Hub & COR (Center of Responsibility) Initiative
Hub & COR (Center of Responsibility) Initiative
Two Canadian police chiefs address calls for change in policing
Ottowa police Chief Peter Sloly and Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee discuss the recent protests set in motion by the murder of George Floyd and calls for police reform.
June 12, 2020 | Youtube video (27:50)
Chief Sloly: Not enough is being done
Nov 21, 2019 Youtube video (2:21)
No more excuses: better policing & safer communities today (*Recommended)
Peter Sloly | TEDxToronto
Former Deputy Police Chief, Peter Sloly explores strategies for real change in policing and community safety. Peter Sloly has an international reputation for leading organizational change in the age of rapid unpredictable digitization. He is an expert in solving complex problems concerning justice and security using innovative, collaborative, and evidence-based best practices, and through his lived experience.
As Chief of Police Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Dale McFee researched best practices from around the world and found that the Hub Service Delivery models in the health industry and other social sector industries were effective at solving complex problems. He built the first police Kub in Canada in Prince Albert. The model is based the premise that every crime is underpinned by social issues: poverty, health, and education and that law enforcement is not an effective solution for underlying social problems. McFee enlisted the cooperation and collaboration of public health officials, public education officials, local not for profits, and civic leaders of all stripes. The initiative is credited with reducing violent crime by 37% and saving the population of fewer than 90,000 $13 million in three years. McFee then became Deputy Minister of Justice Saskatchewan where he conducted a seminal analysis of the criminal justice system that revealed:
1% of the people in Saskatchewan’s criminal justice utilized 60% of the system’s resources.
80% of those 1% were incarcerated because of mental health and addictions.
McFee posited that the analysis revealed the potential to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars from the downstream justice system the upstream preventative programs in public health and public education and get a better social and financial return on the investment of taxpayer funds.
Oct 2017 Youtube video (18:40)
Peter Sloly on leaving the Toronto Police. The full Metro Morning interview
Peter Sloly, Toronto’s former deputy chief told Metro Morning that he’s still “in love” with policing and public service despite his sudden resignation.
Feb 11, 2016 Youtube video (11:59)
The Prince Albert Hub and the Emergence of Collaborative Risk- driven Community Safety
By Dale R. McFee & Norman E. Taylor
The Hub Model / Situation Table
The Hub Model (also known as the Community Mobilization Prince Albert approach and Situation Tables in other jurisdictions) consists of a multi-agency team focused on addressing specific situations where the probability of experiencing harm is imminent.
The team works collaboratively to develop immediate, coordinated and integrated responses by mobilizing existing resources with the intent of reducing risk in a timely manner, usually within 24 to 48 hours.
The Hub - Centre of Responsibility (COR) Public Safety Canada
The Centre of Responsibility (COR) is an initiative which consists of representatives from the participating Ministries and Policing partners. The concept was an expansion of the Hub model, in which front-line workers collaborate to provide immediate support to high-risk families in the province. A COR is comprised of similar front-line workers but will analyze the “bigger picture” using trends and statistics gathered at the Hub level. The COR’s focus is on community safety and wellness working towards longer-term community goals and initiatives and possible systemic recommendations, formed through experience, research and analysis.
The Hub1 and COR are part of the province’s Building Partnerships to Reduce Crime (BPRC) initiative.
Apr 29, 2021 Last Update
Saskatoon HUB Table
Saskatoon Police Service - Be the Difference
Is Saskatchewan’s Crime-Reduction Initiative a model for states across America facing high crime rates?
The e-newsletter of the COPS Office | Volume 8 | Issue 1 | January 2015
Prince Albert Regional Intersectoral Committee 2010-2011 Annual Report
Statement of Mr. Dale McFee (Deputy Minister, Corrections and Policing, Ministry of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan) at the Public Safety and National Security Committee (Apr 16, 2013) (*Recommended)
Ottawa council unanimously supports new police mental health strategy
Oct 28, 2020 | Craig Lord | Global News
City council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday backing the Ottawa Police Service’s plans to explore new ways to respond to mental health crises with the support of other players in the city. The unanimous vote mainly throws council support behind directions laid out by the chief of police at Monday’s OPSB meeting, so the motion is largely a symbolic one.
OPS Chief Peter Sloly also said Monday that he has heard calls for change from the community. At the OPSB board meeting, he laid out a vision that would see police moved from the “head of the parade” to the “middle” when it comes to mental health response, with other practitioners in the community such as Ottawa Public Health or Crime Prevention Ottawa bringing their expertise to situations that don’t warrant a police-led approach.
‘The war on drugs was a failure’: Ottowa police chief calls for decriminalization and clemency
Ottowa police Chief Peter Sloly says Canada must invest in the decriminalization and public health approach to simple possession of illicit drugs. Sloly also says clemency must be pursued for Canadians who got caught up in the justice system because of the criminalization.
July 24, 2020 Youtube video (10:33)
Ottawa police chief bans officers from wearing ‘thin blue line’, other patches
Feb 22, 2021 | Craig Lord | Global News
Ottawa’s chief of police says he has implemented new uniform standards that would see any alterations, including the controversial “thin blue line” patch, banned from officers’ on-the-job attire.
Chief Peter Sloly said in his verbal update to the Ottawa Police Services Board on Monday evening that he has instituted a new policy, effective this week, that all OPS equipment and uniforms must be returned to the state they were first issued to them by the service’s quartermaster.
Springfield Police Department's "Hub & COR Initiative" receives financial boost
The Springfield Police department is implementing Scotland's "Hub & COR Initiative" which allows the city to direct emergency calls to the proper agency.
Sep 26, 2018 | WWLP-22News | Youtube video | (1:49)
Chelsea Hub, the Flagship Hub in the U.S.
The Chelsea Hub: A Model for Community Safety and Well-being
Working Together to Reduce Risk in Our Community
Chelsea Hub
City of Chelsea MA
Nov 27, 2018 | Youtube video | 3:32
Chelsea Hub Power Point Presentation (*Recommended)
Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A)
Community Risk Watch - Community Safety & Well-Being Video
The KFL&A Community Risk Watch (CRW) was formed in 2016 under the leadership of the Kingston Police Service and other senior executives in partnering agencies that encompasses situation tables in both Kingston as well as Napanee Ontario. Each community provides local leadership for their risk driven initiatives under the regional guidance of senior leaders in each of the partnering human service organizations.
The Chelsea Hub
Harvard Kennedy School ASH Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Government Innovators Network
Siloed responses to problems are often inadequate to address the interwoven issues associated with crime, poverty, and poor housing conditions. Many individuals require the services of more than one agency. Facing one of the highest violent crime rates in Massachusetts, in 20142015, the city of Chelsea altered its approach to crime reduction. The Hub program addresses crime through a multiagency approach, engaging a variety of government and community workers to provide assistance to high-risk individuals and families.
Connecting the City’s Social Services to Help At-Risk Populations
A four-year-old Massachusetts program called the Chelsea Hub helps vulnerable populations by increasing communication among a range of local groups.
July 17, 2019 | Amanda Abrams | Shelterforce
In Chelsea, Massachusetts, police, medical providers, and social services groups have found a low-cost way to reduce crime in the city while simultaneously encouraging at-risk residents to get the help they need.
Their strategy? Talking to one other.
Called the Chelsea Hub, the initiative consists of a weekly meeting among dozens of organizations and agencies to jointly discuss and determine how to help troubled individuals. Instead of each group working in isolation, hub members are able to apply multivariate solutions to multivariate problems.
Chelsea, Massachusetts 2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner
With Grit and Determination, a City Comes Together For Health