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Police are becoming increasingly less likely to go the extra mile for Calgarians as low morale and lost faith in senior leadership continue to weigh on officers.

More than 1,200 civilian and sworn members of the Calgary Police Service were not shy about airing their grievances in the Calgary police commission’s 2018 employees survey, with 76 per cent of those surveyed saying morale is suffering.

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Only 20 per cent had “moderate” feelings that overall morale on the service was good, with only four per cent saying they “strongly agree.”

And that low morale is having an effect on officers’ willingness to go “above and beyond” while on duty, with only 29 per cent of sworn members saying they are motivated to perform past their “basic job description.”

Sgt. Les Kaminski, president of the Calgary police union, said the decline in officers’ willingness to put in extra effort — such as “driving back alleys” and “looking for ways to lower the crime rate” — comes from a lack of support from leadership.