Grants and Contributions:

Examining Police Policies and Practices in Mi'kma'ki - Pathways to Positive Policing Relationships

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$99,883.00

May 16, 2019 - Oct 31, 2019

Knowledge gathering / sharing circles will involve invited community members, Elders, Indigenous service providers, band councils, and representatives from several social service organizations pertaining to sexual violence and responses to such. These will identify gaps and explore opportunities for culturally grounded best practices to reduce racism, sexism and discrimination. Collectively, the activities are intended to develop the creation of an up-to-date map of policing services and policies currently in place in Mi'kma'ki to help inform the development of tools and resources to address gaps in the delivery of culturally competent police services.

Public Safety Canada

The recipient aims to produce a comprehensive review of previous studies including an evaluation of the Marshall Inquiry recommendations relevant to policing to inform future directions in policy making. It will create a map of the landscape of policing services in Mi'kma'ki to provide direction regarding gaps and establish an inventory of cultural competency training programs and an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of these programs to inform what to maintain and what to change. Moreover, there will be a report reflecting community-based priorities for culturally grounded policing relations to guide future engagement policies. Finally, there will be a "toolkit framework" consisting of comprehensive recommendations for next steps to build better relationships between police services and the police.

Antigonish , Nova Scotia, CA B2G 2W5

214-2019-2020-Q1-0052

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Indigenous recipients

Saint Francis Xavier University

Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP)

The contributions' overall objectives are to forge greater consensus and cooperation among various levels of government and other stakeholders through policy initiatives and activities. Contribution funding has been chosen in order to monitor progress and results of projects/initiatives. The program contributes to the achievement of departmental legislative, policy development, and consultative objectives by:

-Supporting projects in priority areas to address public policy issues of strategic importance to the Department;
-Supporting information driven projects and participation in cross-sectoral and inter-jurisdictional policy and legislative initiatives;
-Supporting innovative approaches and the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to translate knowledge into action for communities and community-based organizations; and
-Contributing to enhanced public safety and emergency management.