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Prevention: Police and Officers

prevention: The Ontario Police Services Act lists the core police services as: crime prevention, public order maintenance, emergency response, assistance to victims and law enforcement, according to Globe and Mail. Crime prevention is wisely listed first because an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of enforcement. But police officers are not meant to be primarily law enforcers. Yes, officers put themselves at risk every day, responding to crimes and taking criminals out of circulation on behalf of the community. The enforcement-dominant policing model is the most expensive and most likely to put officers and members of the public in conflict. The police would be even more appreciated if they could do more to prevent the crimes from happening in the first place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.