Strategic Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement

Build alignment, momentum, and public confidence for policing change by supporting leaders to align governance, priorities, and workforce expectations across the organization. Deetken helps police services move beyond policy updates by facilitating inclusive dialogue, guiding complex transitions, and designing practical implementation frameworks that strengthen accountability, transparency, and workforce well-being.

• Drive transparent, inclusive conversations that build support, align priorities, and create a shared vision, especially on sensitive issues such as use of force, accountability, and transparency.
• Lead complex transformations, including transitions from contract policing to independent or Indigenous-led models, and support new ways of working that reflect the needs of today’s diverse workforce.
• Design tailored implementation frameworks that prioritize workplace wellness, support sworn and civilian mental health, and strengthen recruitment and retention across the policing profession.

Operational & Functional Reviews

Improve operational performance, support officer and staff well-being, and strengthen community trust by going beyond efficiency metrics to examine how policing environments, workflows, and resources function in practice. Deetken’s operational and functional reviews help police services identify what is hindering effectiveness and implement solutions that work in the real world.

• Assess and optimize operations by identifying inefficiencies, constraints, and obstacles that impact officer effectiveness, morale, and service delivery.
• Identify, implement, and evaluate solutions that work by redesigning spaces, workflows, and resource models, from idea generation through implementation and evaluation.
• Scan and innovate by introducing and socializing new approaches, including integrated technology, community-focused facility design, and collaboration spaces that support physical and mental well-being.

Community Safety & Well-Being Planning

Advance safer communities and stronger public confidence by leading proactive, multi-sector community safety and well-being planning that goes beyond reacting to issues and instead sets a clear, shared standard for prevention, engagement, and long-term impact. Deetken supports police services in aligning public safety priorities with wellness, equity, and community expectations through collaborative, evidence-informed planning.

• Lead proactive, multi-sector planning by partnering with policing, multi-sector agencies, and Indigenous communities to develop holistic community safety plans that address immediate risks while supporting long-term well-being.
• Implement data-driven policies by applying evidence and analytics to guide decisions, optimize resource allocation, and support innovative, community-focused approaches.
• Engage communities and stakeholders by working with community leaders, Indigenous groups, and diverse partners to co-create safety strategies that reflect local priorities, values, and aspirations.

• Scan and blueprint innovation by leveraging subject matter expertise to identify leading practices and develop new models for proactive community safety and engagement.

Leadership & Workforce Training

Strengthen leadership capability, workplace culture, and organizational resilience by delivering customized training that supports respectful, inclusive, and healthy policing environments. Deetken partners with police services to address workplace incivility, advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and build stronger, more cohesive teams aligned with operational realities.

• Collaboratively design training programs by working closely with leadership and teams to ensure content reflects organizational priorities, operational goals, and real-world challenges.
• Apply data-driven insights to inform, refine, and measure training effectiveness, ensuring relevance, accountability, and sustained impact.
• Engage participants as partners by actively involving sworn and civilian staff in shaping practical solutions that strengthen workplace culture, safety, and communication.

Workforce Transition & Change Support

Maintain service standards, workforce stability, and financial sustainability during periods of change by aligning staffing, assets, and long-term plans with evolving service demands. Deetken supports police services through workforce and fiscal transitions using economic modelling and evidence-based planning to ensure resources are deployed where they are needed most.

• Align resources with demand by applying economic and operational insights to ensure officers, civilian staff, and assets are matched to service needs and community expectations.
• Prove the value of safety initiatives by quantifying the social and financial impacts of programs to support informed investment decisions and budget allocations.
• Support long-term workforce and strategic planning by developing forward-looking projections that provide visibility into future staffing requirements, risks, and opportunities.

Implementing Innovative Policing Models

Improve public safety outcomes, operational decision-making, and community engagement by transforming policing data into meaningful, actionable insight that is embedded in everyday operations. Deetken helps police services move from data collection to practical implementation by aligning analytics with strategic priorities and operational realities.

• Identify critical data points by focusing on the information that matters most, pinpointing data aligned with strategic objectives, operational needs, and community priorities.
• Build accessible dashboards and analytic tools that deliver real-time, user-friendly insights to support tactical decisions and operational deployment.
• Integrate data into daily operations by embedding analytics into core processes, enabling more effective resource allocation, streamlined operations, and evidence-based community engagement.

AI Solutions for Efficiency & Community Impact

Improve operational efficiency, reporting quality, and community outcomes by applying responsible AI as a support tool that enhances, rather than replaces, professional judgment and accountability. Deetken helps police services integrate AI into day-to-day operations and plan for sustainable adoption through clear governance, phased implementation, and change-ready roadmaps.

• Streamline administrative work by automating routine tasks such as incident reporting and inquiry routing, freeing officers to focus on critical duties.
• Optimize resource allocation by using AI to identify risk patterns and service demand trends, enabling smarter deployment and faster response times.
• Enhance decision-making for high-frequency incidents by supporting analysis of recurring calls related to mental health, substance use, and housing vulnerability, enabling more coordinated, integrated responses.
• Improve reporting and information access by using AI to support report writing, data retrieval, and policy-aligned guidance, connecting officers quickly to the information they need.
• Guide responsible AI implementation and adoption by defining use cases, data readiness, governance requirements, and ethical safeguards, and developing phased AI roadmaps that align technology, policy, training, and change management.

For details on Deetken services in AI strategy and implementation, see our AI Consulting Services.

Time-Based Police Resource Modelling

Improve accountability, service performance, and staffing confidence by moving beyond population-based assumptions to objective, demand-driven resource modelling. Deetken helps police services make accurate, defensible deployment decisions by quantifying real workload, modelling service demand, and aligning resources with how and when calls actually occur.

• Measure actual workload by quantifying officer time and variability across calls for service, enabling a clear, evidence-based understanding of demand.
• Model queuing and delay by analyzing service-time distributions and call arrival rates to inform realistic response expectations and deployment logic.
• Design for effective response by optimizing watch structures and deployment across time, geography, and call priority using objective performance metrics.

Socioeconomic Impact of Policing

Maximize community benefit, fiscal responsibility, and public confidence by applying rigorous economic and socioeconomic analysis to policing investments. Deetken helps police services and decision-makers understand what delivers the greatest impact within constrained budgets and make evidence-based choices that strengthen community safety.

• Review and assess current budgets through a comprehensive analysis of policing expenditures to understand cost drivers, trade-offs, and opportunities for impact.
• Identify evidence-based best practices by examining innovations and approaches proven to improve community safety and outcomes.
• Apply economic modelling to quantify the impacts of policing resources, including time-based and program investments, and inform transparent, defensible investment priorities.