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Vol. 81, No. 4

Safe from harm Preventing and supporting young victims of crime

The RCMP works with many agencies and organizations to help keep kids safe from harm. Credit: RCMP

Editorial message

A female RCMP officer holds the hand of a young child, in front of a house.

Keeping kids safe

Child protection is important year round. But, as a new school year begins and kids reconnect with their friends in person and online, it's a good time to put their safety and well-being on the radar.

News notes

Male RCMP officer talks to a man and a woman in front of a garage.

RCMP project aims to reduce repeat break-ins

Repeat victims of break-ins are getting some special attention from the RCMP. Project Lock Up is helping to reduce property crime and making owners feel safer.

Young people and instructors exercise in a gym.

Fitness Squad connects RCMP and young people

The RCMP Fitness Squad in Yellowknife uses lunchtime workouts to encourage exercise and connect with youth.

A young person/ several young people riding on a horse.

Youth rodeo program builds riders' confidence

Young riders participate in the youth rodeo program on the Piikani Nation reserve in southern Alberta.

A male RCMP officer holding a tablet outdoors with his reflection visible on the screen.

New software improves mental health response

New software is helping RCMP officers in Manitoba better respond to people in mental health crisis.

Cover stories

A yellow school bus is parked next to an RCMP vehicle outside of a school.

Ready to respond

A school emergency plan provides critical information and response plans for nearly 5,000 schools in RCMP-patrolled areas.

Two young women examine pamphlets while sitting on a bench.

The high cost of human trafficking

Human trafficking is a lucrative business that ruins lives. Read how the RCMP's National Human Trafficking Coordination Centre works to raise awareness and support survivors.

A male RCMP officer and a male CBSA agent talk to each other inside an airport. An airplane can be seen on the tarmac behind them.

Updates to sex offender act help agencies share key details

A partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency is helping keep kids safe at home and abroad.

A uniformed RCMP officer sits at a computer.

Patrolling online predators

As cases of online child sexual abuse go up, integrated police units must use every tool at their disposal.

Man holding the hand of a young girl in a city.

Troubling trends

The RCMP is helping lead international efforts to keep kids safe as part of the Virtual Global Taskforce.

Panel discussion

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What's the best way for police to connect with kids?

We asked two RCMP officers and two young people for their take on what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to keeping kids and teens safe.

Q & A

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Communicating with kids

Child forensic interviewers balance the search for truth with sensitivity when they speak with some of society's most vulnerable.

Ask an expert

A male RCMP officer stands in front of a large water cannon.

Problem solving can be a blast

Sgt. Chris Wilkie is a veteran explosive disposal expert who says no two devices are the same.

Just the facts

Cartoon image of a young girl standing locked in a wooden pillory with her hands and head immobilized. The pillory has the shape and look of a cellphone.

Cybercrime and youth

Read more about how online crimes are increasingly affecting young people — and what tips can prevent them.

Detachment profile

A male RCMP officer and an Indigenous woman face each other smiling in a treed yard next to a small blue house.

Flying in to Oxford House

RCMP officers working in a remote fly-in community are happier, healthier and more efficient since switching to a new policing model.

Training

A male RCMP officer in civilian clothes looks over some papers, with a cardboard box on the table next to him.

Cultivating cold-case expertise

New technology and innovation in DNA science, mapping analysis and police interviewing can all help crack old cases.

Last page

RCMP specialists wearing white protective suits work outside a damaged home. An RCMP cruiser is parked nearby.

A defining case

When 23-year-old Victoria Shachtay was killed by a bomb in 2011, hundreds of RCMP officers and experts worked to solve the case. Read about this complex investigation and how teamwork led to the bomber's arrest.

**NOTE:** An electronic version of this issue of Gazette magazine is available.

Masthead

Publisher:

Kevin Fowler

Editor:

Katherine Aldred

Writers:

Paul Northcott
Travis Poland
Patricia Vasylchuk

Web publisher:

Patricia Vasylchuk

Graphic design:

Jennifer Wale
Samantha Clusiau-Lawlor

Translation:

RCMP Translation Services

Printing:

Performance Printing

Date modified:: 2019-09-25

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