A Variety of Careers Available Within Regina Police Service
Saskatchewan Sage › August 04, 2009
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"I think the more First Nations people we have here, the more Aboriginal or Métis people that we have here, the better off we're going to be because they will police themselves. They will police the police, so to speak. It's hard for people to do things when your partner is one of the people that it may be happening to. So I think it's a real positive. I think it's certainly the way to go." The RPS is doing a lot of things to try to reach out to the Aboriginal community, both to create a better understanding of the police service and to encourage more Aboriginal people to consider careers with the service. The RPS has a cultural relations section that does a lot of outreach with the Aboriginal community and other cultural communities, and is in the process of putting together a program aimed at First Nation people living in the Treaty 4 area that the RPS hopes to run in May.
"We do a lot of cultural sensitivity training, cultural awareness training, internally at the police college," [Lance Dudar] said. There are also Elders on staff to provide support to Aboriginal employees. The RPS has shown its commitment to work with the Aboriginal community during recent police investigations, welcoming the involvement of Aboriginal volunteers in searches, and seeking advice from Elders. That in itself has gone a long way in building positive relationships, Dudar said.See the full content of this document
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A Variety of Careers Available Within Regina Police Service
By Cheryl Petten, Sage Writer, REGINA
The Regina Police Service (RPS) would like to increase the number of Aboriginal people it employs, both as police officers and within its civilian workforce.Sgt. Lance Dudar is a recruiting officer with the RPS....See the full content of this document
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