2025 Year in Review: Strengthening Investigative and Trauma Informed Excellence Across Canada

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As 2025 comes to a close, I’m inspired by how much Monique Rollin Consulting Solutions Inc. (MRCS) has grown in reach and impact. This year reaffirmed our commitment to equipping police services across Canada with high-quality investigative training grounded in professionalism, compassion and trauma-informed practice.

Our engagements with police services from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador delivering major case management training and investigative-leadership training continue to show that consistent investment in training can make a real difference in how major case investigations are conducted and communities served.

Welcoming Additional Expertise: New Instructional Associates

This year, we welcomed two distinguished professionals whose expertise greatly enriched our programming:

• Inspector Thomas Warfield (retired), a veteran in major-case investigations and multi-jurisdictional homicide work. His strategic oversight and decades of operational leadership now form a cornerstone of both our Major Case Management (MCM) Investigators Course and the MCM Team Leader Course. His insights helped deepen participants’ understanding of investigative leadership, operational decision making and case management.

• Detective Christine Robinson (retired), a certified threat assessor whose expertise in behavioural threat analysis adds critical sophistication to our curriculum. Her work enhances our capacity to learn about behavioural threat analysis, risk assessment and offender behaviour profiling.

Together, their experience has significantly strengthened our course offerings, enabling police services to benefit from knowledge grounded in decades of real-world investigations and leadership.

Advancing Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigation Training

In 2025, MRCS delivered the second iteration of our Trauma Informed Sexual Assault Investigators Course to the Greater Sudbury Police Service. The course was co-facilitated by Inspector Valarie Gates of Barrie Police Service, a leading figure in the development of trauma-informed policing practices under the Canadian Framework for Trauma-Informed Response in Policing (CFTIRP). The training prioritizes trauma-informed principles: victim-centred interviewing, empathy, safety, support, and procedural justice. By offering this specialized training, we help police services move closer to realizing a trauma-informed approach consistent with national best practices.

Extending Our Voice: Women in Policing Leadership and Systemic Change

I am especially grateful for the opportunities 2025 brought to speak about women in leadership at events including the national Women in Policing conference hosted by the CACP and events hosted by Surrey Police Service. These forums are vital for advancing systemic change, inspiring leaders, encouraging inclusive policies, and underscoring the imperative for continued change across Canada.

These engagements inspired me and reinforced MRCS’s commitment not only to delivering training but to shaping culture, raising awareness, and advocating for policing that understands trauma, respects victims and values integrity.

Expanding Academic Partnerships: Launch of the CNIT Micro Credential Series with Sault College

Another major milestone this year was the launch of three-level accredited micro credential series in Crisis Negotiation and Intervention Techniques (CNIT) in partnership with Sault College. This E-Learning series was created to meet the growing demand for practical, accessible, Crisis Response and De-escalation training that supports responders and all professionals well beyond traditional policing roles.

Looking Ahead: 2026: New Courses, New Opportunities, Continued Commitment to Consulting Practices

Building on the momentum of 2025, I am excited about what lies ahead:

• Launching an Advanced Major Crime Investigator Course designed to deepen investigative skills in areas such as digital evidence, missing persons, trauma-informed interviewing, search warrants and advanced case planning.

• Expanding trauma-informed training offerings, especially in sexual assault, Intimate Partner Violence and threat assessment, to support police services as they work to operationalize national recommendations.

• Continuing collaboration with police services, community stakeholders and leadership forums to advance organizational change and support better service delivery to victims and communities.

• Creating new opportunities to share insights and best practices through speaking engagements, training events and consultations across Canada.

I want to express my gratitude to the officers, investigators and supervisors from Atlantic police services who invested their time and trust in MRCS training this year. I also want to thank Tom Warfield, Christine Robinson, Val Gates and Chris Lussow for generously sharing their knowledge and expertise, and for helping to bring important recommendations from the Mass Casualty Commission into practical training and policing practices.

My thanks go to the leadership and organizers of national police-leadership events, police services and agencies hosting conversations and training on trauma-informed policing, women in policing leadership, and systemic reform. Finally, I extend my appreciation to all of my associates for contributing their insights and ideas and to those working toward more compassionate and more effective policing in Canada.

As we move into 2026, MRCS remains firmly committed to building capacity, advancing investigative excellence and supporting policing that is trauma-aware, victim-centred, aligned with MCC recommendations and grounded in professionalism. I look forward to working with you all in the year ahead.

Warmest wishes,

Monique