Part 4: OPP Detachment Boards and the Power of Local Insight OPP Detachment Boards sit in...
Part 3: Municipal Police Service Boards and the Cost of Absorbed System Failure Police demand is...
Post 2: Why Boards Must Attend CSWB Tables Most police governance boards know that Community Safety...
Part 1: When Social Systems Strain, Police Absorb the Weight Police Governance Boards often focus on...
Part 5: Practical Steps and the Path Forward Opening The purpose of this series has been...
Part 4: Evidence-Based Oversight and Data-Informed Boards Good governance depends on good information. Boards make better...
Part 3: Building Culture into Strategic Planning This discussion applies to municipal police services boards, which...
Part 2: Governance, Leadership, and Accountability Leadership sets the tone for everything inside a police service...
Part 1: Understanding Police Culture and Why It Is Complex Police culture is not a slogan...
Special constables are now part of many public safety models in Ontario. They work in transit...
Good governance does not happen by accident. It develops through practice, reflection, and the confidence to...
We talk about transparency as if it is self-explanatory. Under the Community Safety and Policing Act,...
Introduction: Why the Numbers Matter Every meeting, OPP Detachment Boards receive information from their detachment commander...
Introduction: The New Currency of Trust Across Ontario, the conversation about policing is shifting from instinct...
Post 5: The Shift Starts Here Governance is not a checklist. It is a mindset. And...
Post 3: Measuring What Matters Most police governance boards in Ontario have never been asked to...
Post 2 Raising the Bar: Why Four Meetings a Year Isn’t Enough There’s a long-standing pattern...
Police Governance in Ontario is not what it used to be. The Community Safety and Policing...
Post 5: What Boards Don’t Know About Public Feedback And Why It Matters Police Governance Boards...
Post 4 Validating Feedback: Why Boards Must Own Their Role Boards ask for public input. The...
Post 3 Facing the Fear: Why Boards Must Show Up Anyway Let’s talk about the sessions...
Post 2 Guiding the Conversation: Why Police Governance Boards Must Ask Better Questions When boards invite...
As part of the way boards build their budgets for next year, they are focused on...
Post #5: Stewardship & Resilience – Leadership That Lasts Police governance isn’t easy. It’s complex, high-stakes,...
Post #4: Credibility Through Visibility – Your Website Is Your Governance Voice Under the CSPA, police...
Post #3: Transparency – The DNA of Accountable Governance “If oversight builds trust, transparency sustains it.”...
Post #2: Integrity in Oversight – Owning the Hard Conversations to Build Public Confidence Oversight is...
Post 1: Accountability in Action Recent headlines, from Durham Region to Peterborough, Thunder Bay, and Windsor,...
Post 5: Future-Proofing Police Governance Starts Now This week we explored what it means to future-proof...
Post 4: Clarifying Roles in the Governance Ecosystem One of the most persistent challenges in police...
Post 3: Building Capacity for Complex Oversight Police Governance is becoming more complex. Boards need the...
Post 2: From Oversight to Activation — Boards That Lead Police boards are being called to...
Post 1: A Weeklong Series for Boards in Transition Police Governance in Ontario is entering a...
Post 5: Strong Boards Build Safer Communities Police governance boards are not just budget reviewers—they are...
Post 4: Balancing Cost with Innovation Boards that invest in their own development build trust, transparency,...
Post 3: Development Is Not Excess Board development is often misunderstood as unnecessary spending. In reality,...
Post 2: : The Budget Blind Spot Police boards are responsible for overseeing multi-million dollar policing...
Post 1: Budgeting for Board DevelopmentBudget season is approaching, and #policegovernanceboards across Ontario are preparing to...
