by Dave Sweet | Dec 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Did you know that good environmental design can reduce incidences of crime and unwanted activity? At The Unconventional Classroom I offer Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) audits which can help reduce the opportunity, the desire and the ability of...
by Dave Sweet | Dec 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Six years ago on a frigid cold Christmas Eve, I was one of several investigators involved in a heart-breaking case after a baby had been found in a recycling bin by a bottle picker. In the pursuit to identify the infant’s mother we all worked hard that holiday season...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
I believe that in people driven to be successful, failure is part of that evolution towards success. For people who are not driven, failure too often becomes the reason to quit. But with each failure we ultimately get closer to the solution, if we let ourselves fall...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Policing has taught me that there are very few certainties in life and just because we can do something doesn’t mean we always should. Our actions, even if by-the-book, can have unintentional yet still incredibly damaging consequences to people. Discretion is an...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Throughout this project, I have listened to what Dave hasn’t said as much as what he has. When we all listen to each other, when we notice the voice of the pauses, as much as we do the words, we hear that much more. As Dave recounted his time with an undercover...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Before this book, I knew Dave in a peripheral sort of way. He was that homicide detective that gave presentations to writing groups: pleasant enough, with a sense of humour and surprisingly patient. Dave’s schedule is no less crammed than everyone else’s, arguably...
