BC Policing and Community Safety Plan - Ministry of Justice ...
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ACTION ITEM 2013 2014 2015 BEYOND 2015Action Item #7: Develop provincial policing st<strong>and</strong>ardsEstablish the Advisory Committee on <strong>Policing</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards toensure that st<strong>and</strong>ards are developed in consultation withpolice <strong>and</strong> other stakeholders.Complete the development <strong>of</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ards governing theinvestigation <strong>of</strong> missing persons, MCM <strong>and</strong> inter-agencycooperation <strong>and</strong> coordination.Action Item #8a: Crime PreventionLead the development <strong>of</strong> a crime prevention strategy in B.C.taking into consideration key recommendations identifiedthrough consultation.Action Item #8b: Crime ReductionSupport the implementation <strong>of</strong> an evidence-based, provincewidecrime reduction initiative in consultation with the <strong>BC</strong>ACP<strong>and</strong> with local governments.Action Item #8c: Enhanced <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Safety</strong>Work completedFall 2013Work underway Work ongoing Work ongoingWork underwayWork underwayEstimatedcompletionMarch 2014Work ongoingEstimatedcompletionMarch 2015Estimatedcompletion 2016Introduce the <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Act. Work underway Work ongoingContinue to work with communities <strong>and</strong> law enforcementto identify civil/administrative law strategies to address Work underway Work ongoing Work ongoing Work ongoingcommunity safety issues.Action Item #9: Support anti-gang initiativesThrough the CFSEU-<strong>BC</strong>, a province-wide anti-gang preventioncampaign aimed at at-risk youth will be implemented.Review existing programs <strong>and</strong> legislation to identifyopportunities to enhance the response to organized crime.Work underwayWork underwayEstimatedcompletionDecember 2014EstimatedcompletionDecember 2014Action Item #10: Multi-agency consultation <strong>and</strong> collaborationReview models <strong>of</strong> service integration <strong>and</strong> models <strong>of</strong> multiagencycollaboration in other provinces, <strong>and</strong> study thefeasibility <strong>of</strong> adopting a similar model in British Columbia.Work underway Work ongoingIn consultation with the Information <strong>and</strong> PrivacyCommissioner review existing legislation <strong>and</strong> policies toidentify barriers to appropriate information sharing amongWork underway Work ongoingagencies.Action Item #11: Support cultural awareness trainingReview the current recruit <strong>and</strong> advanced training curriculumEstimatedto ensure it incorporates the key values inherent in culturally Work underway completion Marchsensitive policing.2014Where gaps occur, oversee the development <strong>of</strong> a suite <strong>of</strong>cultural awareness <strong>and</strong> sensitivity training courses for allWork underwaypolice <strong>of</strong>ficers in British Columbia.Action Item #12: Develop police-related strategies for persons in crisis with mental illness <strong>and</strong>/or addictionsWork together with the <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> Health to examine theinterfaces between mental health <strong>and</strong> substance use services Work underwayin the criminal justice system.Action Item #13: Legal reforms to protect vulnerable <strong>and</strong> marginalized personsAnalyze missing persons legislation <strong>and</strong> its application inother provinces <strong>and</strong> identify options for consideration.Work underwayEstimatedcompletionFall 2014EstimatedcompletionMarch 2014EstimatedcompletionMarch 2016EstimatedcompletionMarch 2016EstimatedcompletionMarch 2018CONCLUSION 47
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