In Canada, this has involved working with communities, municipal councils, municipal police services and the RCMP on a variety of projects focused on the police and communities of diversity, including Indigenous communities and vulnerable and at-risk persons, police performance, building organizational and operational capacities, and the effectiveness and efficiency of police policies and strategies. Internationally, this has included police-related projects in Latvia, Denmark, Netherlands, the Commonwealth Caribbean, Japan, the United States, and Egypt.

Recently-completed projects include a review of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CSFEU)(with M. Porteous and Y. Dandurand)(2023); a resource review of the RCMP detachment in Prince George, (BC);,2022); a resource review of the RCMP, Fire Service, Community Safety Officers, and By-Laws in Penticton (BC) (with E. Sopow)(2022); a study of mental health and well-being among sworn officers and civilians in the Victoria (BC) Police Department (2021); an evaluation of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Service Service Delivery Model (2020); a resource review of Kelowna RCMP and Police Services (2019); a review of street check policy and practice in Edmonton (2018) and Vancouver (2019); an operational review of the Vancouver Police Department (2017); a study of patrol deployment in the Delta (BC) Police Department (2016) and in the Saanich (BC) Police Department (2016); and, an operational review of the Winnipeg Police Service (2013). Recent reports produced for Public Safety Canada include Contemporary Policing Responsibilities (2017); The Use of Private Security Services for Policing (2016); and, Improving Police Efficiency – Challenges and Opportunities (2015).”

Dr. Griffiths primary areas of police consulting and research are:

• Organizational Reviews
• The Police and Community engagement
• Mental health and well-being of sworn officers and civilian employees
• Policing in Rural and Remote Communities

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