The Canadian Police College provides advanced and specialized professional development and leadership development to law enforcement officers from all jurisdictions to help them combat crime and increase Canadians' safety since 1976. Through its highly trained staff and subject-matter experts, the college offers over 60 advanced and specialized courses and workshops. The college has programs in investigative training, technological and cybercrime investigations, forensic identification, explosives disposal/investigations, polygraph examination, police leadership and executive development, and Indigenous policing. The college continually develops new courses based on needs and trends. It is one of the few permanent Canadian learning institutions that bring police officers face-to-face from across Canada and around the world. Participants have an opportunity to share best practices, network and develop mentoring and working relationships with law enforcement officers from many jurisdictions. The college is a national police service of the RCMP.