CC102 Lecture 5: Brantford Police
Mon. Jan. 25 th
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Brantford Police- Chief Nelson
CC102
-Making a difference in Brantford- improving the wellness in Brantford by preventing
crime
-Policing is nothing like you see on TV.
-$11.5 million assets, for Brantford police
o$40 million worth in police vehicles
oA lot of technology
-$30 million for Brantford policing for 12 months
oFor every dollar you pay in taxes, 22 cents go to the police
Core Police Service
1. Crime Prevention
2. Law enforcement
3. Assistance the victim of crime
4. Maintain public order
5. Respond to emergences
“The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.”
Reactive- respond to calls
oIn 2015, 45, 242 calls related to criminality = 20%
Proactive- reducing the number of crime/ preventing it
oOnly 10% of Chief Nelson officers spend being proactive
Reactive Policing
-80% social order
oExamples: calls, domestic, noise complaints, low end public offences, trespassing,
mental health, addictions, thefts, alarms, disputes, etc.
-Number one call type they respond to is domestic disputes (1,963= 23%) who were
arrested
-Domestic disputes and thefts involve crime
-As law changes the police have to adapt
Four Important Factors
1. More efficient
2. Call analysis.
oExample: There was 1,701 alarm calls, 98% were false.
oNew by-law to charge them for a false alarm= waste of resources
3. Geographical data- seeing where the most calls in town are, and at what time
4. Looking at the individual- victim and offender what they can address about them
Document Summary
Making a difference in brantford- improving the wellness in brantford by preventing crime. Policing is nothing like you see on tv. . 5 million assets, for brantford police: million worth in police vehicles, a lot of technology. million for brantford policing for 12 months: for every dollar you pay in taxes, 22 cents go to the police. Core police service: crime prevention, law enforcement, assistance the victim of crime, maintain public order, respond to emergences. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. Reactive- respond to calls: in 2015, 45, 242 calls related to criminality = 20% Proactive- reducing the number of crime/ preventing it: only 10% of chief nelson officers spend being proactive. 80% social order: examples: calls, domestic, noise complaints, low end public offences, trespassing, mental health, addictions, thefts, alarms, disputes, etc. Number one call type they respond to is domestic disputes (1,963= 23%) who were arrested.
