Martin Prud’homme will present its reorganisation strategy

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Martin Prud’homme

Sarah Daoust-Braun

Tuesday, 27 February, 2018 14:43

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Considering its organizational structure ” too heavy “, the interim director of the SPVM Martin Prud’homme presented on Tuesday its strategy to get back on track the police.

The chief of police has found that the administrative structure of the SPVM night of internal communications and operational management, leading to losses of efficiency and an imbalance in the workloads.

To put a brake on this heaviness and improve communication ” from the bottom as from the top “, he announced the abolition of 7 posts of assistant directors, the senior management will increase from 11 frames to 4 as had been reported in January in The Journal.

These managers will be responsible for four new directions, namely criminal investigations, the gendarmerie, the corporate services and the directorate of professional standards who will take care of the office of internal affairs, and the service of the promotion.

Passage to the city hall of Montreal, Martin Prud’homme has confirmed the findings highlighted by the report Bouchard, who criticizes severely the division of internal affairs within the police of the metropolis.

“It is a unit that has lost the confidence of all. His credibility was so questioned that it affects his functioning, ” he said. Since coming to office, he appointed Sophie Roy as chief inspector for the internal affairs, which must review its practices to ensure better management.

It has also confirmed the existence of cliques and clan wars within the police force in montreal that affect the work climate.

Martin Prud’homme, the head of the SPVM, for a term of one year, has however assured that the service to the citizens has not been affected and that the police officers remain competent.

– With the collaboration of Laurence Houde-Roy