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technology (27)
Automated Licence Plate Reader System
In February 2011, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) began piloting the use of automated licence plate readers. This technology uses specialized cameras to identify licence plate...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | traffic, missing persons, technology, license plate reader |
Automated Response System and Electronic Ticketing
In January 2012, to improve the triage of its service calls, the Roussillon Inter-municipal Police Service implemented a system whereby service calls are directly routed from callers to police patrol...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | e-ticket, technology, electronic ticketing |
Barcode Scanning
The Winnipeg Police Service introduced the barcode scanning initiative in the winter of 2012 to better track equipment when it is loaned out. Barcode scanning increases the accountability of police...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | inventory, tracking, scan, technology |
Business Intelligence Tool
To maximize the use of the data collected by police, the Halton Regional Police Service has acquired an automated system to mine police data. This new business intelligence tool will mine data from...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | performance measurement, technology, data, business intelligence |
Citizen Online Reporting
Police agencies across Canada and the United States have adopted services whereby citizens can report non-emergency offences online. In the fall of 2012, the Winnipeg Police Service introduced its...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | technology, online reporting |
Civilian Data Entry
To free up police officers for frontline work, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is using civilian staff to enter administrative data into electronic reports. Police officers dictate occurrence...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | electronic report, civilianization, data entry, dictation, technology |
Direct Entry Report Making Process
To streamline the process of generating reports, the Halton Regional Police Service is using a voice dictation system for the preparation of police reports to be submitted to the police service...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, voice dictation, electronic report |
Doing Things Better
In 2007, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec (SPVQ) adopted an initiative called “Doing Things Better” to improve various practices and processes. This initiative includes the following...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | human resources, management, technology, training, processes |
Electronic Ticketing Program
In 2012, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) issued roughly 49,000 traffic tickets, all of which RCMP officers and Ministry of Justice employees had to process by hand. To reduce the time and...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Keywords: | traffic ticket, electronic ticketing, technology |
Electronic Ticketing System
In 2009, the Lévis Police Service piloted a program to issue and process tickets electronically. This initiative, which uses an electronic database and electronic instruments to issue tickets, was...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | technology, electronic ticketing, e-ticket |
Electronic Ticketing System
In a gradual rollout beginning in 2007, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) traffic division has replaced its paper-based ticketing system with an electronic ticketing system. The...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | electronic ticketing, technology, e-ticket |
Funding for Automated Licence Plate Readers by Manitoba Public Insurance for Manitoba Police Agencies
Automatic licence plate readers scan vehicle plates to verify licence plate information. This allows police to find out if a vehicle is stolen, unregistered, or driven by a suspended or disqualified...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | license plate readers, technology |
Major Case Management: Integrating Practice & Technology Software: X-FIRE—Agnovi Corporation
Core policing duties, such as the investigation of both small- and large-scale crime, consume significant resources. To improve efficiency and keep pace with current standards for case management...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | technology, major case management |
Neighborhood Crime Mapping
The Edmonton Police Service developed the Neighbourhood Crime Mapping online tool in 2009 to provide timely, relevant data on crime at the neighbourhood level. On the Neighbourhood Crime Mapping...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Alberta |
| Keywords: | crime mapping, community engagement, technology, crime data, crime prevention |
Online (Internet) Reporting
To address concerns regarding the efficient use of police services and the timeliness and convenience of client service, York Regional Police established a tool for online (Internet) reporting in...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | online reporting, CopLogic, technology |
Online Criminal Record Checks
The Winnipeg Police Service established an online criminal record check initiative in October 2011 to allow citizens to submit criminal record checks applications electronically online. Online...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Keywords: | technology, online reporting, criminal record check |
Online Property Auctions
The Toronto Police Service’s Property and Evidence Management Unit was experiencing critical storage constraints and increasing costs for storage and management. In response, the unit set up online...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, property auction |
Online Reporting
In operation since 2013, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) online reporting service allows citizens to file police reports online for certain offences against property, such as...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | online reporting, technology |
Property Disposal Initiative
The Toronto Police Service has implemented a property disposal initiative to reduce its inventory of items seized in relation to judicial proceedings and investigations. Toronto Police Service...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, property disposal |
Public Online Reporting
In 2011, the Halton Regional Police Service introduced an online system to facilitate public online reporting, the self-reporting of certain incidents by the public without direct police involvement...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | online reporting, CopLogic, technology |
Rationalized Integration
The Saanich Police Department plans to work with the Victoria Police Department to implement an integrated approach to computer forensic analysis. With rationalized integration, the two departments...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | forensic analysis, technology, integration, cost sharing |
Software to Manage Complaints/Requests from Citizens
In fall 2012, the Repentigny Police Service established a computerized follow-up system to deal with non-emergency calls from citizens and ensure that customer service is efficient and responsive...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety |
|---|---|
| Province: | Quebec |
| Keywords: | technology, client service |
Surrey Detachment Online Reporting Project
The Surrey Detachment Online Reporting Project was initiated as a pilot project in January 2014 to determine the value and effectiveness of online software for crime reporting by the public. The...
| Pillars: | New Models of Community Safety, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Keywords: | online reporting, technology |
Technology Assisted Training Initiative—E-learning and Virtual Classroom Platforms
As part of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Technology Assisted Training Initiative, the Ontario Provincial Police Academy is using E-learning and video conferencing technology to offer training...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | technology, training, e-learning, virtual classroom |
TeleStaff Schedule
To improve work force planning and scheduling processes, the York Regional Police will implement the TeleStaff schedule system, a single-point system for the scheduling of officers, civilians and...
| Pillars: | Efficiencies within Police Services, Efficiencies within the Justice System |
|---|---|
| Province: | Ontario |
| Keywords: | administration, technology |
The Ontario Major Case Management System
Ontario is the first province to implement standardized investigative practices and supporting technology for major case investigations. In 1997, the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and...
Unmanned Aerial Systems Project
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ‘F’ Division developed the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) project as a cost-effective solution to the need for aerial photographs for a variety of situations...
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