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Gazette, Vol. 70, No.3, 2008
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On the Watch
Approaching national security from the inside out
On the cover: Members of the Hamilton Police Service Emergency Response Unit assess the situation on a hijacked train during a counterterrorism exercise in Hamilton, Ontario, in May 2008. The exercise involved over 110 participants from three municipal police forces, the RCMP and several federal, provincial and municipal partners, proving that protecting national security really is a collective effort.
Letter from the Editor
On guard for national security
A terrorist bomb. Web-based terror tactics. A high-level security breach. A major financial fraud. These are but a few of the scenarios that can have a direct and serious impact on national security.
Cover Section
Protecting Canadians from domestic terrorism.
110 responders vs. eight extremists. Testing the response
RCMP looking to the future
The continuum of corruption
Countering misconceptions and building trust
Journalist provides first-hand account
The Internet is the ideal instrument of communication for modern terrorists: it is decentralized, it cannot be subjected to control or restriction, it allows access to anyone who wants it, and it provides almost perfect anonymity. These advantages have not gone unnoticed by terrorist organizations.
In the fall of 2006, the RCMP Critical Incident Preparedness and Response initiative published an integrated risk management report identifying the need for a common all-hazards risk assessment picture for the Government of Canada.
The Canadian Air Carrier Protective Program (CACPP) evolved in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
From crime to terrorism, the Information Age delivers fearsome capabilities to those who would seek to do harm. Web 2.0 offers enticing opportunities to exploit technology for good or for ill.
A look at terrorist behaviour
How they prepare, where they strike
News Notes
Canadian police have been serving in Afghanistan since 2005, but are they making a difference? You bet they are, if the experiences of two recently returned RCMP officers are any indication.
The Nunavut RCMP and the Ottawa Police Service have launched an officer exchange program to improve cultural and career connections for officers working in Inuit communities.
Drunk drivers who grab a late-night snack on the way home from the bars in Surrey, British Columbia, might get more than a side of fries with their fast food orders. They might be arrested for impaired driving, courtesy of an RCMP officer in the drive-thru window.
If you were to rate Alberta municipalities and the RCMP on their “green” policing infrastructure, they’d get two silvers and a gold.
Q & A
The art of Verbal Judo
As a beat officer, your most powerful weapon isn’t your gun or your baton, it’s the words that come out of your mouth, says Dr. George J. Thompson, PhD, former police officer and founder of the Verbal Judo Institute, a tactical communication training centre based in Auburn, New York. He recently shared some tips and techniques with Gazette writer Caroline Ross.
Panel discussion
Is national security overly focused on terrorism?
The panellists: A/Commr Bob Paulson, Senator Colin Kenny, Norman Inkster
Just the Facts
Terrorist financing can take a variety of forms, from money laundering to extortion to diverting funds from seemingly legitimate charities and businesses. While the sums behind any given terrorist attack are usually small, the amounts required to sustain terrorist cells are often larger and easier for global partners to detect and control. Here’s a look at the facts.
Featured Submissions
Managing police fatigue is an equally complex balancing act that involves the needs of the community, the department, and the officers themselves.
Canadian experts assist with Guatemalan bus crash investigation
Travel in Guatemala on the so-called “chicken buses” is a hazardous business. Most of the buses are overcrowded, overloaded, poorly maintained and recklessly driven. Stories of crashes in which people have been killed or injured appear in the local press with depressing regularity, yet they rarely make the international media.
On the Leading Edge
Latest research in law enforcement
Excerpts from recent research related to justice and law enforcement.
From Our Partners
Alberta initiative targets domestic violence
According to Brian Vallee, author of The War on Women, between 2000 and 2006, more than 500 Canadian women were shot, stabbed, strangled or beaten to death by their intimate male partners — five times more than all of the Canadian soldiers and police officers killed in the line of duty during that same time period.
Emerging Trends
Vancouver Police step into virtual reality
Like many large organizations, the Vancouver Police Department has fallen casualty to the booming economy and the abundance of jobs. Attracting qualified applicants to join the police force is a constant challenge.
