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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.
- The Nature and Extent of Marihuana Possession in British Columbia
- Targeting Marihuana Growing Operations in British Columbia: A Summary Report Highlighting Current Research Findings
- Marihuana Possession updated
- Cleaning Up Former Drug Operations in our Residential Neighbourhoods
- 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
- A Review of the Research on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program (2005)
Fire
- The Right Decision: Evidence-based Decision Making for Fire Service Professionals
- Container Updated
- Firefighters and Cancer
- Revisiting Smart Meters
- Construction English
- Construction French
- Guide French
- Guide English
- Construction
- Construction Site Fire - French
- Fire PD
- Wood Products
- Firefighter Injuries
- CWC - French
- Construction Fire May 2015
- Construction Fire May 2015
- Container Fire Safety
- Canadian Fire Community of Practice: Report on Intermediate Science and Technology Priorities of Canadian Fire Services
- Fires in Basements of Single-Detached Residential Property: A Retrospective Analysis of British Columbia Residential Fires Reported 2008 to 2013
- Reframing Situational Awareness within the Fire Service Culture: Literature Review Inspired by the Surrey Fire Service, British Columbia
- Revisiting the Safety of Smart Meter Installations in British Columbia: Analysis of Residential Structure Fires in BC between July 2010 and June 2013
- The Non-Random Nature of Fire Safety Inspection Compliance: A Platform for Predicting Fire RiskRegulatory Options to Prevent the Unsafe Use of High-powered Hydroponic Equipmen
- 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
- Evaluating Stakeholder Concerns with Wood Frame Buildings and Fire Risk (French version)
- 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
- Police Statistics on Marijuana Drug Files in Surrey, the Lower Mainland, and the Rest of British Columbia 2004-2008: A Comparative Analysis (2009)
- Fire Outcomes by General Construction Type
- A Review of Surrey Fire Service's Motor Vehicle Accident Response Assess Model
- Smart meter revised report
- Risk Assessment Tool
Leadership in Criminal Justice
Missing Persons
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
- Crash Study 2014
Emergency Motor Vehicle Crashes in British Columbia
Police
- The Value of Resources in Solving Homicides: The Difference Between Gang Related and Non-Gang Related Cases
- Abbotsford Crime Reduction
- Surrey Nutrition Report
- Surrey Break Time
- Socio-Economic Contributions
- Nutrition
- ALPR
- ALPR corrected
- ALPR update
- Collision updated
- RCMP Collisions
- Individual Theories of Homicide
- Surrey Business Safety
- Surrey Public Safety
- Continuous Improvement
- Continuous updated
- Eliminating Crime Mandarin
- Right Decision May 2015
- Right Decision May 2015 Workbook
- The Right Decision
- Challenges Associated with Interpreting and Using Police Clearance Rates (2012)
- RCMP Code of Conduct Cases in British Columbia (2011)
- Surrey RCMP Ride Along Study
- 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
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTORS TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Public Safety
- Do Judges Take Prior Record into Consideration? An Analysis of the Sentencing of Repeat Offenders in British Columbia (2012)
- BCAS Events
- The Incidence and Fear of Transit Crime (2011)
- Crime Reduction
- 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
- British Columbia Ambulance Service Resource Allocation Plan: An Analysis of Recent Changes to Call Codes
- Fire and Disasters
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