Wow 24 months ago folks the Toronto Police Service started its search for
Police Service started its search for
Police Service started its search for the new police chief I threw my hat in
the new police chief I threw my hat in
the new police chief I threw my hat in the ring for two reasons I really
the ring for two reasons I really
the ring for two reasons I really believe and passionately want to serve
believe and passionately want to serve
believe and passionately want to serve and protect the most vulnerable
and protect the most vulnerable
and protect the most vulnerable victimized marginalized people in
victimized marginalized people in
victimized marginalized people in society that’s a personal thing second
society that’s a personal thing second
society that’s a personal thing second reason I thought it was a
reason I thought it was a
reason I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to take on the top cop job and provide
take on the top cop job and provide
take on the top cop job and provide needed change in Canada’s largest
needed change in Canada’s largest
needed change in Canada’s largest municipal Police Service and by doing
municipal Police Service and by doing
municipal Police Service and by doing that influenced policing right across
that influenced policing right across
that influenced policing right across this country and right around the world
this country and right around the world
this country and right around the world now some of you may know I wasn’t
now some of you may know I wasn’t
now some of you may know I wasn’t successful in that little exercise but I
successful in that little exercise but I
successful in that little exercise but I wasn’t deterred because it’s not about
wasn’t deterred because it’s not about
wasn’t deterred because it’s not about position or rank it’s about making a
position or rank it’s about making a
position or rank it’s about making a difference in making a change so I
difference in making a change so I
difference in making a change so I continue to serve my city and serve
continue to serve my city and serve
continue to serve my city and serve within the Toronto Police Service and
within the Toronto Police Service and
within the Toronto Police Service and make the best contribution I could in
make the best contribution I could in
make the best contribution I could in the circumstances that I found myself in
the circumstances that I found myself in
the circumstances that I found myself in but about a year later I decided that I
but about a year later I decided that I
but about a year later I decided that I need a bit of her challenge I needed to
need a bit of her challenge I needed to
need a bit of her challenge I needed to try to make a bigger change I’d spent 27
try to make a bigger change I’d spent 27
try to make a bigger change I’d spent 27 years trying to make change inside
years trying to make change inside
years trying to make change inside policing and so I decided to leave go to
policing and so I decided to leave go to
policing and so I decided to leave go to the private sector and become a partner
the private sector and become a partner
the private sector and become a partner within Deloitte heading up their
within Deloitte heading up their
within Deloitte heading up their national security and justice practice
national security and justice practice
national security and justice practice so I could make needed change from the
so I could make needed change from the
so I could make needed change from the outside of policing now I’m here today
outside of policing now I’m here today
outside of policing now I’m here today to talk about policing I’m here to tell
to talk about policing I’m here to tell
to talk about policing I’m here to tell you that we can make bigger change need
you that we can make bigger change need
you that we can make bigger change need a change and we can do it together
a change and we can do it together
a change and we can do it together policing needs to change and there are
policing needs to change and there are
policing needs to change and there are public safety issues across this country
public safety issues across this country
public safety issues across this country that need different and innovative
that need different and innovative
that need different and innovative approaches to address them there are
approaches to address them there are
approaches to address them there are police officers in rural communities and
police officers in rural communities and
police officers in rural communities and urban communities who are increasingly
urban communities who are increasingly
urban communities who are increasingly frustrated by the lack of real progress
frustrated by the lack of real progress
frustrated by the lack of real progress within their profession of choice
within their profession of choice
within their profession of choice they’re increasingly frustrated about
they’re increasingly frustrated about
they’re increasingly frustrated about their inability to serve and protect the
their inability to serve and protect the
their inability to serve and protect the community members in their jurisdiction
community members in their jurisdiction
community members in their jurisdiction and they’re increasingly frustrated
and they’re increasingly frustrated
and they’re increasingly frustrated checked themselves when they go to work
checked themselves when they go to work
checked themselves when they go to work emotionally and physically and
emotionally and physically and
emotionally and physically and psychologically and there are community
psychologically and there are community
psychologically and there are community members from coast to coast to coast in
members from coast to coast to coast in
members from coast to coast to coast in this country and within the audience
this country and within the audience
this country and within the audience that’s watching us today who are
that’s watching us today who are
that’s watching us today who are increasingly frustrated by the quality
increasingly frustrated by the quality
increasingly frustrated by the quality and the cost of policing the financial
and the cost of policing the financial
and the cost of policing the financial and social costs of policing and quite
and social costs of policing and quite
and social costs of policing and quite frankly those people deserve to be
frankly those people deserve to be
frankly those people deserve to be better served protected and yes
better served protected and yes
better served protected and yes respected that’s why I’m here today I
respected that’s why I’m here today I
respected that’s why I’m here today I want to share with you some lessons
want to share with you some lessons
want to share with you some lessons learned some ideas in the form of
learned some ideas in the form of
learned some ideas in the form of stories from four different parts of the
stories from four different parts of the
stories from four different parts of the world stories that are gonna push you
world stories that are gonna push you
world stories that are gonna push you push leaders in policing in civil
push leaders in policing in civil
push leaders in policing in civil society to not accept what we’ve been
society to not accept what we’ve been
society to not accept what we’ve been told the change can’t happen it can’t
told the change can’t happen it can’t
told the change can’t happen it can’t happen soon it’s too expensive it’s too
happen soon it’s too expensive it’s too
happen soon it’s too expensive it’s too difficult real change can happen in
difficult real change can happen in
difficult real change can happen in policing and in public safety the first
policing and in public safety the first
policing and in public safety the first story I want to tell you about was this
story I want to tell you about was this
story I want to tell you about was this amazing lady Marcia Brown who I met in
amazing lady Marcia Brown who I met in
amazing lady Marcia Brown who I met in 2012 now those of you who are from the
2012 now those of you who are from the
2012 now those of you who are from the City of Toronto will know that in 2012
City of Toronto will know that in 2012
City of Toronto will know that in 2012 we had escalating levels of gun gang and
we had escalating levels of gun gang and
we had escalating levels of gun gang and drug-related violence across the city
drug-related violence across the city
drug-related violence across the city two major incidents stood out in the
two major incidents stood out in the
two major incidents stood out in the Eaton Centre in the busy food court two
Eaton Centre in the busy food court two
Eaton Centre in the busy food court two gang members opened up on each other
gang members opened up on each other
gang members opened up on each other with guns seven people were shot and one
with guns seven people were shot and one
with guns seven people were shot and one young man lost his life a pregnant
young man lost his life a pregnant
young man lost his life a pregnant mother and a child under the age of 13
mother and a child under the age of 13
mother and a child under the age of 13 were also wounded a few weeks later at a
were also wounded a few weeks later at a
were also wounded a few weeks later at a sunny backyard barbecue in south
sunny backyard barbecue in south
sunny backyard barbecue in south scarborough gang members got together
scarborough gang members got together
scarborough gang members got together and opened up in a confined area 22
and opened up in a confined area 22
and opened up in a confined area 22 people were shot and two young people
people were shot and two young people
people were shot and two young people lost their lives but there are other
lost their lives but there are other
lost their lives but there are other tragedies spread across the city and
tragedies spread across the city and
tragedies spread across the city and some of those tragedies took place in
some of those tragedies took place in
some of those tragedies took place in marcia brown’s Rexdale neighborhood now
marcia brown’s Rexdale neighborhood now
marcia brown’s Rexdale neighborhood now marcy is a very special person she’s
marcy is a very special person she’s
marcy is a very special person she’s actually a special education teacher but
actually a special education teacher but
actually a special education teacher but she decided after a weekend of
she decided after a weekend of
she decided after a weekend of particularly bad violence that she
particularly bad violence that she
particularly bad violence that she needed to do something more she
needed to do something more she
needed to do something more she challenged herself to do something
challenged herself to do something
challenged herself to do something different and do it with different
different and do it with different
different and do it with different people to accomplish different outcomes
people to accomplish different outcomes
people to accomplish different outcomes for the people in her neighborhood she
for the people in her neighborhood she
for the people in her neighborhood she literally went out in the streets and
literally went out in the streets and
literally went out in the streets and found 15 people who were
found 15 people who were
found 15 people who were risk to be victimized and in some cases
risk to be victimized and in some cases
risk to be victimized and in some cases to do victimizing themselves she brought
to do victimizing themselves she brought
to do victimizing themselves she brought them into her new program called trust
them into her new program called trust
them into her new program called trust 15 the outcomes of the program in cruse
15 the outcomes of the program in cruse
15 the outcomes of the program in cruse improve educational success and through
improve educational success and through
improve educational success and through mentoring improve the characters of the
mentoring improve the characters of the
mentoring improve the characters of the people in that program now Marci had an
people in that program now Marci had an
people in that program now Marci had an immediate impact on the lives of the
immediate impact on the lives of the
immediate impact on the lives of the people in her program and she started to
people in her program and she started to
people in her program and she started to inspire the people in her neighborhood
inspire the people in her neighborhood
inspire the people in her neighborhood but she couldn’t do it alone and she was
but she couldn’t do it alone and she was
but she couldn’t do it alone and she was very much alone at that time that’s when
very much alone at that time that’s when
very much alone at that time that’s when I got a phone call from the local police
I got a phone call from the local police
I got a phone call from the local police commander now this gray haired cop had
commander now this gray haired cop had
commander now this gray haired cop had been on the job for 50 years that’s one
been on the job for 50 years that’s one
been on the job for 50 years that’s one year for every year that I’ve been alive
year for every year that I’ve been alive
year for every year that I’ve been alive you can figure out my age I think he
you can figure out my age I think he
you can figure out my age I think he called me to come and help him to help
called me to come and help him to help
called me to come and help him to help Marcia we got together we got to know
Marcia we got together we got to know
Marcia we got together we got to know Marcia and we started to work with her
Marcia and we started to work with her
Marcia and we started to work with her to bring other people in the community
to bring other people in the community
to bring other people in the community towards her program we gave her space in
towards her program we gave her space in
towards her program we gave her space in the local police station so she could
the local police station so she could
the local police station so she could open an office and we provided her with
open an office and we provided her with
open an office and we provided her with administrative support we actually both
administrative support we actually both
administrative support we actually both joined her new board of directors to
joined her new board of directors to
joined her new board of directors to help her raise money to grow the program
help her raise money to grow the program
help her raise money to grow the program the program three years later went from
the program three years later went from
the program three years later went from 15 to 190 young people who were off the
15 to 190 young people who were off the
15 to 190 young people who were off the streets in the program and on the way to
streets in the program and on the way to
streets in the program and on the way to success marcia brown is a courageous
success marcia brown is a courageous
success marcia brown is a courageous person and the lessons i learned from
person and the lessons i learned from
person and the lessons i learned from watching her working with private sector
watching her working with private sector
watching her working with private sector leaders the local police and other
leaders the local police and other
leaders the local police and other members of her community inspired me it
members of her community inspired me it
members of her community inspired me it inspired me to try to do something
inspired me to try to do something
inspired me to try to do something different from a policing standpoint I
different from a policing standpoint I
different from a policing standpoint I started the first neighborhood policing
started the first neighborhood policing
started the first neighborhood policing program in Toronto I recruited officers
program in Toronto I recruited officers
program in Toronto I recruited officers from across the service to come together
from across the service to come together
from across the service to come together in teams of four and I signed them into
in teams of four and I signed them into
in teams of four and I signed them into the twenty most vulnerable victimized
the twenty most vulnerable victimized
the twenty most vulnerable victimized and marginalized communities in the city
and marginalized communities in the city
and marginalized communities in the city and I asked them to do three things I
and I asked them to do three things I
and I asked them to do three things I asked them I didn’t tell them an
asked them I didn’t tell them an
asked them I didn’t tell them an in-point of my shoulder in my rank and
in-point of my shoulder in my rank and
in-point of my shoulder in my rank and direct them I asked them to do three
direct them I asked them to do three
direct them I asked them to do three things number one when you go into those
things number one when you go into those
things number one when you go into those neighborhoods I want you to go in there
neighborhoods I want you to go in there
neighborhoods I want you to go in there and prevent crime not enforce the law
and prevent crime not enforce the law
and prevent crime not enforce the law crime prevention was their primary
crime prevention was their primary
crime prevention was their primary mandate not law enforcement but don’t
mandate not law enforcement but don’t
mandate not law enforcement but don’t get me wrong enforcement is still an
get me wrong enforcement is still an
get me wrong enforcement is still an important part of
important part of
important part of policing there are some very bad people
policing there are some very bad people
policing there are some very bad people who need to spend time behind bars but
who need to spend time behind bars but
who need to spend time behind bars but enforcement overused and abused becomes
enforcement overused and abused becomes
enforcement overused and abused becomes a negative impact a very costly negative
a negative impact a very costly negative
a negative impact a very costly negative impact on the lives of human beings in
impact on the lives of human beings in
impact on the lives of human beings in those communities and it does affect the
those communities and it does affect the
those communities and it does affect the lives of the officers who are overusing
lives of the officers who are overusing
lives of the officers who are overusing it as well to those officers I asked
it as well to those officers I asked
it as well to those officers I asked them to do another thing when you go
them to do another thing when you go
them to do another thing when you go into those neighborhoods find a
into those neighborhoods find a
into those neighborhoods find a community lead organization who are
community lead organization who are
community lead organization who are doing good things in those neighborhoods
doing good things in those neighborhoods
doing good things in those neighborhoods and join them support them under their
and join them support them under their
and join them support them under their leadership support what they’re doing
leadership support what they’re doing
leadership support what they’re doing bring your resources and your energy to
bring your resources and your energy to
bring your resources and your energy to bear on that find your own Marci Brown
bear on that find your own Marci Brown
bear on that find your own Marci Brown and Trust 15 and the third thing I asked
and Trust 15 and the third thing I asked
and Trust 15 and the third thing I asked him to do that’s I told him that they
him to do that’s I told him that they
him to do that’s I told him that they would be measured on two outcomes their
would be measured on two outcomes their
would be measured on two outcomes their ability to improve public safety in
ability to improve public safety in
ability to improve public safety in their neighborhood and more importantly
their neighborhood and more importantly
their neighborhood and more importantly their ability to improve public trust
their ability to improve public trust
their ability to improve public trust with the people in those neighborhoods
with the people in those neighborhoods
with the people in those neighborhoods a year later I visited every one of
a year later I visited every one of
a year later I visited every one of those twenty neighborhood officer teams
those twenty neighborhood officer teams
those twenty neighborhood officer teams and I heard the same story over and over
and I heard the same story over and over
and I heard the same story over and over and over again I heard when they went
and over again I heard when they went
and over again I heard when they went into their neighborhoods in the first
into their neighborhoods in the first
into their neighborhoods in the first few weeks were met with distrust and
few weeks were met with distrust and
few weeks were met with distrust and quite frankly sometimes disrespect I
quite frankly sometimes disrespect I
quite frankly sometimes disrespect I heard that after a few weeks with
heard that after a few weeks with
heard that after a few weeks with efforts on both sides of the equation
efforts on both sides of the equation
efforts on both sides of the equation they started to talk to each other
they started to talk to each other
they started to talk to each other listen to each other hear each other see
listen to each other hear each other see
listen to each other hear each other see each other feel each other and once had
each other feel each other and once had
each other feel each other and once had gotten to that point they found the
gotten to that point they found the
gotten to that point they found the compassion to discover common ground and
compassion to discover common ground and
compassion to discover common ground and common purpose and they necessary to
common purpose and they necessary to
common purpose and they necessary to work together to share information
work together to share information
work together to share information together to empower each other to create
together to empower each other to create
together to empower each other to create new solutions to long-standing justice
new solutions to long-standing justice
new solutions to long-standing justice and social problems and they had amazing
and social problems and they had amazing
and social problems and they had amazing results let me tell you about a very
results let me tell you about a very
results let me tell you about a very simple one the officer on the stream on
simple one the officer on the stream on
simple one the officer on the stream on the screen there is sergeant Chris louse
the screen there is sergeant Chris louse
the screen there is sergeant Chris louse he led the first neighborhood team I
he led the first neighborhood team I
he led the first neighborhood team I found and assigned into the Dixon Road
found and assigned into the Dixon Road
found and assigned into the Dixon Road community
community
community sergeant allow his team took a long time
sergeant allow his team took a long time
sergeant allow his team took a long time to build up trust in that community it
to build up trust in that community it
to build up trust in that community it took effort on both halves of the
took effort on both halves of the
took effort on both halves of the equation eventually they found a group
equation eventually they found a group
equation eventually they found a group of Somali women who were trying to build
of Somali women who were trying to build
of Somali women who were trying to build a library inside
a library inside
a library inside the apartment complex in order to
the apartment complex in order to
the apartment complex in order to provide after-school homework program
provide after-school homework program
provide after-school homework program space and reading materials for the
space and reading materials for the
space and reading materials for the young people they help to fund raise the
young people they help to fund raise the
young people they help to fund raise the money they went out and got books
money they went out and got books
money they went out and got books donated they helped to build the library
donated they helped to build the library
donated they helped to build the library itself along with the community groups
itself along with the community groups
itself along with the community groups yes they did some enforcement they had
yes they did some enforcement they had
yes they did some enforcement they had to arrest some gang members in there but
to arrest some gang members in there but
to arrest some gang members in there but after one year of those combined efforts
after one year of those combined efforts
after one year of those combined efforts they reduced homicides from an average
they reduced homicides from an average
they reduced homicides from an average of 10 homicides per year for the
of 10 homicides per year for the
of 10 homicides per year for the previous three years ten shooting
previous three years ten shooting
previous three years ten shooting homicides all involving young men for
homicides all involving young men for
homicides all involving young men for the previous three years down to zero
the previous three years down to zero
the previous three years down to zero zero and year one zero and year two and
zero and year one zero and year two and
zero and year one zero and year two and zero in year three now every one of you
zero in year three now every one of you
zero in year three now every one of you know there’s a social cost to a homicide
know there’s a social cost to a homicide
know there’s a social cost to a homicide but I’m not sure how many of you know
but I’m not sure how many of you know
but I’m not sure how many of you know that there’s a financial cost in 2014
that there’s a financial cost in 2014
that there’s a financial cost in 2014 Public Safety Canada did a study and
Public Safety Canada did a study and
Public Safety Canada did a study and they determined that the average
they determined that the average
they determined that the average homicide in Canada costs taxpayers you
homicide in Canada costs taxpayers you
homicide in Canada costs taxpayers you me us five to six million dollars for
me us five to six million dollars for
me us five to six million dollars for each homicide now just take the numbers
each homicide now just take the numbers
each homicide now just take the numbers that we saw in three years in one micro
that we saw in three years in one micro
that we saw in three years in one micro community in the middle of Toronto
community in the middle of Toronto
community in the middle of Toronto average of 10 homicides for year for
average of 10 homicides for year for
average of 10 homicides for year for three years that’s projected over the
three years that’s projected over the
three years that’s projected over the next three years potentially 30 lives
next three years potentially 30 lives
next three years potentially 30 lives that were saved 30 families that were
that were saved 30 families that were
that were saved 30 families that were saved from burying their kids and for
saved from burying their kids and for
saved from burying their kids and for taxpayers for those of you that matter
taxpayers for those of you that matter
taxpayers for those of you that matter around dollars and cents somewhere in
around dollars and cents somewhere in
around dollars and cents somewhere in the range of 15 to 18 million dollars
the range of 15 to 18 million dollars
the range of 15 to 18 million dollars money that could be reinvested into
money that could be reinvested into
money that could be reinvested into public health public education social
public health public education social
public health public education social services why not just build an actual
services why not just build an actual
services why not just build an actual library I’ve given you some examples
library I’ve given you some examples
library I’ve given you some examples about urban policing in Canada’s biggest
about urban policing in Canada’s biggest
about urban policing in Canada’s biggest city but do these examples actually
city but do these examples actually
city but do these examples actually apply in rural communities across Canada
apply in rural communities across Canada
apply in rural communities across Canada this is Dale McPhee a good friend of
this is Dale McPhee a good friend of
this is Dale McPhee a good friend of mine he was a police chief in Prince
mine he was a police chief in Prince
mine he was a police chief in Prince Albert L Saskatchewan a small town in
Albert L Saskatchewan a small town in
Albert L Saskatchewan a small town in the middle of Prairieland he was a
the middle of Prairieland he was a
the middle of Prairieland he was a private sector entrepreneur before he
private sector entrepreneur before he
private sector entrepreneur before he became a cop and he brought that
became a cop and he brought that
became a cop and he brought that entrepreneurial mindset to looking at
entrepreneurial mindset to looking at
entrepreneurial mindset to looking at problem-solving he researched best
problem-solving he researched best
problem-solving he researched best practices from around the world and he
practices from around the world and he
practices from around the world and he found that hub service delivery models
found that hub service delivery models
found that hub service delivery models in
in
in health industry and other social sector
health industry and other social sector
health industry and other social sector industries were really good at solving
industries were really good at solving
industries were really good at solving complex problems so we built the first
complex problems so we built the first
complex problems so we built the first police hub in Canada right in Prince
police hub in Canada right in Prince
police hub in Canada right in Prince Albert now it’s based on a simple
Albert now it’s based on a simple
Albert now it’s based on a simple premise you have a crime every crime is
premise you have a crime every crime is
premise you have a crime every crime is underpinned by social issues poverty
underpinned by social issues poverty
underpinned by social issues poverty health education you could enforce the
health education you could enforce the
health education you could enforce the hell out of the crime and that actually
hell out of the crime and that actually
hell out of the crime and that actually solved the problems so let’s see if we
solved the problems so let’s see if we
solved the problems so let’s see if we can actually try to solve the hell out
can actually try to solve the hell out
can actually try to solve the hell out of the problems and let the crime take
of the problems and let the crime take
of the problems and let the crime take care of itself and so he brought an
care of itself and so he brought an
care of itself and so he brought an unusual group of suspects around the
unusual group of suspects around the
unusual group of suspects around the table to work with his cops public
table to work with his cops public
table to work with his cops public health public education local
health public education local
health public education local not-for-profits civic leaders from every
not-for-profits civic leaders from every
not-for-profits civic leaders from every stripe in every background after three
stripe in every background after three
stripe in every background after three years they’d reduced violent crime in
years they’d reduced violent crime in
years they’d reduced violent crime in Prince Albert by 37 percent and they had
Prince Albert by 37 percent and they had
Prince Albert by 37 percent and they had saved taxpayers over 13 million dollars
saved taxpayers over 13 million dollars
saved taxpayers over 13 million dollars it’s a small population of less than
it’s a small population of less than
it’s a small population of less than 90,000 people that thirty thirteen
90,000 people that thirty thirteen
90,000 people that thirty thirteen million dollars to go a long way
million dollars to go a long way
million dollars to go a long way Dale McPhee then became the Deputy
Dale McPhee then became the Deputy
Dale McPhee then became the Deputy Minister of Justice in the province of
Minister of Justice in the province of
Minister of Justice in the province of Saskatchewan he did a seminal analysis
Saskatchewan he did a seminal analysis
Saskatchewan he did a seminal analysis on the criminal justice system and he
on the criminal justice system and he
on the criminal justice system and he found that 1% of the people in the
found that 1% of the people in the
found that 1% of the people in the Saskatchewan criminal justice system
Saskatchewan criminal justice system
Saskatchewan criminal justice system cost the system 60% of the funds 1% cost
cost the system 60% of the funds 1% cost
cost the system 60% of the funds 1% cost 60 percent those of you in public health
60 percent those of you in public health
60 percent those of you in public health I think those numbers resonate with you
I think those numbers resonate with you
I think those numbers resonate with you he did a further analysis on that 1%
he did a further analysis on that 1%
he did a further analysis on that 1% against what he found 80% of the reason
against what he found 80% of the reason
against what he found 80% of the reason why they were in jail mental health and
why they were in jail mental health and
why they were in jail mental health and addictions
addictions
addictions he went to premier Brad Wall he said
he went to premier Brad Wall he said
he went to premier Brad Wall he said Brad you don’t have a crime problem in
Brad you don’t have a crime problem in
Brad you don’t have a crime problem in Saskatchewan you don’t have a justice
Saskatchewan you don’t have a justice
Saskatchewan you don’t have a justice problem in Saskatchewan you got a health
problem in Saskatchewan you got a health
problem in Saskatchewan you got a health problem in Saskatchewan and you know
problem in Saskatchewan and you know
problem in Saskatchewan and you know what else we could redirect potentially
what else we could redirect potentially
what else we could redirect potentially hundreds of millions of dollars out of
hundreds of millions of dollars out of
hundreds of millions of dollars out of the downstream justice system into
the downstream justice system into
the downstream justice system into upstream preventive programs in public
upstream preventive programs in public
upstream preventive programs in public health and public education and get a
health and public education and get a
health and public education and get a bigger social and financial return on
bigger social and financial return on
bigger social and financial return on the investment for our taxpayers the
the investment for our taxpayers the
the investment for our taxpayers the last story I want to tell you about is
last story I want to tell you about is
last story I want to tell you about is an international story two weeks ago I
an international story two weeks ago I
an international story two weeks ago I was in Lisbon Portugal at a global
was in Lisbon Portugal at a global
was in Lisbon Portugal at a global summit on say on smart cities and I was
summit on say on smart cities and I was
summit on say on smart cities and I was part of a group of international thought
part of a group of international thought
part of a group of international thought leaders police officials private sector
leaders police officials private sector
leaders police officials private sector leaders and we were trying to figure out
leaders and we were trying to figure out
leaders and we were trying to figure out not just how to make cities
not just how to make cities
not just how to make cities martyr but how to make cities safer and
martyr but how to make cities safer and
martyr but how to make cities safer and we started talking about a phenomenon
we started talking about a phenomenon
we started talking about a phenomenon called the Bogota experiment Bogota
called the Bogota experiment Bogota
called the Bogota experiment Bogota Colombia in 1995 the center of the
Colombia in 1995 the center of the
Colombia in 1995 the center of the Colombian drug cartels one of the top
Colombian drug cartels one of the top
Colombian drug cartels one of the top five most violent cities anywhere in the
five most violent cities anywhere in the
five most violent cities anywhere in the world the heart of the international
world the heart of the international
world the heart of the international drug trade alexa mayor mayor mochas a
drug trade alexa mayor mayor mochas a
drug trade alexa mayor mayor mochas a former professor who had a platform
former professor who had a platform
former professor who had a platform where he said we can turn ordinary
where he said we can turn ordinary
where he said we can turn ordinary residents of the city of Bogota Colombia
residents of the city of Bogota Colombia
residents of the city of Bogota Colombia into super citizens he was a bit of a
into super citizens he was a bit of a
into super citizens he was a bit of a crazy character he thought that you
crazy character he thought that you
crazy character he thought that you could bring different people from
could bring different people from
could bring different people from different parts of civil society
different parts of civil society
different parts of civil society together and with a little bit of
together and with a little bit of
together and with a little bit of creativity a sprinkling of humor you
creativity a sprinkling of humor you
creativity a sprinkling of humor you could come up with creative solutions
could come up with creative solutions
could come up with creative solutions for very complex and vexing problems
for very complex and vexing problems
for very complex and vexing problems just as problems crime problems social
just as problems crime problems social
just as problems crime problems social problems as an example on average Bogota
problems as an example on average Bogota
problems as an example on average Bogota experienced 1300 traffic accident deaths
experienced 1300 traffic accident deaths
experienced 1300 traffic accident deaths per year 1,300 deaths in a city of
per year 1,300 deaths in a city of
per year 1,300 deaths in a city of 200,000 people that’s a large ratio you
200,000 people that’s a large ratio you
200,000 people that’s a large ratio you take your life going into your hand and
take your life going into your hand and
take your life going into your hand and take your life in your hands going on
take your life in your hands going on
take your life in your hands going on the streets and he found that the
the streets and he found that the
the streets and he found that the majority of those deaths took place
majority of those deaths took place
majority of those deaths took place within intersections so he went to the
within intersections so he went to the
within intersections so he went to the colleges and universities and he brought
colleges and universities and he brought
colleges and universities and he brought actors out of the arts programs and
actors out of the arts programs and
actors out of the arts programs and dress them up as clowns and put them at
dress them up as clowns and put them at
dress them up as clowns and put them at the high accident locations to direct
the high accident locations to direct
the high accident locations to direct traffic well I guess in 1995 in Bogota
traffic well I guess in 1995 in Bogota
traffic well I guess in 1995 in Bogota clowns directed traffic better than the
clowns directed traffic better than the
clowns directed traffic better than the cops did they reduced traffic accidents
cops did they reduced traffic accidents
cops did they reduced traffic accidents by 50 percent in one year they saved 700
by 50 percent in one year they saved 700
by 50 percent in one year they saved 700 lives in one year they tackled firearm
lives in one year they tackled firearm
lives in one year they tackled firearm homicides next they found that the
homicides next they found that the
homicides next they found that the majority of homicides took place in
majority of homicides took place in
majority of homicides took place in licensed premises bars and entertainment
licensed premises bars and entertainment
licensed premises bars and entertainment districts involving too much
districts involving too much
districts involving too much testosterone too much booze and access
testosterone too much booze and access
testosterone too much booze and access to weapons they brought in the local
to weapons they brought in the local
to weapons they brought in the local entertainment owners private sector
entertainment owners private sector
entertainment owners private sector owners they formed 7,000 community
owners they formed 7,000 community
owners they formed 7,000 community groups mostly led by women
groups mostly led by women
groups mostly led by women they changed the operating hours of the
they changed the operating hours of the
they changed the operating hours of the bars and the way they served alcohol and
bars and the way they served alcohol and
bars and the way they served alcohol and they allowed the women and their teams
they allowed the women and their teams
they allowed the women and their teams to go into the entertainment district to
to go into the entertainment district to
to go into the entertainment district to modify the behavior that
modify the behavior that
modify the behavior that testosterone-driven male
testosterone-driven male
testosterone-driven male crowd within one year reduced the
crowd within one year reduced the
crowd within one year reduced the homicide rate by 70% we’re talking about
homicide rate by 70% we’re talking about
homicide rate by 70% we’re talking about the saving of thousands of lives now
the saving of thousands of lives now
the saving of thousands of lives now what’s the common element in all these
what’s the common element in all these
what’s the common element in all these stories first thing is is courage
stories first thing is is courage
stories first thing is is courage courageous leaders from all walks of
courageous leaders from all walks of
courageous leaders from all walks of life worked with other courageous
life worked with other courageous
life worked with other courageous leaders from all walks of life and came
leaders from all walks of life and came
leaders from all walks of life and came up with creative new solutions that were
up with creative new solutions that were
up with creative new solutions that were customized to their local problems they
customized to their local problems they
customized to their local problems they challenged the status quo all of these
challenged the status quo all of these
challenged the status quo all of these changes had immediate positive impact
changes had immediate positive impact
changes had immediate positive impact that were sustained over the course of
that were sustained over the course of
that were sustained over the course of time that did not require the hiring of
time that did not require the hiring of
time that did not require the hiring of more police officers or the increase of
more police officers or the increase of
more police officers or the increase of government budgets none of them required
government budgets none of them required
government budgets none of them required mass surveillance or mass arrests all of
mass surveillance or mass arrests all of
mass surveillance or mass arrests all of them were done outside of our
them were done outside of our
them were done outside of our irrespective of electoral cycles and
irrespective of electoral cycles and
irrespective of electoral cycles and they all had a longtime impact on their
they all had a longtime impact on their
they all had a longtime impact on their communities and the lives of the people
communities and the lives of the people
communities and the lives of the people that live there now of all those
that live there now of all those
that live there now of all those commonalities the most important one is
commonalities the most important one is
commonalities the most important one is courage the courage to start with
courage the courage to start with
courage the courage to start with yourself and challenge yourself the
yourself and challenge yourself the
yourself and challenge yourself the courage does challenge the status quo
courage does challenge the status quo
courage does challenge the status quo whether it be the culture of your
whether it be the culture of your
whether it be the culture of your community or the nature of your
community or the nature of your
community or the nature of your organization the courage to take
organization the courage to take
organization the courage to take calculated risk because every one of
calculated risk because every one of
calculated risk because every one of those people took a risk a personal and
those people took a risk a personal and
those people took a risk a personal and professional risk to overcome resistance
professional risk to overcome resistance
professional risk to overcome resistance to change the courage to do what’s right
to change the courage to do what’s right
to change the courage to do what’s right they were self disciplined they made
they were self disciplined they made
they were self disciplined they made self sacrifices and they provided
self sacrifices and they provided
self sacrifices and they provided selfless service to their societies and
selfless service to their societies and
selfless service to their societies and they United to include they didn’t
they United to include they didn’t
they United to include they didn’t divide they came together even with
divide they came together even with
divide they came together even with people they didn’t like and probably
people they didn’t like and probably
people they didn’t like and probably didn’t trust and they did something big
didn’t trust and they did something big
didn’t trust and they did something big they made a big difference in policing
they made a big difference in policing
they made a big difference in policing and public safety
now before I finished my comments I want
now before I finished my comments I want to share a personal thing with you I
to share a personal thing with you I
to share a personal thing with you I left the Toronto Police Service last
left the Toronto Police Service last
left the Toronto Police Service last February and I joined the private sector
February and I joined the private sector
February and I joined the private sector I stepped off the public stage the
I stepped off the public stage the
I stepped off the public stage the conditions of my departure were such
conditions of my departure were such
conditions of my departure were such that I didn’t have a chance to say a
that I didn’t have a chance to say a
that I didn’t have a chance to say a proper thank you to the tens of
proper thank you to the tens of
proper thank you to the tens of thousands of people in this city
thousands of people in this city
thousands of people in this city and across this country who worked
and across this country who worked
and across this country who worked courageously with me to make policing
courageously with me to make policing
courageously with me to make policing and public safety better so before I
and public safety better so before I
and public safety better so before I step off this stage today I want to send
step off this stage today I want to send
step off this stage today I want to send a message out to anyone in the audience
a message out to anyone in the audience
a message out to anyone in the audience here today and anyone in the audience
here today and anyone in the audience
here today and anyone in the audience out there
out there
out there help me I want to say thank you thank
help me I want to say thank you thank
help me I want to say thank you thank you
you
you policing is important critically
policing is important critically
policing is important critically important in this city and in this
important in this city and in this
important in this city and in this country and in any democratic city
country and in any democratic city
country and in any democratic city anywhere in the world we know what it
anywhere in the world we know what it
anywhere in the world we know what it takes to make good policing and good
takes to make good policing and good
takes to make good policing and good Public Safety good cops working with
Public Safety good cops working with
Public Safety good cops working with caring citizens and courageous civic
caring citizens and courageous civic
caring citizens and courageous civic leaders coming together for customized
leaders coming together for customized
leaders coming together for customized solutions to solve their problems we
solutions to solve their problems we
solutions to solve their problems we know we have the tools for success in
know we have the tools for success in
know we have the tools for success in that formula right here in this room and
that formula right here in this room and
that formula right here in this room and in the audience and we know that we can
in the audience and we know that we can
in the audience and we know that we can make real change now the only other
make real change now the only other
make real change now the only other thing that we know is that there are no
thing that we know is that there are no
thing that we know is that there are no more excuses thank you
more excuses thank you
more excuses thank you [Applause]
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