RG-2 Specialist Officers
RG-2.01 Training Field Trainers
Duration: 2.5 hours (150 minutes)
Audience: Police trainers, community liaison officers, and divisional training leads
Purpose: Equip instructors to deliver accurate, respectful, and contextually appropriate Jewish-themed in-service training to sworn members.
Learning Objectives
- Develop foundational literacy in Jewish communal structure, holidays, and observances.
- Build confidence in teaching Jewish cultural content within a policing context.
- Model appropriate terminology, tone, and sensitivity.
- Integrate Jewish-specific examples into general diversity or bias-awareness curricula.
Session Breakdown
0:00–0:20 — Orientation & Framing
- The role of cultural literacy in police professionalism.
- How Jewish community engagement supports operational legitimacy.
0:20–1:00 — Core Knowledge: The Jewish Communal Landscape
- Overview of denominational diversity (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, etc.).
- Jewish calendar and life-cycle events as operational touchpoints.
- Institutional typology: synagogues, federations, schools, advocacy groups.
1:00–1:45 — Pedagogical Application Workshop
- Case studies: responding to synagogue protests, security walk-throughs, Shabbat incidents.
- Scenario building for front-line officers.
- Inclusive teaching techniques: framing faith content without bias or discomfort.
1:45–2:10 — Communications & Crisis Coordination
- Contact protocols with community security organizations (e.g., CIJA, local Jewish security committees).
- Role clarity: police vs. volunteer security teams.
- Coordinating joint exercises and respectful presence.
2:10–2:30 — Evaluation & Resource Integration
- Review of trainer’s toolkit: handouts, symbol charts, calendar guides.
- Q&A, reflection, and certification of readiness.
Outcomes
Trainers emerge with the capacity to:
- Deliver patrol-level cultural briefings.
- Adapt national hate-crime training to local Jewish contexts.
- Serve as internal reference persons for Jewish community engagement.
RG-2.02 Hate-Crime Specialist Course: Antisemitism, Symbolism, and Case Response
Duration: 2.5 hours (150 minutes)
Audience: Hate-crime investigators, intelligence analysts, and specialized constables
Purpose: Strengthen investigative and analytical capabilities regarding antisemitic incidents in Canadian jurisdictions.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and interpret antisemitic symbols, language, and coded references.
- Understand contemporary antisemitic ideologies, both domestic and transnational.
- Apply relevant sections of the Criminal Code of Canada (ss. 318–320.1) in investigative practice.
- Engage sensitively and effectively with Jewish victims and community partners.
Session Breakdown
0:00–0:25 — Defining Antisemitism in the Canadian Context
- Review of IHRA working definition and controversies.
- Overview of trends in hate incidents involving Jewish targets.
0:25–1:10 — Symbol and Language Recognition Lab
- Visual identification: graffiti, digital memes, extremist insignia.
- Linguistic decoding: “globalist,” “ZOG,” numeric substitutions (e.g., 14/88).
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT) resources for ongoing monitoring.
1:10–1:45 — Investigative Practice and Victim Care
- Elements of hate-motivated offences.
- Trauma-informed interviewing with Jewish victims and institutions.
- Evidence preservation in vandalism and online hate cases.
1:45–2:15 — Case Studies and Legal Integration
- Review of landmark Canadian cases (Hamilton synagogue vandalism; Toronto hate incidents).
- Cross-jurisdictional coordination with federal agencies and NGOs.
2:15–2:30 — Summary & Professional Partnerships
- Building liaison with Jewish community security organizations.
- Reporting pipelines for data integrity and national hate-crime registries.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Confidently identify antisemitic hate indicators.
- Integrate Jewish-specific awareness into investigative files.
- Strengthen community trust through informed, respectful engagement.
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