NCJ Number
210850
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 72 Issue: 7 Dated: July 2005 Pages: 56-58
Date Published
July 2005
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes Saskatchewan's (Canada) experience under a new model of service delivery for RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Traffic Services.
Abstract
The model sets strategic priorities that address the five leading factors in fatal and serious-injury crashes: impaired driving, seatbelt-wearing rates, aggressive driving, intersection control, and unsafe speed. The strategic objectives intended to address these causes are the promotion of prevention and education programs, problem-solving focused on public safety, intelligence-led policing through the development and piloting of the Traffic Service Management Information Tool, partnership development, quality collision investigation, and enforcement balanced to the risk to public safety. To better manage traffic services, supervisors have adopted strategies that include fostering a culture of excellence, development of performance standards, team service delivery, national integrated planning, and the improved use of technology. In Saskatchewan, except for two subtargets--speed-related crashes and deaths of vulnerable road users--significant progress has been made in meeting or exceeding subtargets. Specific initiatives include restricted driver's licenses for driving in Aboriginal communities in remote areas; alcohol abuse workshops; traffic safety presentations; and funding for working overtime in national traffic projects. In addition to Saskatchewan, the majority of provincial and territorial traffic coordinators have reported a reduction in fatal and serious-injury crashes in their jurisdictions.