Introduction
The Regina Police Service (RPS) has illustrated its commitment to the public in it’s mission, vision and value statements. The Regina Police Service’s mission statement is public service first. This can be seen in many of the service’s units, including the victim service unit. The vision statement of RPS is “Working together to keep Regina Safe” (Regina Police Service, n.d.). The RPS website goes into greater detail as to their explanation of the vision statement, stating “public safety is the primary goal of the Regina Police Service” (Regina Police Service, n.d). Regina Police Service has listed their values as “Respectful, Professional, and Service” (Regina Police Service, n.d). The values statement is reflected in both the mission and vision statement as they are all written with one common interest; the pubic. RPS has employed both civilian and sworn members to aid the public in criminal matters throughout the city. This paper will look at the victim services unit employed by the Regina Police Service, as well as …show more content…
The community service section of RPS implemented the victim services unit (Regina Police Service, n.d.). According to RPS (n.d.), citizens from the public were trained as volunteers who provided information and referral services for victims of crime. The victim service unit of the Regina Police Service’s main purpose is to “assist victims of crime and traumatic events by providing them with information, support, and referral services in a sensitive and timely manner” (Regina Police Service, n.d.). There are many services that the victim service unit provides and are available to view by the public on the Regina Police Service website. Some of these services include: “Listening, police case information for victims, crime prevention advice and home visits for support” (Regina Police Service,