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You Break It, You Buy It: Owning the Life Behind the Broken Reflection
You Break It, You Buy It: Owning the Life Behind the Broken Reflection is a very personal view of what operational stress injury looks like from the perspective of three veteran first responders. Depression and anxiety disorders come in all shapes and sizes, and are catalysts for broken relationships, broken homes, and tragically, broken lives and suicide. This book was written because of the author's own mental health crisis that arose while living the dream.You Break It, You Buy It is available on Amazon, or just click the "shop" button to purchase it directly from the publisher!
Publications
Bridging the Gap: A Proposed Leadership Training Framework for Civilian Managers of Non-Police Enforcement (NPLE) Personnel
Community safety in Canada is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation. There are many exciting developments in how we are growing local government’s abilities to provide community standards and safety. The number of Non-police law enforcement (NPLE), such as Bylaw Enforcement Officers, Community Peace Officers, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, and Special Constables, is growing at an unprecedented rate. Such employment provides both a stepping stone into policing careers and a sustainable career path in its own right, an effective early training ground for up-and-coming policing professionals, while adding a layer of community safety to the public that is independent from the contemporary challenges of police staffing.
ABSTRACT:As municipal governments continue to use non-police law enforcement (NPLE) personnel in pursuit of public safety strategies, managers tasked with overseeing such staff are typically those without experience in the intricacies of law enforcement, public disorder, and the justice system. Non-police law enforcement calls for the use of very special skills, knowledge, and abilities not typically experienced in other areas of municipal operations. Managers, regardless of their profession, can effectively manage NPLE when afforded the opportunity to learn the law enforcement perspective, understand the stressors placed on enforcement staff, and be educated in the judicial requirements of municipal and provincial enforcement. Municipalities should refrain from placing staff under a manager strictly for ease and convenience. Further, the services provided should operate with proper oversight. Managers must be appropriately experienced in leading staff and operations involving complex and human-centred portfolios. This study outlines the issues faced by managers tasked with overseeing NPLE and provides a snapshot of the current professional structure of NPLE leadership in the province of Alberta, Canada.
ABSTRACT:Canada has the capability to provide a significant security blanket with which to protect Canadian citizens from the effects of terrorism. I will discuss the scholarly work in the area of extremism and associated ideologies. Contemporary issues of environmentalism, race and gender, and government legitimacy will be examined with respect to how they contribute to growing extremist segments of Canadian society. Findings support the argument that, as society grows in its liberal approaches, extreme ideologies from those on the fringes may begin to grow in order to counter the influence of opposing views and social policy. This article closes with a discussion of how the growth of extremism may be mitigated through attention to history and societal development, asserting control over the Internet, strengthening the criminal justice system, and education.
ABSTRACT:In Canada, there is much focus on diversionary tactics and restorative justice programs designed to redirect offenders from the judicial processes and incarceration. This study examines the impact of race on accessibility to restorative justice, as well as the challenges of colonialism, and the potential role of neocolonialism in exacerbating the inequities of the Canadian criminal justice system with respect to restorative practice. This study of race-based access to restorative justice involves a critical examination of the origins of contemporary restorative justice through the application of Critical Race Theory. The phenomenon of over-representation of Indigenous persons in Canadian correctional institutions is considered in light of emphasis on reportedly Indigenous–based restorative practices in the Canadian criminal justice system. The study findings confirm that restorative justice practices in the Canadian criminal justice system are purported to be Indigenous based, but if one were to examine Indigenous culture and investigate the history of such practices, one would discover that this is not accurate. Moreover, Indigenous people do not enjoy the benefits of their alleged cultural traditions with respect to restoration of collective interests due to inequitable access to restorative practices built into the justice system. Despite this current reality, researchers continue to investigate restorative practice and practitioners continue to work toward the development of restorative justice programs that can be delivered in a manner respecting authentic Canadian Indigenous ways.
Your Ways or Our Ways: Addressing Canadian Neo-colonialism and Restorative Justice
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