Original Recording Date: 2025MAY22.

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TOPICS:

• Guests: President Brandon Sontag and Treasurer Kenny Van Dyke – California Force Instructors Association (CALFIA) - As a non-profit organization in California, our mission is to develop balanced and educated Use of Force Instructors. We do this by providing training and resources and partnering within our regions.
• The smart application of force.
• Using facts, law, and experience to guide decisions.
• The problem of politics in use of force.
• Decisions: from the desk to the street.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. California Force Instructors Association: https://calfia.org/
2. The Briefing Room: https://www.thebriefingroom.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find CALFIA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calfia_org/
2. Find The Briefing Room on:
   • IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebriefingroomofficial/
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-briefing-room-llc/

Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

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TOPICS:

• Guests: Executive Director Jean Bota and Director Becky Wylie-Jardine - Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association - ACCPA's goal is to ensure safety to Albertans and their communities through education and crime prevention awareness. They are the connector between rural and urban communities and agencies.
• ACCPA's history.
• Speaking to the right level.
  • Working with individuals to the various levels of government.
• How to be a collective voice.
  • Providing context and fact to the narratives.
• Education and Solutions.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association website: https://albertacrimeprevention.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find ACCPA on:
   • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@albertacommunitycrimepreve5239
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/albertacrimeprevention
   • X: https://www.twitter.com/ABcrimeprevent
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/72067627
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alberta_crime_prevention
2. Find Jean on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jean-bota-269a9326
3. Find Becky Wylie-Jardine on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/becky-wylie-jardine-m-a-icps-19251144

Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

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TOPICS:

• Guest: Detective-Sergeant John Khoshandish - unit commander for the York Regional Police Tactical Intelligence Unit, leading intelligence development on organized crime, and supporting national security, counter-terrorism, and foreign interference investigations.
• The unique work of the Tactical Intelligence Unit.
• Who is actually paying attention?
  • Mandates, investigative threshold, and the role of municipal law enforcement.
• Game-time: appealing to emotion vs. logic.
• Diaspora: Who can they turn to? What can they expect?
• The missing legislation and the expectations of law enforcement.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Det.-Sgt. Khoshandish on panel for SAC-LHR: Power, Pressure, and Propaganda: SAC-LHR: Power, Pressure, and Propaganda - B'nai Brith Canada

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Det.-Sgt. Khoshandish on LinkedIn: John Khoshandish - Detective Sergeant - Intelligence Bureau - York Regional Police | LinkedIn