Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
Agency overview
Formed	2006
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction	Alberta
Operational structure
Sworn members	300+
Elected officer responsible	The Honourable Tyler Shandro, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General;
Agency executive	Dwayne Lakusta, Chief Executive Officer;
Website
	www.alert-ab.ca

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is an umbrella government agency uniting efforts by multiple Canadian law enforcement organizations. Known by the acronym ALERT, the agency was established in 2006. Its campaigns on behalf of the people of Alberta, as well as Canadians generally, include fighting gang activity, working against drug trafficking, and confronting domestic violence. ALERT currently includes seconded members from:

In terms of funding, the organization ran an operating budget of over $38 million in 2012 compared to $26.5 million in funding in 2015. However, in 2016 the Government of Alberta increased ALERT's funding by $2.6 million for an operating budget of $29.1 million.^[1] Regular police officers interviewed by publications such as the Edmonton Sun have stated that they view ALERT's efforts as laudatory for "high level" criminal investigations while also expressing frustration at how exactly to divide up limited law enforcement resources.^[2]

References

^ "Government increases funding to fight organized and serious crime - Alberta.ca". www.alberta.ca. April 21, 2016.
^ Dykstra, Matt (November 28, 2015). "Critics warn of potential surge in organized crime amidst Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) funding crunch". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

External links

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams - Website

This law enforcement agency article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Alberta-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Government increases funding to fight organized and serious crime - Alberta.ca". www.alberta.ca. April 21, 2016.

[2] Dykstra, Matt (November 28, 2015). "Critics warn of potential surge in organized crime amidst Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) funding crunch". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

[1]

[2]

v t e Government of Alberta departments and agencies
Ministries and departments	Advanced Education Children's Services Community and Social Services Culture Education Energy Environment and Protected Areas Health Indigenous Relations Intergovernmental Relations Justice and Solicitor General Labour and Immigration Municipal Affairs Seniors and Housing Service Alberta Transportation Treasury Board and Finance
Boards and commissions	Energy Regulator Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission Human Rights Commission Petroleum Marketing Commission Securities Commission Utilities Commission
Other Crown corporations and public agencies	AIMCo ATB Financial Foundation for the Arts Health Services Pensions Services Corporation
Provincial services	Law Enforcement Response Teams Provincial Archives Serious Incident Response Team Sheriffs Branch Historic sites and museums Parks list
Offices of the Legislature	Elections Alberta
Other	Canadian Energy Centre Heritage Savings Trust Fund

See also

References

External links