Presentation to: Cornwall Public Inquiry Rudy Gheysen Director 1
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
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
O.P.C. is situated on 121.5 hectares of provincial government property 4
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
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
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
Rudy Gheysen DIRECTOR (519) 773-4200 Sherrie Tonks ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (519) 773-4201 Nicole Adams REGISTRAR (519) 773-4203 Glen Cook ADMINISTRATOR (519) 773-4204 Steve Hibbard DEPUTY DIRECTOR PATROL TRAINING (519) 773-4415 Bill Stephens DEPUTY DIRECTOR SENIOR & SPECIAL COURSES (519) 773-4286 Deb Herron SECRETARY (519) 773-4207 Pam Pietrzak SECRETARY (519) 773-4412 Rod Silverson CHIEF INSTRUCTOR PATROL TRAINING (519) 773-4226 Diane Lester SECRETARY (519) 773-4206 Laura Roy AUDIO/VISUAL SERVICES (519) 773-4456 Janice McBurnie / Carrie Ball TRAINING OFFICE (519) 773-4235 Rob MacNeil APPLIED POLICE LEARNING (519) 773-4453 Irene Barath CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (519) 773-4458 Scott MacCrone COMPUTER SERVICES (519) 773-4216 Ron Hoffman COACH OFFICER TRAINING (519) 773-4220 Cal Bond/Mauro Succi ADVANCED PATROL TRAINING (519) 773-4223 Janet Balch COMMUNICATIONS & CPIC (519) 773-4285 Morris Ashton FOOD SERVICES (519) 773-4270 Briane Fleming DISCIPLINE & PROTOCOL (519) 773-4402 Chris Lawrence DEFENSIVE TACTICS (519) 773-4465 Rick Devine FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION (519) 773-4205 Anne Brix FINANCIAL SERVICES (519) 773-4275 Claire Shaw PHYSICAL TRAINING (519) 773 4244 Murray Turner TRAFFIC TRAINING (519) 773-4233 Stephen Adaran LEADERSHIP (519) 773-4418 Nova Axford HEALTH SERVICES (519) 773-4259 Ken Lester POLICE VEHICLE OPERATIONS (519) 773-4416 Jeff Rutherford USE OF FORCE (519) 773-4271 Eleanor Quarry / Eileen Wereley LIBRARY (519) 773-4266 Ed Triebl PRINT SERVICES (519) 773-4263 John Zeyen FIREARMS (519) 773-4239 Dave Murray FRONT LINE SUPERVISOR (519) 773-4449 Sandra Crozier PROMOTIONAL EXAMS (519) 773-4454 Deb Dicker / Esther Vardon RECEPTIONISTS (519) 773-5361 Janice Mokanski RESEARCH & EVALUATION (519) 773-4298 Dave Cuthbert FACILITY SERVICES (519) 773-4269 David Snoddy RACE RELATIONS / ADULT EDUCATION (519) 773-4236 8
Authority The Ontario Police College is a provincial government institution 9
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
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
Authority Ont.Reg. 36-02 Ont. Reg. 36-02 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
Adequacy and Effectiveness of Police Services O. Reg. 3/99 Regulation created to ensure police services provide adequate and effective policing Filed January, 1999 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1964-1965 Recruit Course 12 weeks 20
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1964-1965 Recruit Course 12 weeks 1966-1976 Part A 6 weeks Part B 6 weeks 21
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1964-1965 Recruit Course 12 weeks 1966-1976 Part A 6 weeks Part B 6 weeks 1977-1981 Part A 10 weeks Part B 5 weeks 22
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1982-1987 Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks 23
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1982-1987 Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks 1988-1989 Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (45 days) 24
Historical Overview Basic Constable Training 1982-1987 Part A 9 weeks Part B 6 weeks 1988-1989 Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (45 days) 1990-1993 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 weeks - (45 days) 1990-1993 Constable Training Program Level II 9 weeks - (47 days) 1994 - Basic Constable Training Program Present 60 days 26
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
Basic Constable Training Up to 480 Recruits per intake 3 intakes per year Maximum residential capacity - 1440 Recruits annually 28
Basic Constable Training Courses of Study Applied Police Learning (Academic) Defensive Tactics Officer Safety Firearms Training Police Vehicle Operations Physical Fitness 29
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
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
The demand survey offers a great deal of information 32
1 # of officers assigned to an area 33
1 # of officers assigned to an area 2 # to be trained in the coming year 34
All courses that we offer are listed in the demand survey 35
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
History of Police Training Costs 1962-1997 Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training. 37
History of Police Training Costs 1962-1997 Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training. 1997 Cost recovery was implemented at the Recruit level. Each recruit was charged a fee of $ 3000. (35% of cost of program) to attend the 60-day Basic Constable Training Program. 38
History of Police Training Costs 1962-1997 Police Training delivered to clients at no cost. The government of Ontario paid for all police training. 1997 Cost recovery was implemented at the Recruit level. Each recruit was charged a fee of $ 3000. (35% of cost of program) to attend the 60-day Basic Constable Training Program. 1999 The cost of Recruit training was increased to $ 5000. - 50% of the cost of the training. 39
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
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
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
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Presentation to: The Cornwall Public Inquiry By: Director Rudy Gheysen Ontario Police College Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services 44