Graffiti is a growing problem for police services across Canada, particularly in urban centres. Defacing public or private property projects negative images of a community, decreases property values, and generates concerns about personal safety. There are various motives associated with graffiti crime, ranging from meaningless vandalism to gang-related communications and intimidation. In every case, graffiti impacts on local communities and businesses and cultivates an atmosphere for the perpetration of other crimes.

The Graffiti Investigation course is designed to educate police officers on the crime of graffiti and to explain the procedures to follow when they are responding to the scene of a graffiti complaint.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Define graffiti and explain how the offence of mischief gives police the power to lay charges for graffiti related offences
• Define gang graffiti and explain how it is used for communication
• Define tag, taggers, and tagging crew and explain the evolution of a graffiti tagger
• Explain why graffiti crimes are committed and the impact these crimes have on their victims
• Recall new trends in graffiti and the common paraphernalia and tools used.
• Explain the procedure to follow when no suspect or a suspect is found at the scene of a graffiti complaint
• Explain how to correctly word and structure a graffiti search warrant to support what you are looking for and your grounds to believe
• Recall graffiti removal techniques

Level

This course is an introduction to graffiti related offences and is suitable for all officers.

Subject Matter Experts

Content for this course was developed by the Saskatoon Police Service. For additional details, please view the Course Training Standard.

Course Details

Content Provider: Saskatoon Police Service Price: $50.00 + GST Languages: English Course Duration: 2 hours Release Date: December 10, 2007 Date of Last Revision/Review: May 2009