Reports and Publications

The following is a list of some of the projects completed by the CPSCJR in previous years. Click on the title to download a free PDF copy of the report.

This page is constantly being updated, so please check back soon for additional CPSCJR Research Reports.


Drugs

• What the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations Overlook
• Revisiting the Issues Around Commercially Viable Indoor Marihuana Growing Operations in British Columbia
• The Nature and Extent of Marihuana Growing Operations in Mission British Columbia: A 14 Year Review (2011)
• Electrical Consumption in Indoor Marihuana Grow Operations in BC (2011)
• The Nature and Extent of Marihuana Growing Operations in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia 1997-2010 (2011)
• Responding to Marijuana Grow Operations: A Community Handbook
• Community Response to Marijuana Grow Operations: A Guide Towards Promising Practices (2009)
• Police Statistics on Marijuana Drug Files in Surrey, the Lower Mainland, and the Rest of British Columbia 2004-2008: A Comparative Analysis (2009)
• Police Drug Sample Submissions to the Health Canada Drug Analysis Service Laboratory and Police Statistics on Drug Offences in BC 2004-2008: A Comparative Analysis of the Decline (2009)
• Responding to the Dangers of Methamphetamine: Towards Informed Practices (2007)
• Marihuana Growing Operations in Alberta: 1997-2004 (2007)
• Revisiting Hydroponic Cultivation Equipment Outlets in British Columbia, Alberta, and Washington State (2006)
• Community Response to Marijuana Grow Operations: A Guide Towards Promising Practices (2005)
• Clandestine Drug Laboratories in British Columbia (2005) - English
• Clandestine Drug Laboratories in British Columbia (2005) - French
• Marihuana Growing Operations in British Columbia Revisited (2005)
• A Review of the Research on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program (2005)

Fire

• Surrey Fire Services' Attendance Management Program
• Taller Wood Buildings and Fire Safety
• Sprinkler Systems and Residential Stucture Fires‌
• Fires that Commence on Balconies of Mulit-Residential Buildings
• Propane-Fueled Vehicles and Multi-Residential Building Storage Risk
• Report on the Feasibility of a Canadian National Fire Information Database
• Evaluating Stakeholder Concerns with Wood Frame Buildings and Fire Risk
• A Review of Reserch Literatur on 24 Hour Shifts for Firefighters
• Assessing the Safety of Smart Meter Installations in British Columbia: Analysis of Residential Structure Fires in BC between July 2010 and June 2012
• Examining “Regular” Fire-Safety Inspections: The Missing Relationship between Timing of Inspection and Fire Outcome (2012) by Fire Chief Len Garis and Dr. Joseph Clare
• Smoke Alarms Work, But Not Forever: Posing the Challenge of Adopting Multifaceted, Sustained, Interagency Responses to Ensuring the Presence of a Functioning Smoke Alarm (2012) by Fire Chief Len Garis and Dr. Joseph Clare
• Sprinkler Systems and Fire Outcomes in Multi-Level Residential Buildings (2012) by Len Garis and Joe Clare
• Police Statistics on Marijuana Drug Files in Surrey, the Lower Mainland, and the Rest of British Columbia 2004-2008: A Comparative Analysis (2009)

Leadership in Criminal Justice 

• Book Review Series Volume 1 - Books Worth Reading for Leaders in Criminal Justice

Missing Persons

• A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Missing Persons in BC where Foul Play has not been Ruled Out (2009)
• A Review of the Nature and Extent of Uncleared Missing Persons Cases in BC (2008)

Motor Vehicle

• Understanding and Reducing RCMP Motor Vehicle Collisions (2011)
• Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR): How Long Should the Data Retention Be? (2010)
• The Nature and Extent of Impaired Driving in RCMP Jurisdictions in BC (2008)
• A Report on the Utility of the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) System in BC (2007)
• Motor Vehicle Theft: An Analysis of Recovered Vehicles in the Fraser Valley

Police

• Challenges Associated with Interpreting and Using Police Clearance Rates (2012)
• RCMP Code of Conduct Cases in British Columbia (2011)
• Surrey RCMP Ride Along Study ‌
  • General Findings (2010)
  • Break Time (2011)
  • Surrey_-_Nutrition_Report.pdf
  • Time in Vehicle (2011)
• Why the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT)? (2011)
• Complaints against the RCMP in British Columbia: A 15 Year Review (2010)
• Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation (PARE): Phase 1: Task Analysis (2008)
• Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation (PARE): Phase 2: Discrete Item Analysis (2008)
• A National Review of RCMP Motor Vehicle Crashes: 2004 – 2005 (2007)
• Accidents de Véhicules de la GRC : Étude Nationale 2004–2005 (2007)
• A 30 Year Analysis of Police Service Delivery and Costing: E Division (2005) - English
• A 30 Year Analysis of Police Service Delivery and Costing: E Division (2005) - French 

Public Safety

• Do Judges Take Prior Record into Consideration? An Analysis of the Sentencing of Repeat Offenders in British Columbia (2012)
• The Incidence and Fear of Transit Crime (2011)
• Reducing Recidivism in Domestic Violence Cases (2011)
• The Planning and Execution of Security for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games: 38 Best Practices and Lessons Learned (2010)
• Public Safety Survey: Burnaby (2009)
• Public Safety Survey: Upper Fraser Valley (2009)
• Public Safety, Victimization, and Perceptions of the Police in 8 RCMP Jurisdictions in British Columbia
• Kamloops Public Safety Survey: A Comparison between 2006 and 2008
• Public Safety Survey: Comox Valley Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Upper Fraser Valley Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Terrace Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Prince George Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Penticton Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Kamloops Area (2007)
• Public Safety Survey: Cowichan Valley Area (2007)

 Research Note Series

• Marked vs. Unmarked Patrol Vehicles (2011) by John Martin

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