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January/February 1994

Private
security
training at
the JI
by Steve Hess

Prior to the 1990s, someone suggested to me that the best business investments for the coming
decade would be in either the
waste/recycling management or
the private security industries.
Alas, I didn't follow up on the advice. Private security has been
one of the fastest growing industries in recent years, outspending
policing in North America at a
rate of almost three dollars to
one.
In BC alone there are over
5,000 licensed contract security
guards and an estimated 15,000
or more persons employed in the
private security field. The diverse nature of this work invariably involves contact with the
public, in sometimes trying circumstances. The training implications of this size of workforce
are enormous, and the Police
Academy is preparing to meet
this challenge.
Private security training is not
a new specialty at the JI. In the
mid-1980s, the JI conducted
security training for several

Carol Gardner (L) and lllelanie Tad/a (R) try on turn-out gear (see storypage 4)

years, before falling victim to a
lack of enrolment. Since that
time, several academies and
divisions have been involved in individual efforts to provide specialty training, mostly to government
agencies and departments.
In 1992, the Academy began
consultations with the provincial
government to assist in the drafting of legislation to mandate
training for contract security
guards. This has led to proposals
presently before government that
would specify standards of training. At the same time, the Policing in British Columbia
Commission of Inquiry is also
presently examining the role of
private security in the province,
and is specifically considering
mandatory training.
The Police Academy has taken
on the development and implementation of the Private Security
Training Program and has al-

ready completed contract courses
for several security companies
and institutions in the Lower
Mainland. In the near future,
public access programs will begin
to provide standardized instruction to those employed in, and
those interested in, entering this
field. All of the courses to be
offered by the Academy in this
program emphasize the crosstraining benefits of the JI, and
both the Fire Academy and the
Paramedic Academy have supplied instructors on the courses.
We hope that the Justice Institute will be recognized as a national leader in private security
training to complement our role
in providing the highest quality
of training to public police.
Steve Hess is a former Police
Academy instructor. He is currently on contract to the Academy to
develop the private security program. CJ

Fire Academy • Police Academy • Corrections Academy • Finance and Administration • Courts Academy
Educational Services and Interdisciplinary Studies • Paramedic Academy • Provincial Emergency Program Academy

JI Chair visits Vietnam People's Police
by Larry Goble

JI Board Chair Bob Stewart
represented the Justice Institute on a fact-finding mission to Vietnam in November.
The visit came about as a
result of brochures and
course information on the
Police Academy which was
sent to Vietnam during the
summer of 1993. In response,
Vietnam's Ministry of the
Interior invited Mr. Stewart
to visit Vietnam to discuss
the possibility of training
their police officers under the
direction and guidance of the
Justice Institute.
During his stay in Vietnam,
Mr. Stewart met with a number
of government officials, police officers, police academy staff, and
firefighters. The Vietnam police
related to him their priorities for
training in the areas of drug enforcement, economic crime, and
terrorist activity. They also
described new education
programs in schools directed at
reducing, and eventually eliminating, the use of opium.

Bob Stewart in Vietnam

While visiting the Police
Academy training centres in
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, opportunities were made available
to tour their facilities, discuss the
reason for the visit, and explore
the needs of the Vietnamese
police and other public safety and
security agencies. This was done
with a focus on what training
resources the Justice Institute
might develop with them to meet
their identified training requirements.

The Green Team
by Sherri McLennan

The Green Team would like to
thank the staff and students of
the JI for their support of our pop
can recycling program. We now
have two large bins for depositing
pop cans. One is located in the
hallway outside the general office
of IDS in Blake Hall; the other is
outside the staff lounge in MacDonald Hall.
Two further hints to help us
reduce, reuse, and recycle:
• please remember to turn off
the lights in the classrooms at
the end of the day; and
• before you photocopy, consider
if the material can be doublesided. A great deal of paper

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can be saved by double-siding
all photocopies.
If you have any comments
regarding the Green Team, or
ideas that you would like considered, please contact any of the
following members: Ann Grant
(PEP), Paul Harris (Administration), Laurence Hoffmann (Corrections), Sandy Johnson (IDS),
Dianne Joyal (Police), Sandy Kinney (Administration), Shauna
Lappin (Corrections), Will Mah
(Media), Sherri McLennan (Fire)
and Steve Menchions (Paramedic).
Sherri McLennan is the Fire
Academy's Green Team representative. 0

Throughout all of these
'1 discussions, Mr. Stewart
was impressed with the
, government of Vietnam's
, determination to improve
the infrastructure and control crime.
In one of the sessions,
the Director of the Viet. , nam Police Academy explained that their academy
has a mix of academic upgrading courses and police
skills. He stressed their
need for skills training as
outlined in the JI's Police
Academy training plans.
At the end of the fact-finding
mission, Mr. Stewart and the Deputy Director General of the National Police signed a memorandum of understanding in which
they agreed "that the JIBC has
the ability to deliver such programs as jointly agreed upon by
both parties."
It was also agreed that both
parties would continue working
together to locate a source of funding for this project. The memorandum concludes by stating that
"the success of this project will
greatly assist Vietnam in meeting
its responsibilities as a member of
Interpol and in the fight against
international drug trafficking and
criminal activity which also impede its developing economy."
Following Mr. Stewart's return
to Vancouver and a report to the
JI Board of Governors, the Board
passed the following motion:
"That the JI Board invite up to
four Vietnamese delegates to the
JI with the offer to sponsor their
meals and accommodations while
in Vancouver."
A 23-page report of Mr.
Stewart's visit to the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam is available
through the President's Office at
the Justice Institute.
Larry Goble is President of the
Justice Institute. 0

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•••SPOTLIGHT•••
On Staff...
Janet Mensah is the new face at
the book check-out desk in the
Library. She is responsible for
book circulation and interlibrary
loan, and replaces Lucie Etienne
who took Candice Shaw's position. Janet is originally from
Jamaica, and has worked in the
University of Waterloo Map
Library, the University of Alberta
Library's Periodical Division, and
most recently at the Surrey Public Library. She has a Library
Technician diploma from Mohawk
College in Hamilton, Ontario.
Corrections Academy recently
held two competitions for administrative support positions
and received over 450 applicants.
The successful candidates were
Valerie Ader, who will be the
new receptionist for employment
readiness programs, and Pat
Jensen, who will perform general
office duties. Valerie's previous
office experience includes work
with the City of New Westminster, Medical Services Association, and a private law firm. Pat

has been working periodically at
the Academy as an auxiliary
during the past year. She will
now be in a regular, part-time
position.
Maureen Carroll has recently
joined the IDS Centre for Conflict
Resolution Training as a parttime program planner. Maureen
has a Bachelor of Arts degree
from the University of Alberta
and has completed the courses in
the JI's conflict resolution program. For the past four years, she
has worked as a Project
Manager/Supervisor with the
Pacific Region of Statistics
Canada.
Lisa Gigloiotti has been appointed to the seven-month, fu.lltime, term position of switchboard operator/receptionist and
data entry clerk in the Finance
and Administration Division. Lisa
will share these positions with
Kirsti Renwell, spending two
and one-half days per week in
reception and the remainder of
her time in the accounting
department. Lisa replaces Mary
Watson, who is on the short term
illness and injury plan. 0

Notes and Notices
National Research Council
now linked to PTEC
The National Research Council
(NRC) in Ottawa is the latest
group to link with PTEC. John
Coleman, Director General with
the Council, recently stated that,
"PTEC represents a remarkable
coalescence of the interests of a
large community in improving
vehicle performance and we are
eager to contribute to its role and
capability within BC and all of
Canada."
Coleman announced that John
Woodrooffe, Head ofNRC's Road
Vehicles Group, will become a
member of PTEC's Management
Committee. He described
Woodrooffe as "dedicated to the
goal of building research capa-

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bilities that enhance PTEC and
the community it serves, and of
strengthening the strategic alliance between NRC and PTEC."

Corrections Academy 1994/95
training plan in place
The Corrections Academy's
1994/95 Training Plan was approved by the Corrections Branch
Management Committee in January. The plan represents a training needs analysis conducted by
regional staff development officers
in late 1993. In addition to employment readiness courses for institutional and community workers,
the plan includes over 100 advanced courses in a wide range of
topics. A calendar of fall courses
will be distributed in late March.

JI launches new
lunchtime
seminar series

Sally Po/Ioele distribure. prizN; Peter
Pershick In background

In January, the JI introduced a
new series of staff lunchtime seminars with a two-part presentation
on producing a video. The second
seminar, held on February 17,
was on earthquake survival.
In the first seminar, Ingrid
Pipke, Bob Walker, and Will Mah
talked about their experience in
producing videos, and led participants through the process from the
idea stage through to the finished
product. Their presentation included sample cuts from some of
their recent productions.
For the second seminar, PEP
Academy's Peter Pershick and
Sally Pollock told a packed MacDonald Hall classroom of JI staff
what to expect, and what to do
before, during, and after the
major quake that's predicted to
hit coastal British Columbia. The
session included an emergency
plan memory game, with prizes
for the first three people to correctly complete the planning list.
Sheila MacCallum won first prize
(a survival kit), Karen Falk was
second, and Margot d'Souza won
third prize.
All workshop presenters are JI
staff, and all volunteered their
time to plan and present these sessions for their co-workers. If you
have ideas for future seminars,
please call Patricia McNeill at
local 229. 0

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Fire Academy hosts
open house
by Marika Morissette

On March 2, the Fire Academy
hosted the first in a series of
Open Houses to be held this year
by the Jrs academies. Approximately 55 staff members attended the event.
Visitors met with fire academy
staff to leam more about fire
fighter training, view slides of students in action, watch a video presentation on Fire Suppression,
and have a first-hand look at the

fire truck: they blew the siren,
honked the hom, and posed for
the camera in tum-out gear.
The Fire Academy staff would
like to thank all of those who participated in the event.

Marika Morissette is Standards Committee Secretary in the
Fire Academy. CJ
(Photos: Jackie Goodwin and
Paul Smith)

R,. Academy staff (L·R)
Fl'Ollt: Jiiek Tyler, Pat Abercrombie,
Ann. Langdon, Bob Aldcom,
Sllndt'll En11t11 Carol Gardner,
Paul Smith, Chris Rey•
Middle: Jackie Goodwin, Melanie
T•dl.. Shella Mori...tte, Sherri
McLennan
S.ck: Mlln:ela Popovici, Marika
Morissette

BC Indian reserves to receive emergency
preparedness training
Indian Affairs and Northern
Development has funded the Jrs
PEP Academy to assist in the
development and implementation
of emergency measures programs
on Indian reserves in BC.
The project grew out of a recognition of the benefits of co-ordinated aboriginal, federal, and

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provincial emergency response
and recovery plans and procedures on Indian reserves. A need
was also identified for emergency
programs on reserves which incorporate prevention, preparedness,
response, and recovery measures.
The goal of the project is to ensure that all native communities

in BC receive emergency
preparedness training similar to
that provided to municipalities
throughout the province. One of
the first tasks for the PEP
Academy will be to hire a native
emergency preparedness instructor to develop and implement the
project. CJ

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Conflict resolution certificate program soon to
graduate its first First Nations students
by Marg Huber

In November 1993, the Vancouver
and Sunshine Coast Aboriginal
Management Society contracted
with the Centre for Conflict
Resolution Training, Interdisciplinary Studies, for a five-week
training program in Negotiation
Skills. The program was to be
delivered over four and one-half
months, including assessments.
The training has just been completed, and the response of the 20
participants - all persons in
management positions with
bands and organizations - was
very positive. Many commented
about the program's usefulness in
their communities and places of
work.
All 20 participants continue to
be involved in the program and
will complete assessments for
their Certificate of Achievement.
This program is a landmark
achievement for the participants
and for the Justice Institute: the
Centre for Conflict Resolution
Training has never graduated a
First Nations student. The success of this program can in part
be attributed to the hard work of

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the First Nations "training co-ordinator," Cliff White, who identified difficulties, maintained
rapport with the participants,
and handled all logistical matters. Credit also goes to the instructors and coaches, some of
whom were First Nations
coaches, for their sensitivity to
cultural issues and their attempt
to make the training relevant to
the participants.
Many bands and nations have
now heard of the training and
four nations have begun discussions with the Centre about offer-

ing the same, five-week certificate
in their communities.
The program will be further
developed over the upcoming
months to ensure that materials
are more culturally appropriate,
that more First Nations people
are included in the training team,
and that program components are
appropriate for the community involved.
Marg Huber is co-ordinator of
tlie Centre for Conflict Resolution
Training in Interdisciplinary
Studies. 0

First Nations internal advisory
committee formed
by Flora MacLeod

In January, the JI's First Nations
Advisor, Grace Adams, convened
a new internal advisory committee to discuss First Nations issues, program and information
needs, and partnership opportunities. There will be regular
representation from all academies
including directors, program directors, co-ordinators, and planners
- all people actively involved in
First Nations programs and contracts at the JI. The mandate of the group is to
work co-operatively within JI
academies and divisions to support the functions of the First
Nations Advisor in meeting the
justice and public safety needs of
First Nations students and communities .
Terms of reference include the
following:
• To work in partnership with
First Nations bands, councils,
and organizations to identify
justice and public safety issues
and educational requirements

of students and communities.
• To bring an academy perspective to setting goals related to
justice and public safety training needs identified by First
Nations communities.
• To identify and provide support
for First Nations awareness
training and information needs
of JI staff and instructors.
• To explore opportunities for
joint programs and il!itiatives
within the JI and with First
Nations communities.
The group will also work in
co-operation with the First
Nations Community Advisory
Committee which advises the JI
regarding justice and public
safety educational needs of First
Nations learners from the perspective of the broader native
community and its organizations.
Flora MacLeod is a Program
Director in Interdisciplinary
Studies. 0

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Police
90-year-old completes
recruits
PTEC driving course
participate
in new
communitybased
exercise

JI Board member Sandy Robertson recently received the following letter
from M~s. Freda Parkinson, a 90-year-old woman who had just completed
the Pacific Traffic Education Centre's Driving with Finesse course. If
you're inspired to take the course after reading Mrs. Parkinson's letter
or if you just want more information, please call Al Lund at 222-7139. '

Mr.Al Lund,
Director of PTEC

by Mike Rattray

Class #57 returned to the Police
Academy on February 24 for an additional ten weeks of training
which included a one-week practicum working in a communitybased agency. The practicum - a
new addition to the curriculum of
the police recruit program - involved the communities that the
recruits will police upon graduation from the Academy.
The agencies included the
Provincial Coroners Service, social
service agencies, the probation and
parole service, transition houses,
and community recreation centres.
The objective of this project was to
give the recruits an understanding
of the nature and scope of the organizations and the people they
serve. In addition, it helped the
recruits establish the basis for future networks to assist the recruit
in community problem-solving initiatives.
When they returned to the
Policy Academy, the recruits conducted class presentations on the
individual agencies. The presentations helped to familiarize all class
members with the variety of agencies that can be very useful in assisting them in solving problems .
for the citizens of the communities
that they will serve.
Mike Rattray is an investigation
and patrol instructor in the Police
Academy. 0

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Well, well! I wake up one morning and realize the years are slipping by.
Here I am in my eighties and I am called in for A DRIVER'S TEST - and
my licence is good until 1996! I have not had a test for about fifteen ~
years.
Well, I did not pass the test. My driving was not too bad but I turned
too wide around comers, at times stopped at comers over the double
lines, did not glance over my right shoulder turning right (this to look for
bicycles on my right side) and, although I did keep my hands at the right
position on the wheel, I did not handle the wheel smoothly.
One day I read an article by Keith Morgan in the newspaper about a
new course "DRMNG WITH FINESSE", a joint venture of ICBC and the
Justice Institute ofB.C. The course was developed by the Director of
PTEC, Al Lund, and columnist Ross Bentley.
The article suggested phoning Al Lund, which I did, and he said the
course would be $150.00. I thought that amount of money would be well
spent in my case. The course would be from 8.30 in the morning until
4.30 in the afternoon but I thought that might be a little too long for
someone my age. I told my daughter, Margeurite, about the course and
she said "GO FOR IT, MOTHER!"
Al Lund phoned back to say that they would arrange a three-hour
private lesson with one of their top instructors.
So off I went with the driver, Spencer McDonald, a very nice person
and the Chief Service Director for the Pacific Education Centre. We had
a good three hours of driving and I felt that I had passed the test.
I then went driving on a number of practice runs with my son-in-law
who thought I did very well and assured me that he was not the least bit
nervous while in the car with me.
By now I had come to my NINETIETH birthday and it scared me that
I might be turned down because of my age. One thing that did give me
courage was the knowledge that last year one of our prominent doctors in
the city had passed the driving test at the age of 104 years.
Now for the test. LO AND BEHOLD I PASSED, and now I held that
precious licence card in my hand again. It was like renewing an acquaintance with an old friend. Now I could take my car out all by myself and I
felt "all's right with the world".
Many, many thanks to the Justice Institute of B.C. and to Al Lund for
arranging the driving session with Mr. McDonald, and thanks to my family for their patience.
Sincerely,

1~·~v'
(Mrs.) Freda Parkinson
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Conflict
resolution
instructors to
attend Training
for Trainers in
Conflict and
Culture course
by Marg Huber

In early April, seven instructors
from the Centre for Conflict
Resolution Training at the Justice
Institute will attend a five-day
training program on the effect of
culture on conflict. The program
is being offered by the University
of Victoria's Institute for Dispute
Resolution as part of a three-year
project on multiculturalism and
dispute resolution. The training
aims to increase understanding
and awareness of cultural differences related to conflict, build skills
relevant across cultural settings,
and develop training materials
for integration into existing courses in dispute resolution. The
seven conflict resolution instructors (Elizabeth Azmier-Stewart,
Sally Campbell, Stacey Holloway,
Sandra McEwan, Ron Monk,
Deborah White, and Dale Zaiser)
were selected from applicants
from across North America.
Michelle LeBaron Duryea from
The Institute for Conflict Analysis
and Resolution, George Mason
University, and Ken Hawkins,
previously of Community Boards,
San Francisco, will deliver the
program. Marg Huber, coordinator of the JI's Centre for
Conflict Resolution Training, has
been asked to provide coaching
services. This is the first time
training of this nature has been
available in BC.
Marg Huber is co-ordinator of
the Centre for Conflict Resolution
Training in Interdiscipllnary
Studies. a

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IDS and Media Centre
awarded contract
for video
by Shelley Rivkin

In 1991, the Ministry of Health
contracted with the McCreary
Centre Society to examine the
issue of sexual abuse and young
people with disabilities. The
report made numerous recommendations for enhancing sexual
abuse prevention and intervention services for young children
with disabilities who had been
sexually abused. Many of these
recommendations focused on the
training needs of social service
and criminal justice personnel.
A follow- up forum was held in
October 1993 with a selected number of social services and criminal
justice personnel to explore specific training needs. Participants
at the forum strongly urged the
Ministry of Health to fund development of a series of training
films specifical!y rlirected to social workers, police officers, and
crown counsel involved in conducting sexual abuse investigations of children and youth with
disabilities.
The JI Media Centre and Inter-

disciplinary Studies submitted a
joint proposal with BartlettLeRose Productions, a Vancouverbased production company
specializing in social affairs
documentaries, to produce a training video and support materials.
The proposal was successful, and
we were awarded the contract.
An advisory committee representing government, community,
and disability organizations has
been formed to guide the project.
Wherever possible, the video
will use people with disabilities;
for example, actors from Theatre
Terrific will participate, and the
testimony of adults with disabilities who were abused as children
will be incorporated. Production
is expected to begin in May and
the support materials will be
developed over the summer. This
video is the first of its kind in
Canada and it has the potential
for nation-wide distribution.
Shelky Rivkin is a Program
Director in Interdisciplinary
Studies. D

The books are safe!
by April Haddad

The next time you visit the Library you'll see our new security
system for books and videos. It was installed in March to
prevent books from leaving the Library without being checked
out.
We did an inventory of our collection last summer and discovered that over 150 books were missing. At the average book
price of$50, that's $7,500 worth of books (not including labour to
order and process the replacements). We can now rest assured
that our books will be safeguarded by this new system.
Watch our for our ribbon-cutting ceremony in April

April Haddad is the JI's Librarian. a

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Move Update
by Barry Hawkins

With the progress on the new
-campus site during January and
February, visitors now have a
glimpse into the size of the building footprint.
Work in January/February included:
• basement walls in gym and
classroom blocks ·poured;
• floor slab in gun range poured;
• ground form slabs in classroom
and gym block underway;
• interior masonry walls in gym
basement started;
• pile caps and grade beams in
office block nearing completion;
• major pieces ofequipment
delivered; and
• building perim~ter drainage
system started.

Along with contractor activity,
the design team continues to
review shop drawings, conduct
site inspections, and respond to
contractor questions.
To provide a smooth transition
between the Jericho and New
Westminster locations, the JI has
established a Pre-Operations
Committee which will co-ordinate
activities needing attention.
On other fronts, the initial furniture design layouts have been
issued by the consultant for
review and co-ordination with the
campus colours and finishes; and
the JI Excellence Committee is
spearheading a process to establish site tours which will start
during the summer.

for simulation training. The
apartment contains a bedroom,
kitchen, bathroom, and exterior
balcony. The wall separating the
apartment from the adjoining
classroom includes one-way glass
for class observation of a simulation within the apartment.
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Campus Point ofInterest
A simulation apartment has been
provided in the classroom block

Corrections Academy pilots shift
supervisor training
by John Laverock

The Corrections Academy has
piloted a new five-day workshop
for shift supervisors in both youth
and adult institutions. The
original design for the workshop
was developed by Ron Painter
while he was on secondment to
the Academy. The co-ordination
and delivery of the courses, as
well as curriculum refinements,
are under the direction of program director, Karole Conway.

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The courses have been designed to involve a number of senior
managers in delivering some of
the sessions. They are
experiential in nature and are
intended to fully involve participants in the learning process. Four
courses have now been delivered
and a further five are planned in
the coming year.
John Laverock is Director of the
Corrections 4cademy. a
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