HR Policy, Planning and Management

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Articles

This section of the Research Centre presents all of our collected articles on HR Policy, Planning and Management as they relate to the policing sector. The articles are organized by date.

In search of security: The future of policing in Canada
The Law Commission of Canada, 2006

This report discusses the changes in the provision of security to Canadians. It reviews security arrangements, discusses the growth of networks of private and public policing, reviews the history of policing, examines governance issues, the legal environment, considers values and examines different ways of regulating policing in Canada.
Full Report
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Policing Environment 2005
Police Sector Council

Since the release of Strategic Human Resources Analysis of Public Policing in Canad, the initial 2000 Study, much has happened domestically and internationally to affect the Canadian police community. To gain an accurate picture of the current environment, and to lay a strong foundation for the work of the Council, the PSC conducted the 2005 scan. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) funded the research.

Through the 2005 scan, the Council presents important findings:
• key demographic info about the workforce in general and policing in particular;
• labour market projections including representation in employment equity groups;
• operational and public policy issues such as private vs. public policing;
• federal/provincial authorities, governance and oversight;
• describing the use of technology such as e-learning.
Executive Summary
Full Report
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Canadian Police - HR Inventory
Police Sector Council, 2005

In the spring of 2005, the Council surveyed more than 200 police services across Canada to determine what actions, if any, had been taken to address the issues identified in the Sector Study.
Chiefs of police and other senior executives were asked about a range of topics including HR planning tools and forecasts, training and research. When asked for their top HR issues, recruiting was identified as the overwhelming priority. Click below for a summary of the survey findings.
Executive Summary
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A 30 Year Analysis of Police Services Delivery And Costing: “E” Division (RCMP, BC)
Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, 2005

Understanding current costs of police services requires an understanding of past costs and past demands for police services. This research explores how demands for police services from the RCMP in BC varied over the past 30 years and whether the amount of work necessary to respond to calls for police services increased or decreased.
Executive Summary
Full Report
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It’s 2008: Do you Know Where Your Talent Is? Why Acquisition and Retention Strategies Don’t Work
Deloitte Research, 2004

Deloitte Research group examines the talent shortage and skills gap for the future and presents ways to address this crisis now. They explore the importance of understanding and meeting the needs of an organization’s critical talent - the individuals that drive a disproportionate share of the company’s business performance and create the most value for customers and stakeholders.

Recruitment or acquisition and retention have been the key focus of most approaches to managing labour issues. What Deloitte Research suggests is that this focus needs to be realigned and time and effort need to be directed toward effective deployment and development.
Executive Summary
Full Report
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Innovations in Police Recruitment and Hiring. Hiring in the Spirit of Service.
COPS, US Department of Justice

The Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) undertook a full examination of law enforcement’s best practices (in the USA) to recruit community police officers. They reviewed traditional screening procedures and present ways to creatively revise these practices to make them consistent with the principles of community policing.

Hiring in the Spirit of Service takes community policing to a new level and expands its definition and practices beyond the familiar tasks of information sharing and problem solving. The program highlights 5 law enforcement agencies to serve as examples of a new approach to recruitment for community policing purposes.
Full Report
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Workforce Census
Ottawa Police Service, 2005

The Ottawa Police Service has conducted a Workforce Census. The report associated with the Census is presented here.
Executive Summary
2005 Workforce Census Results
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Diversity in Policing: Recruiting a Police Service that reflects the community
Ottawa Police Service, 2003

The Ottawa Police Service hosted a community forum to seek input on improving diversity in their recruiting process. Participants included members from the following groups: racial minorities, Aboriginals, gays, and women. The forum identified current barriers and resulted in the creation of strategies to promote diversity within the OPS.
Full Report - Outreach Recruitment Project
Full Report - Champion Management Program
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Best Practices: Addressing Diversity in Police Outreach and Recruitment Programs
Ottawa Police Service, 2003

This report presents the findings of research conducted by OPS on best practices on outreach and recruitment programs targeting the objective of creating a diverse workforce in a Police Service organization. A scan of what might have worked in North America, Great Britain, and Australia in reaching out to hire: women, GLBT community members, and racial/ethnic minorities as police officers.
Full Report
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In search of security: The role of public police and private agencies
The Law Commission of Canada, 2002

This report discusses the changes in the provision of security to Canadians. It reviews security arrangements, discusses the growth of networks of private and public policing, reviews the history of policing, examines governance issues, the legal environment, considers values and examines different ways of regulating policing in Canada.
Executive Summary
Full Report
Back Up



Strategic Human Resources Analysis of Public Policing in Canada
Police Sector Council, 2000

The Strategic Human Resources Analysis of Public Policing in Canada is the product of consultations with more than 700 individuals from every constituent group within the Canadian police sector. This 2000 study was funded through a cost shared contribution agreement between the police sector and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).

The study was led by a Steering Committee made up of leaders representing police services, training institutions, police boards, municipalities, police associations, unions and government departments. The Committee generated a total of 26 recommendations under 5 main priorities:

• attracting the next generation of talent for policing organizations;
• increasing sector-wide efficiencies;
• improving the sector's human resource planning capacity;
• improving labour-management relations; and
• increasing funding and resources.

One of its key recommendations was the formation of a Police Sector Council which held its first Board of Directors meeting on June 30th, 2005. Click below for a downloadable version of either the Executive Summary or the full report.
Executive Summary
Full Report
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Books

This section of the Research Centre presents all identified books on HR Policy, Planning and Management as they relate to the policing sector. The books are organized by date.


Public Policing in the 21st Century: Issues and Dilemmas in the US and Canada
Edited by James F. Hodgson, Catherine Orban
Criminal Justice Press, 2005

This book presents the work of a collection of researchers discussing the challenges facing today’s police services. The topics covered include protecting against terrorist attacks while preserving civil liberties, preventing school shootings, adapting to new information technologies, and employing more female and minority officers.
Front Cover
Table of Contents
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Publications

This section of the Research Centre presents all identified publications on HR Policy, Planning and Management as they relate to the policing sector. The publications are organized alphabetically.