Halton Regional Police Service

Halton Regional Police Service

Logo of the Halton Regional Police Service
Motto Progress through participation
Agency overview
Formed 1974
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Oakville, ON
Sworn members 721
Unsworn members 350
Elected officer responsible The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Agency executive Stephen J. Tanner, Chief of Police
Facilities
Districts 3
Website
http://www.haltonpolice.ca

The Halton Regional Police Service provides policing service for the Regional Municipality of Halton, which is located at the south western end of the Greater Toronto Area, in Ontario, Canada, bordering the City of Hamilton to the west and the Cities of Mississauga and Brampton to the east. Halton Region encompasses the City of Burlington and the Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills. The Halton Regional Police Service has over 1050 employees which include 721 sworn police officers and approximately 350 civilian and volunteer members. The force is responsible for policing a population of approximately 540,000 people in an area covering 967 square kilometers.

The Chief of Police is the highest-ranking officer of the Halton Regional Police Service. The position belongs to Stephen J. Tanner, who began his term on September 1, 2012 and was sworn in on September 4.

History

Halton Regional Police Service was established in tandem with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Halton on January 1, 1974. It incorporated the former police services of Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills and first consisted of 205 officers and 45 civilians. The Ontario Provincial Police continued to police the remainder of the Region until 1975, when the Regional Force had expanded to the point where it could assume responsibility for the entire area.

This is a picture of a Halton Regional Police car with the black and white color scheme parked at a crime scene.

Crest

Organization

The HRPS divides the region into five divisions (police stations) within three districts and one head office.

Headquarters

Commanded by Chief Stephen J. Tanner overseeing the three districts

District 1

12 Division of the Halton Regional Police.

Commanded by Superintendent Chris Perkins, and Inspector Roger Wilke

District 2

Commanded by Superintendent Roger Wilke and Inspector Brad Brand

District 3

Commanded by Superintendent Al Albano and Inspector Kevin Maher

Rank structure

Commanding Officers

Senior Police Officers

Police Officers

Cadet Program

HRPS has opened up its Cadet Program, targeting residents between the ages of 18 to 24. This program gives valuable experience to cadets while taking pressure from the front-line constables.

They have the following desired qualifications for Cadets:

Units

HRPS Mobile Command Unit

Investigative

Emergency Services

Community Policing

Investigators are also assigned at the District level to the Criminal Investigation Bureau which investigates crimes against persons and property.

Community policing philosophy

HRPS is widely known as one of the first and also the most progressive community policing services in Canada with its strong emphasis on the community, with the idea for transformation of the organization being conceived in 1984. Community policing in the Halton region is a philosophy based on the concept that police officers and private citizens work together, in partnership, resulting in creative ways to solve contemporary community problems related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical order, and neighborhood decay. In recent years the Halton Regional Police have incorporated an intelligence-led policing strategy which is built around risk assessment and risk management, utilizing analysis in crime trends to effect an appropriate policing response.

Special Investigations Unit

The actions of police officers in the Province of Ontario are overseen by the Special Investigations Unit of Ontario, a civilian agency responsible for investigating circumstances involving police and civilians that have resulted in a death, serious injury, or allegations of sexual assault. The SIU is dedicated to maintaining one law, ensuring equal justice before the law among both the police and the public.[1] Their goal is to ensure that the criminal law is applied appropriately to police conduct, as determined through independent investigations, increasing public confidence in the police services.[2]

Complaints involving police conduct that do not result in a serious injury or death must be referred to the appropriate police service or to another oversight agency, such as the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services.[3]

Fleet and weapons

References

  1. ↑ CNW Telbec | SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT | SIU Investigating Incident in Brant County
  2. ↑ Annual Report 2005/2006
  3. ↑ Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services
  4. ↑

External links

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