Vol. 78, No. 2
Opening up The first step in responding to family violence
Table of contents
Editorial message
When relationships turn violent
In this issue, we explore one of the most difficult and pervasive problems in our communities — relationship violence.
News notes
Cadaver dog helps close cold cases
Doc smells what most of us can't. His nose is sharply attuned to detect human remains that can be years — or decades — old.
Rap workshop connects police, youth
Last spring in Bandon, Ireland, a team of local youths came together to produce their very own rap tracks in a workshop put on by the local Garda — Ireland's police force.
Cover stories
Honour-based violence
Honour-Based Violence (HBV) is a common, yet largely invisible crime in Canada.
Webinar educates on honour-based violence
On Sept. 20, 2016, police and prosecutors from across Canada were invited to watch a webinar on the subject of honour-based violence.
High-risk homes
In 2008, Allan Schoenborn, an abusive and mentally unstable father in Merritt, B.C., murdered his three children.
Police academy for seniors
When it comes to the safety of seniors in Manitoba, the RCMP and the Manitoba Association of Senior Centres (MASC) are putting the focus on prevention.
Young victims
One of the more difficult calls for service that a police officer can make is responding to a situation in which a child is the victim of, or the witness to, a criminal matter.
'Their hands are tied'
In rural and northern Canada, communities are small, resources are scarce and family violence is common.
More money, fewer problems
In Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, the Spousal Abuse Counselling Program helps abusers recognize why family and relationship violence is wrong, and provides them with tools to prevent them from offending in the future.
External submissions
Signs of harm
Perhaps the biggest challenge for police and other social services in dealing with relationship violence is that most of it, up to 70 per cent, is never reported.
Stolen golden years
An 86-year-old man is physically and financially abused by his son.
Anything but routine
In 2007, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Troopers began asking questions about the role of front-line officers in helping children.
Panel discussion
What one police action has the most positive impact when dealing with family violence?
In June 2014, the Fredericton Police Force developed the Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Co-ordinator (D/IPV Co-ordinator) position, the first of its kind within the policing community in New Brunswick.
Q & A
Power play policing
After winning three Olympic gold medals with Canada's national team, hockey player Meghan Agosta decided to pursue her second passion to become a police officer.
Ask an expert
Gentle pressure, applied relentlessly
Mark Wynn spent 21 years with the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, where he worked as a lieutenant in the Domestic Violence Division and a member of the SWAT Team.
Just the facts
Tax evasion
Since nearly 3,000 BC, taxation has been an integral part of civilization.
On the leading edge
Latest research in law enforcement
The following are excerpts from recent research related to justice and law enforcement and reflect the views and opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the organizations for which they work.
Emerging trends
Stopping crime — By the numbers
An eight-year-old boy goes missing in Saskatoon, Sask. Investigators scramble for leads — the child could be anywhere.
Featured submission
Avoiding fatal consequences
A spate of police fatalities in the 1970s triggered a new paradigm in officer survival training.
Best practice
Homegrown help
For Norman Prentice, becoming an RCMP officer seemed like the perfect job. Except for one unavoidable catch — he didn't want to move.
Youth
Healthy love
Dating is hard, doubly so when you're a teenager. Volatile emotions and inexperience can be a toxic mix — sometimes leading to unhealthy or even abusive relationships.
Partnerships
A smarter way to safety
It's 3 a.m. when a patrol officer comes across a 16-year-old girl sleeping underneath the SkyTrain tracks in Surrey, B.C.
NOTE: An electronic version of this issue of Gazette magazine is available.
Masthead
- Publisher:
- Nancy Sample
- Editor:
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- Katherine Aldred
- Writers:
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- Deidre Seiden
Amelia Thatcher - Eric Stewart
- Deidre Seiden
- Web publisher:
- Richard Vieira
- Graphic design:
- Lisa McDonald-Bourg
- Translation:
- RCMP Translation Services
- Printing:
- St. Joseph Communications
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