Police Organization and Training

Edmonton Police Service implemented organizational restructuring under the guise of Community policing and fiscal restraint. Dr. Clarke's law enforcement experience has spanned the realm of operational policing (Constable- Kingston, Ontario), to that of, Director: Police and Peace Officer Training and Curriculum Development for the Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security (SGPS). He currently is the Director of the Alberta SGPS Staff College. Prior to joining the Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security he held the position of Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Criminal Justice program at Athabasca University. He has carried out empirical studies on the implementation of community based policing, police organizational/managerial change, police training, intelligence led policing and the shifting boundaries between private and public policing. Dr. Clarke has completed research for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Federal Solicitor General, Health Canada, Edmonton Police Service, the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service, the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Commission of Canada. Dr. Clarke currently is acting President of the Canadian Association of Police Educators and is a board member of the Canadian Police Sector Council. 3.  Chief Superintendent Dale L. Sheehan is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Born and raised in Montreal, he attended John Abbott College's Police Technology Program. He is a graduate of Carleton University (B.A. Sociology/Criminology/Law) and as his duties have transferred him across Canada, has attended and taken courses at the University of Prince Edward Island, Acadia University, University of Ottawa and University of Regina. Chief Superintendent Sheehan joined the RCMP in 1986 and after graduating from Depot in Regina, was posted to Montague P.E.I. Following that he transferred to Kentville, Nova Scotia. His duties included highway patrol, general duties, general investigation section and drugs. During this time, he was seconded to the former Yugoslavia (Erdut, Ilok, Vukovar) with the United Nations Peacekeeping forces in 1993 as a member of the civilian police to monitor and report human rights violations, crimes against humanity and other war atrocities. Returning to Nova Scotia, he was transferred to the RCMP Training Academy (Depot) in Regina as a driving instructor and academic facilitator. He was promoted to Sergeant in Informatics and was commissioned as Support Services officer at Depot. He was then Officer in charge of the Canadian Law Enforcement Training Unit, responsible for the training and development of federal government partners such as Fisheries and Oceans and Parks Canada. Chief Superintendent Sheehan was transferred to Ottawa, Learning and Development and promoted to Superintendent. He was then promoted to Director General, Chief Superintendent of the RCMP Learning and Development Branch. His responsibilities included all RCMP National Training programs, Tactical and Technical Training, Canadian Law Enforcement Training and International Training. He is Past President Of the Canadian Association of Police Educators and sits on several national and international boards of director. He has recently published a book entitled "Behind the Badge, the History of the RCMP Training Academy." In October 2007, Chief Superintendent Sheehan won an international competition and was appointed as the first Director of Police Training and Development at INTERPOL. He currently resides in Lyon France