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' facing police who are mugging to balance "It's really about . . . things like making them'sgmwth.theofflcers’worldoadsand _surethatwegetthezonecaransweringthe themedsofthecommunity. mailsasmuchaspossibleâ€"trynotto ‘lt's fundamental to neighbourhood- . dispatch themoutot'the area.” he said. basedpolidngbecauseifyou‘renotgoingto "Doesn'tmeanit'salwaysgoingtohap- smymdiatamyoudontkrrowthepeople. penVViratnranyottheseserviceshavedone know the problems and follow up." said Peter is develop results where 70 per cent of the BeunuoanAmericancrirninaljusticeman- mkthattnneoutofamneareansweredby agement consultant working with police on the meat." their stalling and deployment options 5 That’s the case in Edmonton and Calgary. "Right now, there are zones that people 5" where Bellmio has worked with the services _ spend 30 per cent or less of their call time in. ’ to develop better deployment models. In 50. you can't look at them and say, 'You're " Edmonton. that meant adding a fifth divi- responsible for these people in this neigh- sion. hesaid. bourhood.’They'd say, ‘Well, l‘m never here." ‘ Bellmio said he hasn’t mled out a recom~ The service is hoping to change that and 2 mendation that Waterloo region should add better balance the amount of proactive time 7 ‘ ~ another patrol division to the three it has officers spend in their patrol areas with the ca; . now. amount of time theyspend reactingtocalls {'¥§1§¢ f . What he isn’t considering are smaller They’ve made a significant investment in 33; ° storefront or sub-stations. He said they’re a new computer system and a study. heeded ' , ., ' costly and often end up being a drain on by Bellmio, that will look at how they're g ruources. responding to calls and how they can better Sgt. Greg Harrison enters information into his mobile workstation. Waterloo Regional Police “Storefronts and substations are very manage their resources. are currently looking at ways to better balance the time spent responding to calls and expensive because ultimately. police have to Die result. the service says, will be a better the time officers have to build relationships in the community. he in them waiting for someone to come in bangfordreregion'spolicinglmck. mm likeastore'hesald. “Thekeytoallofthlslsmanagingfor elingpmgramdratcantelLforexarnplethe beindratrepombutthesenselgetfmmmy “mmnotmemcsemmodersawem value'saidpolicechieflMatt'lbW numberofomcersneededtomeetacertain experiencelsthatltwillshowwearehugely lookingathowmarrydistrictstheymayneed “Scattheendofthedayourconununi- responsetimeorhwmanyofficerswould lackingondiefiontflne‘hesaid. andthatmayspeaktohowmanydistrictsta- ty’s decision-making bodies will be able to be needed to provide a certain amount of “it’s not only about workingconditions for tions just for geographic deployment out of seewhatvaluemaregettingfordredollars proactivetime.’lheidea.intheend.istosee theomcersltsaboutbetterpolbeservicefor thosestations'l‘hatwillbeatopic,substa- that are spent. We take the stewardship of the mechanics of how the service responds the community. tiomwill not." _ public funds very seriously and we need to to the needs of community and use that evi- "The reality is. today it’s not often when Another area police are looking at now do it in the most efficient and effective way.“ dence to come up with efl'ectjve solutions, you can get out of your cruiser and go chat that they have hard data is alternate ways to The Neighborhood Policing Plan got its Tongan said. with a bunch of kids playing road hockey. it handle calls for service. There are some cells start several years ago when the service “Our goal is to be more analytical when just doesn't happen. They’re too busy doing police don't need to be dispatched to imme- teamed up with Bellmio. A former director of making decisions about business.” he said. other thirty. Our'role as police afloat in the dlately and can be handled more efficient Public Safety for the city of Decatur. lll., ”We’re preparing the organization for the community is to be mentors and I think ways.Beilrniosaid. 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