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Surveillance Investigator Job Opportunity

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Logo for CKRGlobalJob Opportunity:  Surveillance Investigator – CKR Global

Location: British Columbia – Vancouver Metro Area
Education: High School or equivalent; Security/investigator training
Hourly Rate: Negotiable
Job Type: Permanent, part-time
# of Positions: 2
Closing Date: October 12, 2012

About CKR
CKR Global, Canpro King-Reed LP is Canada’s largest full service risk mitigation and private investigation firm, established in 1975. We have over 450 full-time professional employees situated in 23 offices across Canada. We also have a global presence in various locations, such as: India, Afghanistan, Cyprus, and Latin America.

Our company has extensive access to a broad range of information sources, many of which are not accessible to the general public. We are continuously expanding our information resources, as well as our range of services, in order to continuously adapt to our clients’ ever-changing needs.

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Forensics Faculty Quoted in Article on 24/7 Victim Assistance

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Girl with head in hands not looking at cameraDid you know that Surrey now has a Mobile Assault Response Team (SMART) ? SMART is a 24-hour service hotline, launched in June, that ensures victims have support after physical or sexual violence:

“Once in a safe place, specially trained workers help women explore their options, explaining the medical, legal and social services available, and help them come up with a safety plan.”

Lynn Gifford, instructor in our Forensic Health Sciences program and forensic nursing services coordinator at Surrey Memorial Hospital, was quoted in a recent Surrey Leader article that introduced the community to this new and important service:

“After an assault, it is critical that women and girls receive immediate medical attention due to the possibility of injury, pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.”

Please read the full article to find out more about the assistance SMART provides in Surrey.

 

Sheila Early Presenting at the National Research Day

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Woman Being Counselled By a DoctorThe FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children (School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University), in partnership with the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia (EVA BC), the BC Society of Transition Houses, and the Canadian Observatory on the Justice System’s Response to Intimate Partner Violence, invites you to join us for the 2012 National Research Day conference, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence: Exploring the Continuum of Violence Against Women and Girls, to be held November 7-9 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown hotel.

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National Child Mistreatment Symposium in November

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Colourful puzzle piecesNational Child Maltreatment Symposium
November 25-28, 2012

The National Child Maltreatment Symposium is specificaly designed for multidisciplinary teams working in the area of child maltreatment. Our focus will be to identify the ways in which multidisciplinary child abuse investigation teams have evolved to effectively and successfully work in the best interests of children.

The symposium will be held in three stages, over four days, participants can select which phases are most applicable to their work.

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Go Back to School With BCIT Forensics

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A pile of books with a pencil and apple on topIt’s that time of year again… When children are returning back to school and adults are thinking about the year ahead. Do you feel that itch to start a new course with some fresh textbooks and notepads? Have you thought about taking a Forensics course at BCIT? If so, please join us at our information session on Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Downtown Campus starting at 5:30pm.

At the info session, each of our Program Coordinators gives a general presentation about their option, including tips on how to apply, when to apply, and what the career prospects are in their area. After the presentation, the attendees are divided up according to the option they’re most interested in and then are given more in-depth information from their particular Program Coordinator.  This is also an opportunity for you to ask questions specific to your circumstances and background, to see if your career aspirations line-up with what we have to offer.

All you have to do is visit our info session web page to sign-up. See you on the 1st!

Crime and Intelligence Analysis Instructor Rewarded

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A group of people clappingWe just wanted a take a quick moment to congratulate instructor Sean Bair. His company,  BAIR Analytics, Inc., was recently recognized as one of 50 Colorado Companies to Watch. Colorado Companies to Watch honours companies that develop valuable products and services, create quality jobs, enrich communities and create new industries throughout Colorado. Sean has been teaching the crime mapping and crime analysis courses in our Crime and Intelligence Analysis program since 2006.

Making a Difference Canada

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Woman Being Counselled By a DoctorA new website dedicated to giving voice to sexual assault victims crossed my desk recently, thanks to our Program Coordinator to Forensic Health Sciences, Sheila Early.

Making a Difference Canada‘s vision is to transform the current paradigm both here and abroad to ensure that sexual assault victims are no longer victimized by the very system that’s in place to protect them.

To read more about how they’re setting the record straight on how archaic biases still influence the criminal justice systems in Canada, the U.S. and other countries around the globe, please visit their website.

Essentials of Internet Search for Investigators

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FSCT 0038 – Essentials of Internet Search for Investigators: This one-day seminar in August condenses the best content of BCIT’s popular Internet for Investigations course into an intensive, hands-on roller coaster ride through the deep web. Learn the search strategies and tactics of the pros. Find out how to protect yourself online and how to assess reliability. Intensive and interactive, this seminar is only recommended for those who already have some Internet experience and want to take their search skills to the next level. A second day of online training is included in the cost of the course.

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CSI Student Academy Starts in July

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A student at the CSI Academy using some equipment.From July 9 to 13, 2012, BCIT will be the scene of a murder mystery. The blood and body may be fake, but the techniques used to solve the crime will be very true to life. Our CSI Student Academy is held every year to give local high school students an idea of what life is like as a forensic investigator. This year, students from grades 11-12 will learn how to apply real forensic techniques to things like knots, fingerprints, video analysis, and of course, DNA. At the end of their week of training, these students will apply their new skills to a murder mystery right here at BCIT. They will use what they learn to find clues, and then put them all together to discover the killer.

For more information about the Academy, visit their website.

A Webinar On the Women’s Health Effects Study

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Women of different ages and ethnicities.She’s left her abusive partner… Does that mean she’s okay now?
A webinar on findings from the Women’s Health Effects Study.

Date: Monday June 4, 2012
Time: 13:00-14:00 EST
Place: Online

Between 6% and 8% of women report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) each year in Canada – and this figure is broadly assumed to be under-reported. That’s over two million women a year.

Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Dr. Colleen Varcoe, Dr. Judy Wuest and their colleagues decided to take on the task of providing comprehensive evidence about the long-term effects of IPV on women’s health and lives even after leaving abusive relationships. In the Women’s Health Effects Study, they interviewed 309 women in Ontario, BC, and New Brunswick 5 times over a period of 4 years, gathering data about their health, relationships, service use, economic situation, personal strengths, and exposure to violence.

Marilyn, Colleen and Judy will discuss the findings of this research and how these results can be transformed into actions to end the impacts of violence in women’s lives.

Visit the webinar sitelet to register.