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Crime Prevention
Community Patrol
Criminal Investigation Services
Community Satisfaction
Emergency Calls for Service
Property Crimes
Violent Crimes
Youth Crime
Victim Assistance
Road Safety
Information Technology
Police Facilities
Resource Planning
Budget Forecast

This information is derived from the most current Annual Report. For Annual Reports, Business Plans and other publications, please visit the Publications section

CRIME PREVENTION

In 2003, the Barrie Police Service conducted a survey with citizens of Barrie to measure the level of satisfaction with the police service.

The majority of survey respondents gave the Barrie Police a vote of confidence with an 87% satisfaction level. Our members were considered professionals dedicated to their community. Most of the respondents felt reasonably safe anywhere in Barrie but some reservations were expressed regarding the evening hours in the downtown core, public transit and public parks. In terms of visibility, many residents expressed the desire to have increased neighborhood marked vehicle and foot patrols. Some suggestions from respondents of the survey for consideration included the following:

• Increase Visibility
• More effective enforcement of laws.
• More crime prevention

Goal

Continual enhancement of crime prevention and proactive policing strategies & initiatives.

Objectives

1. To deploy our resources to ensure adequate and effective proactive policing strategies in our community.
2. To continue initiatives to increase officer visibility to the General Public.
3. To maintain and enhance community-based crime prevention initiatives and partnerships.
4. To implement Internet and modem based technologies (Citizen 911) to allow the public to report crime and communicate with our police service.

Performance Assessment

• Compare and analyze annual statistics of downtown problems.
• Compare and analyze annual statistics of problem areas.
• Compile an annual progress report on community partnerships and crime prevention initiatives.
• Evaluate internet and modem based technologies (Citizen 911) to assess whether the system can be expanded or upgraded – Fall 2005

Area of Responsibility

Inspector Corporate Support; Sergeant, Community Services.

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COMMUNITY PATROL

Goal

To provide front-line service delivery that both anticipates and reacts to the demands generated in a high growth urban environment.

Objectives

1. Implement and deploy Community Oriented Response Enforcement (C.O.R.E.) Unit in the downtown area of Barrie.
2. Continue to evaluate and improve the supervision of front line officers.
3. Explore methods that will better ensure the utilization of the crime analyst to strategically direct resource deployment.

Performance Assessment

• Annually assess platoon infrastructure to determine the effectiveness of the increased platoon supervisor strength for both supervision and directed patrols.
• Consult with the local Crown Attorney to ensure that crown briefs submitted by officers are thorough, complete and of the highest quality.
• Audit the quality of performance appraisals submitted at the platoon level.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector, Community Patrols
Staff Sergeant CORE Unit

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES

Goal

To provide criminal investigation services in accordance with the highest standards of professional skill, integrity and accountability.

Objectives

Ensure that criminal investigators have the knowledge, skill and ability to investigate assigned criminal occurrences, including cyber-crime.

Provide core competency training to criminal investigators to ensure that they meet or exceed Ministry accredited training standards.

Maximize the ability of the Investigation Services Branch to meet its mandate through the continued development of partnerships within the police community.

Performance Assessment

• Criminal investigators received Ministry accredited training as required.
• Participation in joint Forces projects, operations and organizations was maintained or enhanced.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector - Investigation Services

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COMMUNITY SATISFACTION

A community survey conducted in 2003 indicated that Barrie residents have a high level of satisfaction with their police service. Our members are considered to be professionals, dedicated to their community. The members of the Barrie Police Service appreciate the favorable remarks and are committed to work hard to retain the trust and confidence of the people of Barrie.

Goal

To maintain the high level of satisfaction that the citizens of Barrie have with the Barrie Police Service.

Objectives

1. Conduct business practices according to our stated “Quality Service Standards”.
2. Maintain and enhance participation in community-based crime prevention initiatives and partnerships (assessed under “Crime Prevention”).
3. The Barrie Police Services Board and the Chief of Police will annually host a public information session on current policing issues in the City of Barrie.
4. During the year 2006, conduct a community survey to determine the level of satisfaction city residents have with the Barrie Police Service.

Performance Assessment

• The need to conduct business practices according to “Our Quality Service Standards” re-emphasized to all employees.
• Public information session hosted annually.
• Community survey conducted in 2006.

Area of Responsibility

Chief of Police

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EMERGENCY CALLS FOR SERVICE

Goal

To provide exceptional response to emergency calls for service.

Objectives

1. Maintain quality supervision and support of communications staff.
2. To continue to provide Ministry accredited training to communications staff.
3. To continually improve the level of technical skills in our communications centre.
4. To prepare a communications manual – Spring 2005.

Performance Assessment

• To ensure that a communications manual is complete by the Spring of 2005.
• To ensure continual training has been maintained.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector - Community Patrols
Sergeant - Communications

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PROPERTY CRIMES

Goal

To develop strategies to reduce property crimes in the City of Barrie.

Objectives

1. Identify property crime trends and patterns through crime analysis.
2. Utilize directed enforcement strategies (Problem oriented policing) to maximize effectiveness of police resource deployment.
3. To provide the Street Crime Unit resources to assist with Break & Enter investigations.
4. Maintain and enhance the community Crime Stoppers, Neighborhood Watch and COPS programs.

Performance Assessment

• Optimized use of Directed Enforcement Strategies founded on Crime Analysis.
• Community and Police partnerships to combat property crime maintained or enhanced.
• Analyze statistics to determine whether there is a reduction in property crime.
• Analyze statistics to determine whether there are improved clearance rates.

Area of Responsibility

Sergeant - Street Crime
Detective Sergeant – Investigation Services

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VIOLENT CRIME

Goal

To reduce violent crime

Objectives

1. Continue to ensure compliance with Domestic Violence Investigative Protocol procedure.
2. Implement effective prevention and enforcement strategies for violent crime based on crime analysis and research.
3. Maintain a 100% submission rate for the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS).
4. Maintain the Barrie Police partnership with the Ontario Sex Offender Registry and investigate offenders to ensure compliance with existing legislation.

Performance Assessment

• Ensure compliance with Domestic Violence procedure and ViCLAS procedure.
• Prevention and enforcement strategies developed.
• Reduction in violent crime.
• Improved clearance rate.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector,- Investigation Services
Sergeant - Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Unit

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YOUTH CRIME

Goal

To maintain an integrated approach to youth crime prevention, intervention and enforcement in cooperation with other stakeholder groups and agencies.

Objectives

1. Continually assess policies and procedures set out in the Police / School Protocol developed pursuant to the Safe Schools Act.
2. Continue partnerships with schools and other agencies to deliver programs relating to topics such as: substance abuse education, conflict resolution, mentoring, anti-violence, and student Crime Stoppers.
3. Maintain and enhance school / police partnership enriching programs and initiatives such as:
• High School Liaison program;
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program;
• Values, Influences, Peers (V.I.P.) program;
• Elementary School resource officer program ; and
• Anti-bullying education / programs.
4. Effective enforcement of Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA ) through the continued use of a liaisons of the Youth Crime Unit and frontline officers.

Performance Assessment

• Number of youth / police / community partnerships maintained or enhanced.
• Reduction in youth crime.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector – Community Patrols (1 – 4)
Inspector – Investigation Services (4)
Sergeant –Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Unit (4)

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VICTIM ASSISTANCE

The Barrie Police Service is committed to assisting persons victimized by crime and circumstances in a sensitive manner, and to ensuring that they are treated with courtesy, compassion and respect for their dignity and privacy. In addition, this Service supports the development and implementation of victim assistance programs and activities. The Barrie Police Service in providing assistance to victims is committed to the principles of the Victims' Bill of Rights.

Goal

To be both proactive and interactive in respect to our dealings with victims as well as other disadvantaged or vulnerable persons in our community.

Objectives

1. Maintain and enhance our partnership with the Victim Crisis Assistance Referral Service (V.C.A.R.S.).
2. Establish a written Protocol between the Barrie Police Service, the Crown Attorney and the Victim Witness Assistance Program (V.W.A.P.).
3. Continue partnerships with the Domestic Assault Response Team, Child Abuse Review Team, Sexual Assault Care Centre, R.V.H. Domestic Violence Program, Women and Children’s Crisis Centre, David Busby Street Centre, Mental Health and Drug Liaison Program.
4. Continue member training in the area of Child Abuse, Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance.

Performance Assessment

• Referrals to V.C.A.R.S.
• Partnerships maintained or enhanced.
• Training of personnel in subject areas.

Area of Responsibility

Inspector - Investigation Services

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ROAD SAFETY

Goal

To more effectively deal with traffic related problems in the City of Barrie.

Objectives

1. Redeploy the four dedicated traffic officers from platoons to a separate unit - to work under the direction of the C.O.R.E. Unit Staff Sergeant performing both proactive and reactive traffic related functions.
2. The separate unit will be established by the spring of 2005.
3. Research hours of deployment for separate traffic unit for maximum efficiency – Spring 2005

Performance Assessment

• Highway Traffic Act charges will be audited to help assess the effectiveness of the unit.
• Reportable motor vehicle collisions will be audited to help assess the effectiveness of the unit.
• The CORE Staff Sergeant will annually evaluate the unit both in reactive and proactive policing initiatives and provide a written report to the Community Patrols Inspector.
• Analyze and assess efficiency of separate traffic unit – Spring 2006
• Analyze and assess research of hours of deployment for separate traffic unit – summer of 2005

Area of Responsibility

Inspector - Community Patrols
Staff Sergeant - CORE Unit

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information technology is an important tool in providing adequate, effective and efficient police services. The Barrie Police Service, through its Information Systems Manager, has continued to adapt to an information technology plan that:

a) is based on the evaluation of our information technology needs, including our capacity to electronically share information with other agencies, organizations and community groups;

b) provides for a periodic review of key business processes, practices and related technology to identify possible changes that may reduce the administrative workload of front-line officers; and

c) addresses information technology acquisition, updating, replacing and training.

Goal

To provide the information technology infrastructure to both support and enhance current and emerging service delivery needs.

Objectives

1. Research, test and implement Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) in front line police vehicles by fall of 2005.
2. Research, test and implement a digital interview and cellblock audio/video system by fall of 2004.

Performance Assessment

• Assess Mobile Data Terminals through an internal officer survey - Fall 2006.
• Assess and evaluate digital audio/video system - Fall 2005

Area of Responsibility

Inspector - Corporate Support
Manager - Information Systems

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POLICE FACILITIES

The Barrie Police Service headquarters is located at 29 Sperling Drive in the north end of the City of Barrie. This building is manned by sworn personnel and is accessible to the public 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The Communications Centre is housed within the headquarters building. In addition to the headquarters building, the Service operates a small sub-station in the downtown core. The sub-station is essentially a work-centre for foot-patrol officers. It is not manned on a regular basis.

The headquarters building at 29 Sperling Drive became operational early in 1993. Since its inception, the city population has grown tremendously as well as our police service. The facility at 29 Sperling Drive has insufficient space to maintain the amount of employees and the growth associated.

Goal

To research the Barrie Police Service’s immediate and long-term facility needs.

Objectives

1. Rent another facility and/or office space to operate various units of the police service – Spring 2004.
2. Research and identify property for future police Headquarters in the City of Barrie - Fall 2004.
3. Submit recommendation proposal of land to be purchased for new police headquarters – Fall 2006.
4. Report annually to the Barrie Police Services Board, on whether the current police facilities meet the requirements set out in the Police Service Act and Policing Standards Manual.

Performance Assessment

• Annual facilities report completed and submitted.
• Submission of recommendation of land to be purchased for new headquarters – Fall 2006.

Area of Responsibility

Chief of Police
Police Services Board

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RESOURCE PLANNING

Goal

To implement a resource planning methodology that takes into account the business plan and existing demands for service.

Objectives

1. Research and hire fleet mechanic for Barrie Police Services – Fall 2004.
2. Equip and outfit Barrie Police Service Headquarters with tools and equipment required for fleet mechanic – Fall 2004.
3. Research and implement Training Officer Program – Spring 2005.
4. Implement annual NCO training program – Spring 2004.
5. Form committee to research, test and implement new handguns for replacement – Fall 2004.
6. Deploy the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) evenly with each platoon to maximize efficiency and coverage of the ERU – Spring 2004.
7. Research and recommend deployment methods of the ERU that will accommodate the operational and training needs of the ERU when designated full tactical – Spring 2005.
8. Separate ERU from platoons to separate units when designated full tactical – Spring 2005.
9. Barrie Police Management Team to utilize workload assessments and service delivery evaluations to deploy personnel, taking into account the business plan and existing demands for service.

Performance Assessment

• Assess training officer program to ensure full compliance - Spring 2006
• Assess Handgun replacement to ensure handguns are meeting the needs of the officers – Spring 2006
• Assess separate NCO training program to ensure all training needs are being met– Spring 2006.
• Assess Fleet mechanic and facilities housed to ensure maximum efficiency – Spring 2006.
• Assess deployment of ERU to ensure operational and training needs are being met - Spring 2006.
• Ensure that a resource planning methodology has been implemented.

Area of Responsibility

Deputy Chief of Police
Inspector – Community Patrols

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BUDGET FORECAST

Goal

The Barrie Police Services Board and the Barrie Police Management Team will annually estimate the cost projections for implementing the business plan for the following year.

Objectives

1. The Barrie Police Services Board will provide the City Treasurer by January 15th, 2005 the operating and capital estimates that show the amounts required to maintain the police service and implement the business plan.
2. The Barrie Police Services Board will provide the City Treasurer by January 15th, 2006 the operating and capital estimates that show the amounts required to maintain the police service and implement the business plan.

Performance Assessment

• Estimated cost projections developed and submitted to council.

Area of Responsibility

Manager - Financial Operations
Barrie Police Services Board

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