandates; for example, RCMP officers spend more time in isolated postings with few close-proximity colleagues (Council of Canadian Academies, 2014) and relocate frequently through their career, which can disrupt social support networks (Peters & Cohen, 2017) and decrease work engagement if the transfer is involuntary (Morley, 2003). Despite significant differences in the presence of PTSD symptoms between groups, PTG mean was comparable between the municipal and federal officer groups.…”

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Psychosocial factors associated with Canadian police officers’ susceptibility to posttraumatic stress and growth.

Horswill

Jones

Carleton

2021

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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Potentially traumatic event exposures occur frequently in policing, yet relatively little research has been done on posttraumatic outcomes in Canadian federal and municipal officers. Given that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in police populations represents a significant health concern and economic burden, clarifying risk and protective factors for PTSD would inform screening, training, and early intervention for Canadian police. The current research investigated the relationship between psychosocial variables [i.e., anxiety sensitivity (AS), intolerance of uncertainty (IU), childhood adversity, personality facets, work engagement, hope, optimism, and perceived social support] and trauma outcomes (i.e., PTSD, posttraumatic growth) in a sample of 500 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and municipal officers deployed in Saskatchewan. Within the sample, 25% of RCMP officers and 12% of municipal officers screened positive for PTSD based on self-reported symptoms. Several psychosocial variables were statistically significantly (p < .05) associated with PTSD (i.e., high AS; high IU; low social support; and low optimism) and posttraumatic growth (i.e., greater PTSD severity; high agreeableness; and more adverse childhood events) for both RCMP and municipal participants. The psychosocial variables represent possible aims for prevention or intervention protocols across Canadian police populations. Comprehensive results, implications, and directions for the future research are discussed.

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Psychosocial factors associated with Canadian police officers’ susceptibility to posttraumatic stress and growth.

Horswill

Jones

Carleton

2021

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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“…arguments have an impact both on the field of national security and on law enforcement from intelligence analysis, as these areas use empirical observations to develop and understand the assertions of knowledge. (Peters and Cohen 2017) In the field of national security, empiricism can be observed in the existence of large systems of intelligence gathering. Polanyi contests the epistemological basis of excessive faith toward the supposed central role of empiricism and the logic of induction in science: "The part played by new observations and experiments in the process of discovery in science is usually over-estimated," (Polanyi 1964, 29) a vision opposed to conventional understanding of the science promoted by Karl Popper.…”

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Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Sfetcu

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…Several studies on police activities, policing, and crime emerges (eg., Braga et al, 2012;Braga et al, 2015;Ceccato, 2019;Crowl, 2017;Peters & Cohen, 2017) the fundamental tenet of preventing its commission remains a critical issue. It was believed that these activities are aimed at preventing an individual from engaging in illegal activities.…”

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Police Operational Activities and Crime Commission in a City in the Philippines

Sarcena¹,

Patalinghug²

2021

IMRJ

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Police organizations have conducted operational activities to reduce the opportunity for would-be criminals to commit crimes. This operational activity includes patrol, traffic management, and investigation. In this study, the extent of police operational activities in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, was evaluated to determine the extent of police operational activities and to test the association between the crime rate and the extent of police operation activities. This study utilized a quantitative descriptive research method. The respondents were 142 active police officers who were chosen purposively by employing total enumeration. The gathering of data was done using a self-made questionnaire, which underwent validation and reliability testing. The statistical tools used were frequency count, mean computation, percentage, and regression analysis. The results revealed that more respondents were 31- 35 years old and above. Most of them were male, bachelor’s degree holders, attended training and seminars for 50 hours, and served the police force for 15 years and below. Patrolling and investigation were found to be much observable while traffic management was observable. As for index crime, there were more crimes against the person committed than crimes against property. As for non-index crimes, there were more other non-index crimes compared to the violation of special laws. Patrolling has a positive influence on the commission and non-commission of both index and non-index crimes. This study also recommends intensive patrolling on hot-spot areas for criminal presence and activity, strengthening traffic management practices, procurement of traffic lights, improving traffic signs, and intensive implementation of traffic laws and regulations.

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The mandate and activities of a specialized crime reduction policing unit in Canada

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

Psychosocial factors associated with Canadian police officers’ susceptibility to posttraumatic stress and growth.

Psychosocial factors associated with Canadian police officers’ susceptibility to posttraumatic stress and growth.

Epistemology of Intelligence Agencies

Police Operational Activities and Crime Commission in a City in the Philippines

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