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==How to file a police complaint==
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BC has two agencies that accept complaints about the police. One is for complaints against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The other is for complaints against all other police forces. You do not need a lawyer to file a complaint, but a lawyer could help you prepare your complaint and follow it to conclusion.
==What is police behaviour?==
Examples of improper police behaviour include:
*using excessive force in the course of an arrest or investigation,
*arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds,
*obtaining a search warrant using false information,
*harassing or targeting members of the public for an improper reason, and
*driving recklessly or dangerously.


The RCMP have responsibility for policing most of rural BC, and some urban centers including Surrey, North Vancouver, Richmond, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Kelowna, Nanaimo, and Prince George. A full list of RCMP detachments in BC is available [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/detach/en/find/BC on the RCMP's website].
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If you have a complaint against one or more members of the RCMP you should file it with the [[Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP]] ("CRCC"). Complaints can be filed online, or by telephone, fax, or regular mail. More information on how to file your complaint is found on the [http://www.crcc-ccetp.gc.ca/en/make-complaint Commission's website].


Many municipalities have their own police force, such as Vancouver, West Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, Abbotsford, Port Moody, Victoria, Saanich, and Nelson. If you have a complaint against one or more members of a municipal police force, you should file it with BC’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (“OPCC”). The OPCC also accepts complaints relating to the transit police and some tribal police forces, including the Kitasoo Xaixais Police Service and Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police. Complaints may be about an individual officer’s conduct or more general policing policies. Complaints can be filed online or by fax or regular mail.


If you are unsure whether the incident involved one or more members of the RCMP or a municipal police department you should file your complaint with both the CRCC and the OPCC. It is always better to file your complaint with one of these two agencies rather than the police department itself. Filing your complaint with the CRCC or OPCC will ensure your complaint follows the formal investigation process.


[[File:Tipsandnotes.png|thumbnail|There is now an independent, civilian-led body that <span class="noglossary">will</span> conduct investigations into on- and off-<span class="noglossary">duty</span> police involved in incidents that result in death or serious harm. For more information see the website for the [http://iiobc.ca/ Independent Investigations Office of BC].]]
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Many municipalities have their own force, such as Vancouver, West Vancouver, New Westminster, Delta, Abbotsford, Port Moody, Victoria, Saanich, and Nelson. If you have a complaint against one or more members of a municipal police force, you should file it with BC’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (“OPCC”). The OPCC also accepts complaints relating to the transit police and some tribal police forces, including the Kitasoo Xaixais Police Service and Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police. Complaints may be about an individual officer’s conduct or more general policing policies. Complaints can be filed online or by fax or regular mail.

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What is police behaviour?

Examples of improper police behaviour include:

  • using excessive force in the course of an arrest or investigation,
  • arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds,
  • obtaining a search warrant using false information,
  • harassing or targeting members of the public for an improper reason, and
  • driving recklessly or dangerously.
  1. Arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds. But also, and arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds some more.
  2. You have at least three options. You could choose one or more of these. Word or targeting members of the public for an improper reason. Another sentence to the line break.

But then I interject for a reason. And continue:

  1. Arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds. But also, and arresting or detaining someone without reasonable grounds some more.
  2. You have at least three options. You could choose one or more of these. Word or targeting members of the public for an improper reason. Another sentence to the line break.



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