I recently met with a group of retired Centretown community members who were looking at what resources were available in the downtown community for seniors.
Police Beat: Involved seniors make a healthy and safer community
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Category: Community Voice
Opinions and views from members of your community . . .
Police Beat: Analysis vs. Action in Law and Order
“Paralysis by analysis.” This was a saying that popped into my head years ago when I was sitting in a committee whose purpose it was to look at the opportunities for the community to engage the police and help them better understand what was really going on in the community.
Police beat: The importance of community feedback
I have been looking forward to writing about this topic for some time and as usual the opportunity to do so presented itself when the Ottawa Police Service recently released the results of the 2008 Public Survey on Policing Services.
Police beat: Spotting learning disabilities early
Months ago, I received an e-mail from the resource co-ordinator of the Learning Disabilities of Ottawa-Carleton. She advised me that she thought it would be a good idea to write an article about the connection between learning disabilities and crime prevention.