October 1989

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photo: Tony Williams

Four bands of the Hobbema and District
(Alberta) visit the JI
The concept of having one organization supply training in fields related to justice and public safety
was the basis of a visit to the Justice Institute on October 12 by 18
members of the four bands of the
Hobbema Reserves in Alberta.
The trip was co-ordinated for
the four bands by Randy Baptist,
Manager of the Muskwachees Ambulance Authority (MAA) which
provides specialized paramedic
emergency service for the Hobbema and District area. Randy

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said that over the years a few of
their people have taken courses at
the JI, and this has prompted
their interest. The specific purpose of the visit was to explore
the possibility of sending members of their bands to the JI for
training, or, if more appropriate,
having JI instructors travel to
their location to deliver contract
programs.
Beside police, fire and emergency health training, the bands expressed interest in our conflict

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resolution program and a number
of other courses offered by exten·
sion programs.
George Saddleback, Chairman
of the Board of the MAA, said
that they will take back all of the
information and materials
gathered on this trip and discuss
it with the chiefs of the four
bands. Both JI members and our
Alberta visitors are looking
foward to a continuing relationship in a number of training related areas. 0

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Fire Academy • Police Academy • Corrections Academy • Finance and Administration Division
Educational Services Division • Emergency Health Services Academy • Provincial Emergency Programs Academy

U.S. and Canada differ on police

assessments
Sergeant Keith Hutchinson, Administrator of the Police Academy Assessment Centre, recently
returned from the International
Association of Chiefs of Police
Assessors' Conference in Miami,
Florida, where he presented a
paper arguing for recruit level assessments of police personnel.
Sgt. Hutchinson's paper
reviewed a study of the assessment process initiated by the JI's
Police Academy in 1978. The
study suggests that police who
have been selected through the assessment process remain in the

police service longer than those
members selected before the
process began. When one bears in
mind the costs associated with
recruiting and training, the value
of early assessment is further
highlighted.
The U.S. approach to assessments has been quite different:
some American police department personnel are processed
through generic civic personnel
assessment centres which also assess fire department candidates,
and only three American police
departments assess at the entry

level. The major U.S. concern
with assessment centres has
focused on litigation. American
courts have viewed assessments
as essential to the selection of candidates for promotion, but they
have been silent on matters concerning recruits and assessments.
Sgt. Hutchinson's paper was
well received by conference
delegates. Departments in Washington state and New Jersey expressed an interest in viewing the
Police Academy process and the
Academy has recently trained its
first American assessor. 0

New pumper has impressive vital stats

Fire Academy's new a"/val

Fire Academy's new pumper
(truck), seen in the photo above,
was built by Anderson's Engineering. The pumper cost $216,000, is
on a 1989 Mack chassis, and has

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a pumping capacity of 1250 gallons of water per minute. It carries 500 gallons of water and 30
gallons of foam concentrate. For
communication there is a VHF

radio, a UHF radio, a cellular
phone and a fax machine. A generator on board provides
electricity for the two 500 watt
halogen flood lights and delivers
120 volts to different plug outlets
on the sides of the pumper. The
truck will carry one 35 foot (3 section) ladder, one 16 foot wall and
roofladder, and one 12 foot attic
ladder. It is also capable of carrying 1 500 feet of 1 1/2" hose or
1 200 feet of 11/3" hose or a combination of both, 1 000 feet of2
1/2" and 500 feet of 4" hose. It
can also carry six self-contained
breathing apparatus units and
four spare bottles.
Once all the acceptance tests
are completed, the new pumper
will be fully equipped and
operational. It will be used at the
JI campus and at the Safety
Training site. When in use at the
JI campus the pumper will be
stored in the University Endowment Land Firehall. The
remainder of the time it will be
stored at the Pitt Meadows
Fireball. 0

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• • • SPOTLIGHT • • •
On staff
Changes...
Kathy Kelsberg, Switchboard
Operator/Receptionist, surprised
Finance and Administration
Division with her resignation, effective November 3, after eight
years at the Justice Institute.
Kathy has recently completed
courses in special education at
UBC and will be a substitute
teacher for learning disabled students at an elementary school in
Delta.
PEP Academy has two new
auxillia.ry employees. Ross Mein-tyre has a BA in Political
Science from the University of
Western Ontario and an MA in
Government from Columbia
University in New York. From
1982-86, Ross was the emergency
planner for the Provincial Erner~
gency Program in the lower mainland, and for the past three years
he has been self-employed. Ross
will instruct on topics related to
municipal, management and
dangerous goods training for PEP
Academy.
George Makowski is a search
and rescue technician and medical assistant who joins the
academy after his retirement
from the Canadian armed forces.
George has received several commendations from industry and St.
John Ambulance as well as the
Medal of Bravery from the armed
forces. George's main instructional duties will be in the field of
search and rescue.
Lynn Kohout has joined the
staff of Educational Services
Division for a six month term as
Extension Programs Secretary.
Lynn will fill the vacancy in Extension Programs created by
Kate Walker's maternity leave.
Kate's position will be filled initially by Bev Karakochuk and
then by Tricia Kobayashi.
Also in Ed Services, Diane Nation has been hired to fill the In-

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terlibrary Loan Clerk position vacated by Lydia Stewart. Diane's
most recent job before coming to
the JI was with the Vancouver
Public Library, where she worked
on a retrospective conversion
project, entering older titles into
their online catalogue. Before
that, she worked at the Royal
British Columbia Museum
Library in Victoria.
John Lacavera has resigned
from Corrections Branch to take
a permanent position at the Justice Institute, Corrections
Academy.

Recognition
Marg Huber, Program Planner, Extension Programs, wrote
the lead article for Interaction:

the national newsletter for conflict
resolution. The article was titled
"Land Claims Negotiators
Receive Joint Training," and
described a 'first' in the field: the
JIBC training sessions held in
the Yukon last spring.
Flora MacLeod, Program
Director, Extension Programs,
was asked to speak on adult
learning and volunteerism at the
ceremony marking the completion of a year-long training program for senior peer counsellors.
Marje Burdine, Program Coordinator, Extension Programs,
has been appointed to the
Academy of Family Mediators'
Education and Training Task
Force. Task force representatives
from Canada and the U.S. will
continued on next page

Photo: Tony Williams

Visitors to Emergency Health
Services Academy in recent
weeks have included a delegation from the Green Acres,
Florida, Paramedic Service.
Captain Greg Spencer and
paramedics Jeff Sundseth and
Edward Anthony were here to
observe the EHS recertification
simulations in mid-September.
During their stay, they had an
opportunity to meet another
EHS visitor, Adrian Brooks
from South Australia, who has
been at the JI since September.

Adrian Brooks is an ambulance
training officer here to study
the Academy's distance education techniques. In Australia,
he runs the ambulance service
in his community and teaches
first aid to aboriginal people in
the outback.
In the photo above are (left to
right in dark uniforms) Captain
Greg Spencer, paramedics Jeff
Sundseth and Edward Anthony, and (second from right)
Adrian Brooks.

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•••SPOTLIGH ·T·••
continued from page 3
:make recommendations to the
Board of Directors on guidelines
and requirements for training
programs approved by the
Academy.

Conferences
Fire Academy staff conducted
several major presentations at
the Fire Training Officers Association ofB.C.'s annual conference in
Cowichan Bay earlier this year.
Attending the conference from
the JI Fire Academy were Paul
Smith, lrwinDeVries, Jackie
Goodwin, Jack Tyler, Jim
Bond and Len Garis.
Travel took up a large chunk of
the month of September for
Irwin DeVries, Deputy Director
of the Fire Academy. First, he
spent three days at Ontario Fire
College in Gravenhurst, Ontario,
representing Fire Academy at a
conference of representatives
from Canadian fire schools and
academies, as well as some Fire
Marshals and Fire Commis-

sioners. The main guest speaker
was Harold Mace, Executive
Director of the International Fire
Service Training Association. "It
was a valuable opportunity to
share experiences with colleagues
across Canada," said Irwin. "We .
discovered we had a great deal in
common ... there's a lot we can
learn from one another."
From Ontario it was on to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where
Irwin attended the Defense Fire
Protection Association convention. In the past, Fire Academy
has received a number ofrequests
from the military concerning
potential purchase of the
Academy's training materials.
Irwin's attendance at the conference was sponsored by the
Open Leaming Agency and.the JI
Marketing Committee, with the
primary purpose of gaining an increased profile for the Fire
Academy's training materials.
Together with Judy Grimsrud, a
marketing officer with OLA,
Irwin set up and staffed .a n infor.mation booth. · O

Dance proceeds
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help double Unit~d Way
contributions
I was appointed the United Way Chairman for 1989 and given the
job of generating some enthusiasm and co-ordinating the fund raising for this year's campaign. A staff member was selected in each
division of the Justice Institute ar;i.d given the somewhat difficult
and unpleasant task of soliciting contributions. We can end the
compaign on a pleasant note: in 1989, the total contributions, plus
the dance profits, have given us almost double any previous efforts. Thanks again to all who either solicited, helped or contributed. ·
Rick Evans
Police P.E. Department
and Ex-United Way Chairman

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Deputy minister
visits JI

Photo: \ony Williams

On September 29, 1989 Gary Mullins, Deputy Minister, Advanced
Education and Job. Training,
visited the Justice Institute with
John Bernie, one ofhis staff members. After touring the facility, Mr.
Mullins met with the JI executive
committee and board member Don
Pamplin to discuss the transfer of
the Institute from the Ministry of
Solicitor General to the Ministry of
AE&JT.
On behalf of himself and Minister Stan Hagen, Mr. Mullins welcomed us back to the Ministry we
started with in 1978 and complimented us on the way the Institute has developed and focused
on the education and training
needs of people working injustice
and public safety.
The results of the meeting were
positive, and we all look forward
to many years of solid support
from the Ministry of AE&JT as
well as our major client groups. 0

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The work of the
adolescent sex offender
network continues
On May 20, 1988 approximately
45 professionals representing the
Ministry of Social Services and
Housing, mental health, police,
juvenile services to the court, corrections, group homes and private
practitioners met for the first
time to discuss the issue of
adolescent sex offenders. The Justice Institute has since become instrumental in the success of the
work of the Adolescent Sex
Offender Network which was
formed following the first meeting.
The purpose of the Network is
to disseminate information, provide training seminars, and increase inter-agency co-operation
in the area of adolescent sex offenders. Since May 1988, the
Network has produced three
newsletters with a circulation of
160. (It should be noted here that
none of these newsletters would
have been distributed without the
generous assistance of the sup-

port staff of the Justice Institute
who, despite the short notices,
enabled the Network to meet publication deadlines.)
Response from the field has
been enthusiastic. In fact, the
committee has heard of one case
in the north where a provincial
court judge referred to information provided in the inaugural
newsletter when passing
sentence on an individual in his
court.
The future of the Adolescent
Sex Offender Network is very
promising. Future newsletters
are planned and the Network has
been a major contributor to the
.planning of a conference, which is
set for November 6-8, 1989 at the
Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.
The work of this group continues
to reflect the high degree of professionalism and dedication that has
become expected of the employees
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Police Academy produces
child sexual abuse video
Police Academy has recently completed work on a training video
designed to assist those responsible for the investigation and
prosecution of child sexual abuse
cases. Entitled The Sexual Abuse
Interview, the film was completed
in conjunction with the Ministries
of Attorney General and Solicitor
General, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police and the Ministry
of Social Services and Housing.
The Sexual Abuse Interview discusses concerns and addresses the
issues involved conducting a

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sexual assault interview from a
social service, police and prosecution perspective. The video is ac-companied by materials that are
intended to expand on some of the
issues raised in the film and provide professionals with further
information and resource references. Both will be used in training courses for these groups, and
will be included in a proposed
inter-ministry training program
for police, prosecutors and social
workers dealing with protection
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Next
deadline
for
submissions
to the
JI News
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IS

November
15

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PEP Academy
training plans
include
earthquake
conference
and seminar

Crashed Beech 18
Expediter lands in Justice
Institute compound

PEP Academy has scheduled a
series of training courses for the
winter and spring dealing with
such timely topics as dangerous
goods and search and rescue. But
in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, the Academy expects a renewed interest in its
Continuing Co-ordination in
Earthquake Planning course and
a federaVprovincial conference on
the topic, both scheduled for
March 1990. A crisis management seminar in Earthquake
Response has been scheduled for
April 1990. O

PEP Academy
offers
earthquake
advice
What should you do if an
earthquake hits BC? PEP
Academy suggests that you take
the time, right now, to read the
very simple instructions outlined
on page 37 of your telephone directory. Next, be sure other members of your household are also
familiar with the instructions.
The process of informing yourself
is not only therapeutic, it saves
lives. Remember: Don't panic.
Stay calm and lend a hand to
others in need. 0

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Fire Academy plane comes In for a landing

Several weeks ago Fire Academy
personnel heard that there was
an old crashed plane at Vancouver International Airport that
had been used for training, but
was no longer needed. After a
series of negotiations with the airport, the JI took delivery of the
plane in late September. While
the Expediter came at no cost,
transporting it to the JI presented
a major problem. Jim Bond and
Dennis Leigh sacrificed one fire
axe removing a wing. The plane
then fit through the gates at the

airport, although it was still overwidth and required a pilot car to
escort it to the JI site.
The plane has already been put
to work: it was used in the Command Officer Incident command
course that started only four days
after the plane was delivered.In
using the aircraft, fire fighters,
police and ambulance personnel
respond to a report of a downed
aircraft. The scenario is intended
to train personnel for the type of
incident that could occur
anywhere in this province. D

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First-ever p.rovincial.·
ambulance competition
held at JI

Photo: Tony Williams

This article is adapted, with permission, from the EHS Mirror,
published by B.C. Ambulance Service.
The first-ever provincial competition for ambulance attendants
was a roaring success, and Minister of Health, Hon. Peter Dueck,
was determined not to miss it. He
made special arrangements to
take an early morning flight from
eastern Canada to be on hand for
the September 9 event, and
throughout the presentations
seemed impressed with the spirit
and camaraderie among participants. At one point Mr. Dueck
remarked to Executive Director
Fred Bates, B.C. Ambulance
Service, that the camaraderie was
"remarkable, considering they
come from so many different
communities."
Amid cheers and whistles, first
place teams threw high fives to
third place teams, and Advanced
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EHS staff
assist with
program for
newborns
Sandy Barabe, Co-ordinator,
Professional Health Programs,
Emergency Health Services
Academy has been asked by representatives from Children's Hospital and the BC Reproductive Care
Society to help them set up,
deliver and maintain a provincewide training program in newborn resuscitation. Maintaining
the standards of programs like
these is essential, and Sandy was
approached because of her expertise in establishing and delivering
the Advanced Cardiac Life Sup~
port program, a similar provincewide program for doctors and
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winners in the first responder
category.
Provincial competition co-ordinator Larry Binks (Supervisor
Region 1) received noisy appreciation for his efforts, and
Master of Ceremonies Ernie
Mothus (Unit Chief Region 2)
did an outstanding job of keeping
the evening lively. Host co-ordinator Elizabeth Davis (Supervisor Region 2) received
appreciative cheers and standing
ovations for her tireless work.
(Elizabeth actually slept at the
competition site the night before
to get an early jump on things.)
Health Minister Dueck also
received a standing ovation after
he joined in the spirit of the evening with an impromptu Speech
which got the crowd laughing and
cheering.
Kamloops will host the second
annual championships next September, and if they can top this
year's event it will be something
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The central registration office has
heard it all
The Central Registration Office
provides registration services for
all academies for their fee-for-service and public programs. Kerry
Gruber supervises the registration office; Lorraine Ordano
provides assistance to Kerry and
is responsible for the computer
entry for all registrants.
Each year the registration office processes over half a million
dollars in fees, registers more
than 5 000 students, and deals
with phone calls and enquiries
throughout the day.
When asked for some of the
more memorable comments
they've heard from people, Kerry
and Lorraine came up with these
examples:
• "I can't give you my credit card
number to register for a course ...
it's locked in the safe sol won'tuse
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• "I want to register bull won't give
you my credit card number in case
someone else hears it - but put me
in the course anyway."

advertised but the dates don't suit
me. Can you phone the other
registrants and set a different
date?"
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from a registrant" came enclosed
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