Abstract
A review of the past 20 years in Québec reveals the extent of the social and economic change that has occurred there. Such change has demanded the redefinition of service delivery in the public, para‐public and, indeed, the private sectors. Québec has shifted from a period centred, by and large, on growth, to a period of streamlined spending and optimum resource use. The Sûreté du Québec has had to adapt its management methods to this situation while dealing with numerous, major reforms. These changes have led to the establishment of the Development and Training Branch and helped to determine its mission, strategic policy directions, and action plans. Who we are, what we do, how we do it, and what results we are seeking are some of the questions that this paper prepared by the Development and Training Branch of the Sûreté du Québec, the Québec, Canada Provincial Police Force, addresses.
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Correspondence to: Madeleine‐B. Lussier, Director, Développement des compétences et des pratiques de gestion, Sûreté du Québec, 1701, rue Parthenais, Montréal, (QC H2K 357) Canada. Email: [email protected]
A local committee comprising SQ police officers and elected municipal representatives responsible for implementing SQ policing agreements in the municipalities.