Andrew Beckett

Special Constable with Ontario Provincial Police

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

About

Graduate of Carleton University's Bachelor of Arts Honours Criminology and Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Psychology Currently employed as a Special Constable with Ontario Provincial Police.

Experience

  • Special Constable at Ontario Provincial Police
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Maintains the care, custody and control of offenders while transporting them between detention/correctional and court locations. • Ensures security and control, and deals with breaches of security or disruptive behaviour by applying restraint techniques, as required, using equipment such as handcuffs, ASP baton and Capsicum spray. • Maintains the visual and audio observation of offenders secured in the transport vehicle, and reports breaches and unusual activity during transport. • Maintains control, and searches offenders for contraband, weapons and evidence. • Maintains and updates transport documentation.

  • Carleton University (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
    • Special Constable
      Mar 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Proactively enforce legislation and university policies as well as providing information to students, staff and visitors. • Respond to emergencies, crimes in progress, and other calls for service to provide necessary assistance as required. • Utilizes an extensive knowledge of campus buildings, grounds and operations to liaise with other emergency services and both internal and external agencies/departments, to coordinate a timely and appropriate response to incidents.

    • Campus Safety Officer
      Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 · 4 mos

  • Provincial Park Warden at Ontario Parks | Parcs Ontario
    May 2022 - Oct 2022 · 6 mos

    • Protecting park resources by enforcing legislation, and providing information to park visitors. Providing high-quality customer service by answering questions, delivering information, and resolving visitor complaints. • Ensuring the protection of public safety by providing leadership and support with accidents or emergencies. • Supporting park operations by helping staff with facility cleaning and campground maintenance.

  • Student Safety Patroller, Student Dispatcher at Carleton University
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Conducted proactive patrols of the campus buildings and grounds and provide appropriate response where required. • Enforced appropriate university regulations and policies including but not limited to parking and traffic regulations. • As a student dispatcher, maintained on-going communication between safety personal including Special Constables, Campus Safety Officers, Student Safety Patrollers, and the Emergency Response Team (CUSERT). Provided support for safety personal by performing in-house searches of databases and reviewing security system recordings (CCTV, radio transmission, etc.). Responded to telephone inquiries and initiating the appropriate response of campus safety personal. • Awarded the SSP Director's Achievement Award for the 2021/22 school year.

  • Assistant Coach at Northumberland Aquatic Club
    May 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Provided training direction, encouragement and motivation to competitive athletes aged 5 to 18 years old. • Demonstrated swim techniques and provided verbal feedback to help athletes improve. • Communicate and collaborated with other swim coaches on athlete progress.