The Ron Chhinzer Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ron Chhinzer
The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers the topics of public safety, economic development, and health & wellbeing.
THE LIFE SERIES: I have been missing in action for a few weeks not because of work reasons, but because of personal. I've been set back with another injury and during a moment of meditation, I began to journal about what the word "hope" actually meant. Outside of the "belief" aspect of it, hope can be a tricky emotion to manage. Sometimes having hope can keep you in a terrible situation for a long, long time.
Recognizing when it's a diminishing return is an essential component of living a healthy life...at least that's what I believe in this moment.
- Ron Chhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca @RealRonChhinzer
COMMUNITY SERIES: On June 9th, 2022, I was asked to conduct a presentation to a School Council on the importance of cyber and social media awareness for them as parents, teachers, and positive adult role models.
- Ron Chhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca @RealRonChhinzer
COMMUNITY SERIES: On May 21st, 2022, I was invited to speak to the Peel Regional Police Service's Divisional Mobilization Unit and mentees from the Seva Food Bank on teaching, coaching, and mentoring.
This conversation has been edited to protect the personal information of the person I was mentoring.
- Ron Chhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca @RealRonChhinzer
COMMUNITY SERIES: On May 10th, 2022, I was invited out to be a police mentor at the 2022 Career Expo in Vaughan, Ontario. I had a sit down with a person who wanted to be a police officer where I helped her develop skills and techniques to not only prepare for her police interview, but to also pass her physical testing. I posted up snippets on social media and I had a large feedback of people who were interested in hearing the entire conversation.
This conversation has been edited to protect the personal information of the person I was mentoring.
The full video can be found on my YouTube channel at @RealRonChhinzer.
- Ron Chhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca @RealRonChhinzer
COMMUNITY SERIES: An Ontario community requested more information on human trafficking & sexual exploitation. Fortunately, Kelly Tallon Franklin made herself available to share her experiences and expertise on the topic.
Kelly Tallon Franklin is the founder and Chief Executive Director of Courage for Freedom, a Canadian-leading organization who exists to educate, train, and certify front-line and community service providers on proven strategies and prevention tactics to serve vulnerable victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Kelly is an international and national anti human trafficking task force chairperson with Business and Professional Women and has been acknowledged and awarded many accolades globally as a survivor advocate and activist champion of minor aged children and youth. Kelly, her teams, and their projects have created awareness movements and developed support for victim survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation that include equine therapy, trauma informed and person centric care approaches that are revered and respected. Kelly is a survivor, best-selling author, award-winning speaker, respected advocate, and trainer on the issue of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, force prostitution and equines.
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
COMMUNITY SERIES: On April 19th, 2022, I was a keynote speaker at the 2022 Committee of Youth Officers in the Province of Ontario Conference in Niagara Falls, Canada.
"Gang violence is a billion dollar problem that impacts every major city in the world. With a yearly increase in homicides, violence involving firearms, drug trafficking, and sex trafficking, police services are forced to look at additional initiatives that support long term strategies and enforcement efforts, including developing a gang prevention and exit strategy.
During this lecture, Police Constable Ron Chhinzer will share the lessons learned, best practices, and framework for any police service to develop an integrated and comprehensive gang prevention task force."
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
NOTE: There is some profanity in this presentation.
In November of 2019, I was invited out to speak to Criminal Justice Studies students at Centennial College on my path into policing, gang prevention in Toronto, and to provide some advice for those that wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement.
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
LEADERSHIP SERIES "Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander" by General Bruce C. Clarke.
The Leadership Series of The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers excerpts from books that have had an impact on how I've operated as leader in policing, both informal and formal.
The Ron Chhinzer #Podcast @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca contact@ronchhinzer.ca
LIFE SERIES
The Life Series of The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers off various journal entries I've made over the last 5+ years of my thoughts on navigating achievement in pursuit of fulfillment as a husband, a father, a coach, a friend, a police officer, and someone still looking for the "end goal".
This episode was just a rant.
The Ron Chhinzer #Podcast @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca contact@ronchhinzer.ca
LEADERSHIP SERIES "About Face" by Colonel David H. Hackworth & Julie Sherman
The Leadership Series of The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers excerpts from books that have had an impact on how I've operated as leader in policing, both informal and formal.
The Ron Chhinzer #Podcast @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca contact@ronchhinzer.ca
LEADERSHIP SERIES "About Face" by Colonel David H. Hackworth & Julie Sherman
The Leadership Series of The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers excerpts from books that have had an impact on how I've operated as leader in policing, both informal and formal.
The Ron Chhinzer #Podcast @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca contact@ronchhinzer.ca
LEADERSHIP SERIES "About Face" by Colonel David H. Hackworth & Julie Sherman
The Leadership Series of The Ron Chhinzer Podcast covers excerpts from books that have had an impact on how I've operated as leader in policing, both informal and formal.
The Ron Chhinzer #Podcast @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca contact@ronchhinzer.ca
Between September of 2019 and March of 2020, l hosted 30 Gang Prevention Town Halls in the City of Toronto.
In February of 2020, we hosted this particular town hall with included Police Constable Dale Swift and filmmaker Rico King. This particular town hall had a wide variety of community members and some people with significant impact in the City of Toronto.
Out of all of the town halls I hosted, this one was the most memorable.
Enjoy!
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
NOTE: There is some profanity in this presentation.
In June of 2019, I was invited out to speak to every Special Constable in the Toronto Community Housing Corporation over four weekly workshops aimed at developing effective communication and performing under stress and pressure.
According to the APA, "cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.
It is important to emphasize that advances in CBT have been made on the basis of both research and clinical practice. Indeed, CBT is an approach for which there is ample scientific evidence that the methods that have been developed actually produce change. In this manner, CBT differs from many other forms of psychological treatment."
This portion of the workshop covered the practical applications of CBT in law enforcement.
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
In January of 2022, I was invited to speak to students in Centennial College's Criminal Justice Program.
I've been invited to speak at this College several times, however, in this lecture I go over many topics including; how I got into policing, guns and gangs, my personal connection to the impacts of crime, and some insights as a police officer that may be of value to the up and comers.
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
This workshop happened in January of 2020, after a 15 year old student was shot and killed while waiting for a bus by another student after school in the City of Toronto.
At that time, I was working in the Toronto Police Service in the Integrated Gang Prevention Task Force with a subject matter expertise in gang prevention.
I was invited out to the school of both the victim and the offender to provide some information, education, and insight to their staff members - who were torn as they taught both the victim and the offender.
At the time, a portion of a workshop I was conducting aimed around understanding the risk factors that impact children that produce extremely violent teenagers and adults. The aim was for educators, caregivers, and people in authority to recognize the risk factors before they became fatal.
"They Call Us Monsters", a documentary film by Ben Lear, goes behind the walls of the Compound, a high-security facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters.
The film follows three young offenders who sign up to take a screenwriting class with producer Gabe Cowan as they await their respective trials. Arrested at 16, Jarad faces 200 years-to-life for four attempted murders; Juan, also arrested at 16, faces 90-to-life for first-degree murder; Antonio was arrested at 14 and faces 90-to-life for two attempted murders. As the boys work with Gabe on their screenplay, their complex stories are revealed.
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In 2019, I created and implemented a 1/2 day workshop focused on relationship development in a high-stress and low-trust environment.
This workshop was initially intended on providing police officers with interview and de-briefing tactics, however, it was well received and I went on a circuit presenting this to various government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and private sector enterprises in the efforts of creating stronger relationships.
This clip is a 15 minute segment that covers off my version and interpretation of "The Five Love Languages".
In 2019, I was invited to speak at a local police service's 2019 Youth Drug & Gang Conference.
In this lecture, I spoke about my experiences in policing, the pathway to creating the Toronto Police Service's Integrated Gang Prevention Task Force, the creation of the Toronto Gang Exit Program, and some lessons learned and best practices in relation to law enforcement officers dealing with gang members.
The Ron Chhinzer Podcast can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Audible, and wherever else you stream or download your favourite #podcast (s).
- Ron Chhinzer @RealRonChhinzer www.RonChhinzer.ca
Funded by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Proceeds of Crime (POC) Front-line Policing (FLP) 2018-20 grant, the Toronto Police Service’s Integrated Gang Prevention Task Force aimed to host 31 Gang Prevention Town Halls in the City of Toronto’s 31 lowest equitable, and gang impacted, neighbourhoods with the following intent and goals:
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To facilitate internal, stakeholder, and community education on gangs and gang prevention
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To identify areas of improvement on the strategic deployment of front-line uniform officers and focused community outreach, and
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To promote the Toronto Police Service’s Integrated Gang Prevention Task Force and the gang-exit strategy.
As a result, we spoke to over 1600 community members and 75 government, and non government, organizations that provided us with tremendous insight into where the opportunities were to achieve a successful outcome and improve the lives of those that need it the most.