By CKPG Today

Policing

City seeks public feedback in review of RCMP

May 16, 2022 | 1:29 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — The city of Prince George is seeking your feedback regarding policing in the community.

The survey is open now and can be found on the city’s website. You have until June 1 at 4:30 p.m. to share your views.

The community engagement project is being conducted from April to September by Dr. Curt Taylor Griffiths (Simon Fraser University), Dr. Eli Sopow (Canada University West), and Josh Murphy (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) from April to September with the final report prepared in early fall. The city says this team of experts have extensive experience in police resource reviews.

The project will examine the demand environment in which the detachment works, how detachment resources are allocated to meet those demands, the identification of any resource gaps in the capacity of the detachment to ensure the safety and security of the community, and whether there are strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of police services.

Through interviews, focus groups and a community survey, the study will gather information on existing partnerships between the police and community interested parties, and explore the potential for leveraging community resources to assist in improving the quality of life in the community.

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The findings from the study will identify the resources that will be required to ensure community safety and well-being and provide materials to inform council’s decision making with respect to police funding.

“This is in direct response to a request from City Council to better understand the resource needs of the RCMP and whether we are meetings the needs of the community,” says RCMP Supt. Shaun Wright. “We are pleased to have experts in this type of research leading this important project.”