Presentation to: Cornwall Public Inquiry. Rudy Gheysen Director

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1 Presentation to: Cornwall Public Inquiry Rudy Gheysen Director 1

2 A proud history Mid-1950 s O.A.C.P. lobbied for centralized police training facility 1959 Provincial commission studied concept Ontario Police College opened in 1962 at former Royal Canadian Air Force Base Aylmer Present facilities constructed 1975 Over 35,000 recruits have graduated since the College opened More than 40,000 other students have taken OPC courses 2

3 Facilities 549 student rooms 12 Instructor apartments 24 Instructor suites 30 regular classrooms 3 portables OPC is one of the largest residential police training facilities in North America 3

4 O.P.C. is situated on hectares of provincial government property 4

5 Staff 162 full & part-time staff members at O.P.C. Largest unit within Policing Services Division 49 Full-time Instructors 42 Seconded Instructors Services include Print shop, Food Services, Computer Support, Nursing staff, woodworking shop, mechanics & other support services The police college will serve over 360,000 meals this year, and process more than 1 million pages of printed material. The building covers 700,000 square feet 13 acres under the roof 5

6 Client Base Province of Ontario 11,874,400 population 1,076,395 square kilometers 415, 628 square miles Hudson s Bay on the North Detroit at the southern border More than 22,000 police officers Provincial, Municipal & First Nations police services 6

7 Organization Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Monte Kwinter Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Community Safety Deputy Minister Deborah Newman Correctional Services Policing Services Division Ontario Police College 7

8 Rudy Gheysen DIRECTOR (519) Sherrie Tonks ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (519) Nicole Adams REGISTRAR (519) Glen Cook ADMINISTRATOR (519) Steve Hibbard DEPUTY DIRECTOR PATROL TRAINING (519) Bill Stephens DEPUTY DIRECTOR SENIOR & SPECIAL COURSES (519) Deb Herron SECRETARY (519) Pam Pietrzak SECRETARY (519) Rod Silverson CHIEF INSTRUCTOR PATROL TRAINING (519) Diane Lester SECRETARY (519) Laura Roy AUDIO/VISUAL SERVICES (519) Janice McBurnie / Carrie Ball TRAINING OFFICE (519) Rob MacNeil APPLIED POLICE LEARNING (519) Irene Barath CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (519) Scott MacCrone COMPUTER SERVICES (519) Ron Hoffman COACH OFFICER TRAINING (519) Cal Bond/Mauro Succi ADVANCED PATROL TRAINING (519) Janet Balch COMMUNICATIONS & CPIC (519) Morris Ashton FOOD SERVICES (519) Briane Fleming DISCIPLINE & PROTOCOL (519) Chris Lawrence DEFENSIVE TACTICS (519) Rick Devine FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION (519) Anne Brix FINANCIAL SERVICES (519) Claire Shaw PHYSICAL TRAINING (519) Murray Turner TRAFFIC TRAINING (519) Stephen Adaran LEADERSHIP (519) Nova Axford HEALTH SERVICES (519) Ken Lester POLICE VEHICLE OPERATIONS (519) Jeff Rutherford USE OF FORCE (519) Eleanor Quarry / Eileen Wereley LIBRARY (519) Ed Triebl PRINT SERVICES (519) John Zeyen FIREARMS (519) Dave Murray FRONT LINE SUPERVISOR (519) Sandra Crozier PROMOTIONAL EXAMS (519) Deb Dicker / Esther Vardon RECEPTIONISTS (519) Janice Mokanski RESEARCH & EVALUATION (519) Dave Cuthbert FACILITY SERVICES (519) David Snoddy RACE RELATIONS / ADULT EDUCATION (519)

9 Authority The Ontario Police College is a provincial government institution 9

10 Authority The Ontario Police College is a provincial government institution The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has the responsibility to operate the Ontario Police College (OPC), as set out in Section 3(2) of the Police Services Act 10

11 Police Services Act 44.(1) A municipal police officer s probationary period begins on the day he or she is appointed and ends on the later of, (a) The first anniversary of the date of appointment (b) The first anniversary of the day the police officer completes an initial period of training at the Ontario Police College. 44.(2) The police officer shall complete the initial period of training within six months of the day of appointment. R.S.O.1990,c.P.15,s.44(1,2). 11

12 Authority Ont.Reg Ont. Reg requires all municipal police services to send recruits to the college for their basic training to ensure consistency in training in accordance with provincial standards. 12

13 Adequacy and Effectiveness of Police Services O. Reg. 3/99 Regulation created to ensure police services provide adequate and effective policing Filed January, gave police services two years to establish policies/procedures to meet requirements of the regulation (s. 37) Ministry created guidelines (Policing Standards Manual 2000) to assist Boards and the Chief meet the minimum requirements Adequacy Regulation came into effect January 1, 2001 Areas within the Regulation which require Ministry Accredited Training or equivalent. 13

14 Police Services Act, RSO, 1990 Policing Standards Manual, 2000 Subsection 3 (2) of the Police Services Act outlines duties and power of Solicitor General. Policing Standards Manual (2000) is one of the mechanisms by which the Solicitor General meets statutory requirements. Purpose of Guidelines: set out the Ministry s position in relation to policy matters; provide information and advice respecting the management and operation of police services; provide recommendations for local policies, procedures and programs; promote coordination in the delivery of police services; promote the delivery of community-oriented police services; and promote professional police practices, standards and training. Guidelines are advisory in nature but assist in addressing compliance with the PSA and its regulations, including Adequacy. 14

15 Ministry Accredited Training Adequacy Regulation Communicator Communication Supervisor Criminal Investigator Crisis Negotiator Forensic Identification Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO) Hostage Rescue Team Major Incident Commander Perimeter Control and Containment Team Tactical Response Team successfully completed the required training accredited by the Ministry or have equivalent qualifications or skills as approved by the Ministry. 15

16 Ministry Accredited Training Course Training Standard Accreditation 84 Statements of Accreditation 2 submissions under review 11 submissions withdrawn for revision 1 rejected 98 total submissions 16

17 Police Agencies 61 police services Toronto Police Service & Ontario Provincial Police 10,049 officers (largest agencies) Stirling-Rawdon & Wingham 7 police officers each (smallest agencies) 17

18 Core Police Services Ontario Police Services Act Sec.4(2) Crime Prevention Law Enforcement Assistance to victims of crime Public order maintenance Emergency response Administration & infrastructure 18

19 COURSES OF TRAINING 2006 Basic Constable Training Advanced Patrol Training Coach Officer Front Line Supervisor CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre) Criminal Investigation Forensic Identification Leadership Race Relations & Adult Education Seminars & special courses 19

20 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Recruit Course 12 weeks 20

21 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Recruit Course 12 weeks Part A 6 weeks Part B 6 weeks 21

22 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Recruit Course 12 weeks Part A 6 weeks Part B 6 weeks Part A 10 weeks Part B 5 weeks 22

23 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks 23

24 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (45 days) 24

25 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (45 days) Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (47 days) 25

Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1982-1987 Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks 1988-1989 Constable Training Program Level II 9

26 Historical Overview Basic Constable Training Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (45 days) Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (47 days) Basic Constable Training Program Present 60 days 26

27 Basic Constable Training 60 training-day residential program All recruits already employed by their Police Service Must achieve 75% to pass Diploma issued by Director of O.P.C. on completion 27

28 Basic Constable Training Up to 480 Recruits per intake 3 intakes per year Maximum residential capacity Recruits annually 28

29 Basic Constable Training Courses of Study Applied Police Learning (Academic) Defensive Tactics Officer Safety Firearms Training Police Vehicle Operations Physical Fitness 29

30 Senior & Special Courses OPC will train over 8000 officers in addition to our Recruit program during 2006 Courses offered in: Criminal Investigation Forensic Identification Leadership C.P.I.C. (Canadian Police Information Centre) Race Relations/ Adult Education 30

31 The Ontario Police College circulates a Demand Survey to all police services across the province on an annual basis This is used to develop the Course Calendar 31

32 The demand survey offers a great deal of information 32

33 1 # of officers assigned to an area 33

34 1 # of officers assigned to an area 2 # to be trained in the coming year 34

35 All courses that we offer are listed in the demand survey 35

36 Budget Fiscal year is April 1 to March 31 of given years. Management Board allocates annual budget to OPC OPC must operate within the provided envelope 2006/2007 Operational Budget allocation for OPC is 15.5 million 36

37 History of Police Training Costs Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training. 37

38 History of Police Training Costs Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training Cost recovery was implemented at the Recruit level. Each recruit was charged a fee of $ (35% of cost of program) to attend the 60-day Basic Constable Training Program. 38

39 History of Police Training Costs Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training Cost recovery was implemented at the Recruit level. Each recruit was charged a fee of $ (35% of cost of program) to attend the 60-day Basic Constable Training Program The cost of Recruit training was increased to $ % of the cost of the training. 39

40 History of Police Training Costs 1999 Cost recovery was extended to all other police college courses. Based on comparisons to the post-secondary education sector, it was decided to recover 35% of the actual cost of post-recruit training. This increase was borne by the services (municipalities), not individual officers. 40

41 History of Police Training Costs 1999 Cost recovery was extended to all other police college courses. Based on comparisons to the post-secondary education sector, it was decided to recover 35% of the actual cost of post-recruit training. This increase was borne by the services (municipalities), not individual officers. January 2005 Recruit fees increased to $ 7,500. which represents 75% of the cost of training 41

42 History of Police Training Costs 1999 Cost recovery was extended to all other police college courses. Based on comparisons to the post-secondary education sector, it was decided to recover 35% of the actual cost of post-recruit training. This increase was borne by the services (municipalities), not individual officers. January 2005 Recruit fees increased to $ 7,500. which represents 75% of the cost of training January 2005 Fees for all post-recruit courses set at 100% cost recovery 42

43 Argentina Australia Bermuda Botswana Cayman Islands A world-wide reputation for excellence United States China United Kingdom Ghana Russia South Korea Trinidad & Tobago New Zealand Netherlands Lithuania43

44 Presentation to: The Cornwall Public Inquiry By: Director Rudy Gheysen Ontario Police College Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services 44

PETERBOROUGH POLICE SERVICES BOARD

PETERBOROUGH POLICE SERVICES BOARD LE-006 - Criminal Investigation and Major Case Management and Procedures Policy Statement: The Peterborough Police Services Board is required by Ontario Regulation 354/04