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Policing Standards in Nova Scotia

All Nova Scotia Policing Standards are currently under review and are subject to change.

Table of Contents

1 Police Role and Responsibilities
2 Jurisdiction and Centralized Services
3 Contractual Agreements for Police Services
4 Liaison with Other Agencies
5 Organization
6 Direction
7 Administrative Reporting
8 Planning and Research
9 Crime Analysis
10 Personnel Allocation
11 Financial Management
12 Job Classification and Description
13 Compensation, Benefits, and Health and Fitness
14 Career Development and Education
15 Disciplinary and Remedial Procedures
16 Recruitment
17 Selection
18 Training
19 Promotion
20 Performance Evaluation
21 Internal Audit
22 Patrol
23 Criminal Investigation
24 Organized Crime and Vice Control
25 Young Offenders
26 Crime Prevention
27 Unusual Occurrences
28 Tactical Operations
29 Criminal Intelligence
30 Internal Investigations
31 Community Relations
32 Traffic Administration
33 Traffic Law Enforcement
34 Traffic Accident Investigation
35 Traffic Direction and Control
36 Traffic Engineering
37 Traffic Ancillary Services
38 Prisoner Transportation
39 Detention Facility
40 Communications
41 Records
42 Evidence
43 Property Management

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