The town of Okotoks now has one of the most transparent police detachments in the country. Local R.C.M.P. are the first to use a new communications strategy called the Resource Methodology Report, which details how policing can be customized to a community.
Staff Sergeant Gary Graham says the custom-fit strategy is already used on the ground, but the report makes it easier to plan or apply for more resources. He says it allows officers to plan for crime-prevention strategies through surveillance, and intelligence gathering, as well as putting resources in place in order to carry out community goals... without having to drop everything and run to a call every time. Graham says it was developed to standardize communications between police and stakeholders... and is now being strongly considered as the new guideline by the province.
Staff Sergeant Gary Graham says the custom-fit strategy is already used on the ground, but the report makes it easier to plan or apply for more resources. He says it allows officers to plan for crime-prevention strategies through surveillance, and intelligence gathering, as well as putting resources in place in order to carry out community goals... without having to drop everything and run to a call every time. Graham says it was developed to standardize communications between police and stakeholders... and is now being strongly considered as the new guideline by the province.