New policing priorities for Whitehorse RCMP have been listed for the upcoming fiscal year
YUKON – Reviewing policing priorities was top of mind for Whitehorse RCMP after collecting input.
This year is the first time police received input via a survey, they also got information by reviewing statistics and crime trends from previous years, reviews of calls for service and input from community partners and stakeholders.
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Education, prevention and enforcement related to Violence against women and girls, Including continued outreach to community partner agencies and monitoring quality investigations is one issue on the list.
Supporting healthy and safer first nation communities is another which, includes engagement and support of Kwanlin Dün First Nations and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council on self-determined administration of justice, as well as community engagement for all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis citizens in Whitehorse.
Visibility and approachability are on the agenda, with alternative patrols such as bike and boat, road safety including enforcement and education, and rural patrols.
Finally, community engagement finished the priorities and they plan to do so by, proactive engagement with youth, BIPOC communities, the LGBTQ2s+ community, referrals to restorative justice, and proactive media relations
Every year, based on the work done by the Yukon Police Council and the Department of Justice, the Minister of Justice establishes police priorities for the Yukon RCMP.
Whitehorse RCMP Detachment Commander Inspector Lindsay Ellis says.
“We appreciated how many people took the time to submit information to our survey earlier this year, we want to ensure that our Whitehorse RCMP priorities take into consideration your concerns, interests and needs. We hope our priorities this year will help us continue to build positive relationships with the Whitehorse community”
These territorial policing priorities are used by the Whitehorse RCMP Detachment together with other information to make sure that police personnel in the city concentrate on matters of importance.
