Vol. 77, No. 2

On the right path

Ideally, when a young person first comes into contact with a police officer, the experience is a positive one that jump-starts a relationship of trust.

"Skippy" takes a hit in crash collision course

Last fall, the RCMP teamed up with a Saskatoon, Sask., Ford dealership to demonstrate the effects of impaired driving.

Code Blue teaches fitness, discipline

A few years ago, Cst. Troy Derrick, the First Nations policing officer for the Semiahmoo First Nation in Surrey, B.C., wanted to do something to get kids in the community active.

Partnership in proactive policing

Every day, RCMP Cst. Carl Garlinski and Cst. Ryan Camping of the Transit Police hit the pavement around Surrey Central, a main transportation hub and shopping district in Surrey, B.C.

Trauma dog has first day in court

After almost five years as a member of the Delta Police Victim Services team in B.C. and helping more than 750 clients get through traumatic events.

Vaccinating kids against crime

When he was a general duty police officer, RCMP Cpl. Kevin Krygier got tired of being seen as the "bad news police," only showing up when there was a problem. And he saw the negative effect this had on youth.

"Some common sense and some humanity"

Nearly 75 per cent of Canadians experiencing mental health issues are under the age of 25 — yet only 30 per cent of them ever seek treatment.

An ounce of prevention

In the last few years, as more and more young Canadians have been involved in terrorist attacks on home soil, or travelled abroad to join foreign fighters, it's become increasingly clear that violent extremism is a growing concern.

Graffiti in Gatineau

In many large cities, graffiti vandalism and tagging are a big problem.

Girls in Gangs

In September 2011, Union Street Media Arts, a social enterprise based in Manchester, England, embarked on a two-year project and campaign to explore girls' involvement in gangs.

Youth and mental health

Youth face significant delays — on average about 10 years — between the onset of signs and symptoms of mental disorders and actual intervention.

Stopping the cycle of violence

It's 1:57 a.m. on a warm Saturday night in Winnipeg. Dr. Carolyn Snider is barely two hours into her shift as an emergency room physician at the Health Sciences Centre.

What's the biggest social issue facing youth in your community?

On the right path

fter spending his late teens and early 20s in a gang dealing drugs and getting into trouble, Jordan Buna turned his life around.

People smuggling

eople smuggling is the low-risk, high-profit business of illegally moving people from one country to another often in their desperate attempts to escape poverty, a natural disaster, conflict or political instability.

Latest research in law enforcement

Searching for closure

When a person is missing and presumed dead, neither family nor investigators can have closure until his or her body is recovered.

Putting a name to a face

A teenager was communicating online with an unknown man. She only had a first name, and the Calgary Police Service (CPC) detective wasn't even sure if that name was real or fake.

Hope on the horizon

"Not knowing what has happened to a loved one is an overwhelming burden for Canadian families, a burden which is often accompanied by the unrelenting feeling that more could be done to try to locate their loved one,"

Conversations over confessions

Walking into an investigative interview with a suspect, it's up to the police officer to set the tone.

New tool available for police research

As budgets grow leaner and public expectations continue to rise, decision-makers in the public service are increasingly seeking data and evidence of best practices to make sound and justifiable decisions.