The Council's value to the policing sector is largely based on the strength of its committees, the representativeness of the participants from police services and stakeholder organizations, and the cumulative impact of their volunteer contribution towards improved and sustainable policing.

Through committee meetings, telecons, and conferences, participants from various stakeholder or constituent groups are enabled to work together to make changes on both a local and national level to understand the common policing environment and the changing dynamics, to examine issues and problems affecting the police sector, to develop strategies and solutions, and to implement and manage change.  Since its inception, the Council has endeavored to build and leverage the extensive policing expertise in its stakeholder organizations toward common objectives and outcomes.

Normally chaired by a member of the Board of Directors, and with research and secretariat support from the Council staff, committees tap into the knowledge and expertise of the entire sector, reach out to experts in other countries and fields, and develop common solutions to shared challenges.

Through regular meetings, committee members research and share information, promote best practices, and play a key role in identifying, monitoring and analyzing specific initiatives and projects.

BOARD COMMITTEES

Board of Directors
The Council has a 12 person “positional” Board. Directors are identified from the key stakeholder groups - police services, national police associations, governments, and education and training institutes - generally at the highest organizational level, and invited to serve and strategically direct the work of the Council to ensure long-term sustainability of high performing policing and police administration/management.

Strategic Leadership Advisory Group (SLAG)
This group includes senior leaders - active or retired - from police services/agencies, unions, police boards, training institutes, federal/provincial/ municipal governments, and stakeholder associations, and normally meets once a year.  The Board of Directors uses this advisory group to help focus the strategic direction of the Council in a three to five year horizon, and to help identify the critical research or project areas to be pursued by Council staff and committees in the short and medium terms.

PROJECT COMMITTEES

Generally, every project or initiative the Council undertakes requires the engagement of steering or working committees from stakeholder organizations.  Project committees are an invaluable part of the Council's work. They provide oversight and feedback to the project working team - project manager and contractors - and ensure the objectives and results of the project are of value to the sector. Membership of project Steering Committees are generally professionals within the sector with subject matter expertise relevant to the project. Current and past project committees:

Competency Based Management (CBM) Framework Steering Committee

Leadership Framework Steering Committee

Recruit Training Comparative Analysis Advisory Committee

E-Learning Advisory Committee

HR Diagnostic Steering Committee

Sector Study Update Steering Committee

NETWORKS

There are five main networks or "communities of practice" within policing that represent the key dimensions of HR planning and management. Each year, funding is identified to bring representatives from these communities together, periodically, for a daylong conference.   Networks play a key role in the Council activities, enabling professionals from the various disciplines and from the various organizations across the country to examine topical issues, share solutions and best practices, develop integrated strategies, make recommendations to the Council on future initiatives.  Network members are an integral part of the Council's success in promoting an integrated, informed, and connected policing sector.

Through meetings and soon to come web-forum discussions, network members are an integral part of the Council's success at promoting an integrated, informed, and connected policing sector.

Education and Training Network
Please ensure you are part of this network if you work within the area of police training and education. The network includes members of the Canadian Association of Police Educators (CAPE), and those working in police academies, police colleges, and training units of police services from across Canada. If you wish to be included in this network, please email us: pdewhirst@policecouncil.ca.

Strategic Planning Network
The Strategic Planning Network includes all those working to understand and advance policy and planning within the policing sector. The membership of this network is broad based and includes policy analysts, strategic planners, researchers, journalists, academics, police leaders, justice and government leaders. If you wish to be a part of this network, please email us: pdewhirst@policecouncil.ca.

Research Network
The Research Network has been created to bring together all individuals currently working on research activities and projects related to policing. The network is international and includes journalists, economists, policy analysts, psychologists, criminologists, academics, policing employees, and students. If you wish to be a part of this network, please email us: pdewhirst@policecouncil.ca.

Recruiting Network
The Recruiting Network includes all those actively promoting policing careers, reviewing applications, interviewing and selecting police service employees. If you wish to be a part of this network, please email us: pdewhirst@policecouncil.ca.

HR Practitioners Network
The HR Practitioners Network includes everyone interested and working in Human Resources within the policing sector. If you wish to be a part of this network, please email us: pdewhirst@policecouncil.ca.

PSC Networks Project Report 2009/10