Summary
This report follows an instruction by the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General to the Director of Police Services to conduct a review of the Police Complaint Process, under the authority of section 42(1) of the Police Act, R.S.B.C.,1996.
Contents
1. Introduction. -- 2. The methodology of the review. -- 3. And overview. -- 4. Division 2 - Police complaint commissions. -- A. Powers and duties of Police Complaint Commissioner. -- B. Staff of Police Complaint Commissioner. -- 5. Division 3 - Processing of complaints. -- A. Submission of Complaints. -- B. Characterizing record of complaint and notification. -- C. Withdrawal of complaint. -- 6. Division 4 - Public trust complaints. -- A. Application of this division to third party complainants. -- B. Resignation, retirement or transfer. -- C. Summary dismissal of public trust complaints. -- D. Informal resolution. -- E. Investigation of public trust complaints. -- F. Role of police complaint commissioner in investigation. -- G. Reassignment or suspension pending investigation or hearing. -- H. Disclosure of documents and notices to respondent and complainant. -- I. Prehearing conferences. -- J. Convening a discipline proceeding. -- K. Conduct of the discipline proceeding. -- L. Request for a public hearing, ordering public hearings and public hearing procedures. -- M. Compellability. -- 7. Division 5 - Service or policy complaints. -- A. Service or policy complaints. -- B. Investigation of service or policy complaints. -- 8. Division 6 - Internal discipline complaints. -- 9. Division 7 - General. -- A. Criminal prosecution and civil remedies not prohibited. -- B. Complaints made in confidence. -- C. Harassment prohibited. -- D. Service record of discipline. -- 10. Code of professional conduct regulation. -- 11. Conclusion.