A parallel study between the resource typing as outlined in the American NIMS document and the levels of service required of the police forces of Quebec : Parallèle entre les ressources typées du document Américain nims et les niveaux de service exigés des corps policiers au Québec

Parallel 6 October 2009 THE POLICE ACT Section 70 of the Police Act stipulates that a municipal police force must provide, in the territory under its jurisdiction, services of the level applicable to the police force according to the population to be served. [...] Thus, the criterion withheld to determine the level of police services is the number of inhabitants to serve related to the police force in question. [...] As far as the Sûreté du Québec bomb squad and its explosives team and the Montreal City Police Force are concerned, their services correspond to those belonging to Type 1. The resources for these two entities relating to explosives and technical expertise belong to the highest category because both entities possess the personnel, the equipment and the training that define Type 1. It is important t [...] GATINEAU, LONGUEUIL, LAVAL Of the level 3 police forces identified, Gatineau and Longueuil possess the personnel and the equipment to respond to events as mentioned in the Regulation respecting the levels of police services, for instance : crowd control with risk of disturbance. [...] When we address the number of personnel assigned to the duties of crowd control, the Gatineau Municipal Police Force is somewhat like the Sherbrooke Municipal Police Force in that it answers to the characteristics found under Type 2. As for the rest, we must classify the Gatineau Municipal Police Force under Type 3 due to its gear and also due to its incapacity to intervene in incidents involving