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EDMONTON (CP) - The changing role of police in a world of organized crime and terrorism was the topic of discussion at a national police conference Saturday.

Assistant Commissioner Rod Knecht, the officer in charge for criminal operations in Alberta, spoke at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Police Boards in Edmonton.

Knecht said policing the country is becoming a complicated proposition as criminals and criminal organizations become increasingly sophisticated.

"Policing has gone from the simple to the complex in a relatively short period of time, from catching whiskey traders and horse thieves to sophisticated international organized criminals that transfer millions of dollars at the stroke of a computer key," said Knecht.

He added that policing can't remain static in a changing world, and proposed a new model which he dubbed security-based community policing.

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Knecht said this model involves a democratic, reciprocal relationship between police and the public, and has become increasingly popular since the U.S. terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

"The need is to get all the information from the public as we can possibly get, and to provide as much information that is possible to the public in return," he said.

"The accountability is no longer within a specific community - it's global."

Knecht said it is necessary for police forces across Canada and the world to collaborate in their investigations in order to effectively combat terrorism and organized crime while continuing to serve local values.

"The insidious nature of organized crime and terrorism will continue to eat away at the fabric of what we value as Canadians," said Knecht.

"The challenge and the legitimacy of policing into the future will be to balance the safety and security of the community with those of the individual by way of vigorous internal and external governance."

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