Detachment Planning Project
During 2013-14, on behalf of the RCMP F Division, the Centre undertook a project to examine how the Division could best meet the service needs of the RCMP in Saskatchewan. The aim of the project was to identify the variables that should be considered when making detachment location decisions. During 2014-15, the Centre completed a literature review on factors considered in police detachment planning in Canada and internationally, as well as those factors that may be considered by other emergency service providers (i.e., ambulances, fire services). In addition, a consultation process was undertaken to identify the determinants most relevant to rural policing in Saskatchewan, which involved a number of interviews with various police stakeholders in the province. On the basis of the literature review and consultation process, a detachment planning model was developed, which relied heavily on geographic information system (GIS) mapping.