CAPG Winter Police Governance Summit – Strategic Leadership: from costing to culture – building your police governance knowledge in a changing society
CAPG Winter Police Governance Summit – Strategic Leadership: from costing to culture – building your police governance knowledge in a changing society: January 6th & 7th, 2025 at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa
Registration Open Now! (Limited Capacity)
PLEASE NOTE - We are getting close to the in-person capacity in order to plan food, and organize meeting rooms. Deadline is December 1st to accommodate food, lodging, and meeting rooms. BOOK NOW!
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday, Sunday and the first half of Monday, are solely for the board.
Registration fee of $290.00 per member ($349/non-member) will cover the cost of meals and meeting room rentals.
Sessions:
1) Lessons Learned from 10 years of police austerity measures and service delivery in the UK. Dr. Rick Muir, UK Police Foundation.
Dr Rick Muir is Director of the Police Foundation, the UK’s independent policing think tank. He has led the Foundation since 2015 and oversaw its work on the Strategic Review of Policing in England and Wales. He was previously Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading the Institute’s research on public services, including policing and criminal justice. He has a D Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He was previously a local councilor in both Oxford and Hackney.
2) How Police Governance Should Assess Public Value for $ Through the Lens of “Adequate and Effective Policing” with Fred Kaustinen, GovernEdge
Fred Kaustinen is Principal at the police governance consulting firm Governedge Inc. and serves as Chief Governance Officer with the Halton Police Board. He has assisted and advised dozens of municipal and First Nations’ police boards and commissions across Canada over the past 25 years.
Please refer to www.governedge.com .
As a police governance advisor, Fred emphasizes setting the tone at the top of the organization (i.e. the police board) by focusing on issues that really matter, proactively determining and articulating the strategic expectations of the police service, and scrupulously holding police leaders to account for organization performance.
Fred is a lifelong learner and athlete, and a decorated army veteran. He is also a graduate of Royal Roads MBA program and the Institute of Corporate Directors’ program (the ICD), and a recipient of the CAPG Award of Excellence in Police Governance.
3) What Police Governance Bodies Need to Consider When Considering New Technologies Within Strategic Planning and Budgeting with Dr. Dallas Bouckley
Navigating increasing internal and external demands for information has been accompanied by rapid technology adoption across policing. With these adoptions come complex decision-making processes to ensure successful implementation, use, management, and evaluation of the products. This discussion will shed light on the crucial questions that police governance bodies need to ask when considering a new technology for your service – with a particular focus on the importance of aligning organizational decisions with SOPs.
Dr. Dallas Bouckley (Hill) is a research analyst for Durham Regional Police Service. In her role, she has focused on rigorous evaluations of various technologies and programs to ensure that they are meeting the strategic and operational goals of the service. Prior to this, she completed her PhD in Criminology and Social Justice at Ontario Tech University. Her work examined the processes and influences involved in how Canadian police services make decisions about technology. During this time, she also worked for Wilfrid Laurier University and Ontario Tech University on a variety of police/research partnerships, examining topics such as intelligence integration, the role of crime analysts, facial recognition technology, public engagement, and data modernization.
Join Us For Our November 21st Webinar – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – How Far Have We Come?
Join us for an insightful webinar led by Isobel Granger, a seasoned leader in law enforcement and a respected advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in policing. This session will examine the strides made and the challenges that remain in creating a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse environment within Canadian law enforcement.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The Ontario Human Rights Commission defines these three terms as:
Equity is a distinct process of recognizing differences within groups of individuals and using this understanding to achieve substantive equality in all aspects of a person’s life. Diversity refers to the presence of a wide range of human qualities and attributes within an individual, group or organization, and includes such factors as age, sex, race, ethnicity, physical and intellectual ability, religion, sexual orientation, educational background and expertise. Inclusion is appreciating and using our unique differences in a way that shows respect for the individual and ultimately creates a dynamic multi-dimensional organization.
During this webinar, Isobel Granger will speak to her own experience around EDI, highlight what she’s witnessed over the years and underscore how important understanding EDI is in building healthy, respectful, diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces.
Here is a link to her website:
https://www.isobelgranger.com/
With over 25 years experience as a police officer and now Chief Security Officer at the Royal Canadian Mint, Isobel will share her expertise and personal experiences, discussing the impact of EDI initiatives on both law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable perspectives on the progress of EDI efforts, explore real-world examples, and learn effective strategies for promoting inclusivity and fairness.
SAVE THE DATE! The 36th Annual Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference
Save the Date!
The 36th Annual Canadian Association of Police Governance Conference:
August 14th, 15th & 16th, 2025 in Victoria, BC
Registration, Speakers and Workshop Information Coming Soon!
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