Police Departments across British Columbia acknowledge and support the Citizen Patrol Network and the hundreds of volunteers who work in tireless support of their local police and communities.
The BC Citizen Patrol Network represents a significant step towards organizing individual Citizen Patrol groups into an effective provincial organization.
The benefits are obvious: improved communication and networking among
volunteers and coordinators, opportunity for Provincial recognition of local efforts, promotion of promising practices for local or regional consideration, volunteer training opportunities and increased consistency across the Province.
The BC Citizen Patrol Network is not intended to detract from the autonomy of local groups. It will not interfere in the established right and ability of the local detachment commander / police chief to manage and direct Citizen Patrol operations.
We aim to facilitate the processes that enable volunteers and police officers across the province to continue to work together in the interests of community safety and well-being. |
