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Individuals may be dissatisfied with the level of service given by the police. The following section outlines some of the informal and statutory procedures governing citizen complaints against police officers. | Individuals may be dissatisfied with the level of service given by the police. The following section outlines some of the informal and statutory procedures governing citizen complaints against police officers. | ||
There are two main categories of police forces in BC: municipal police forces, which are governed by the BC ''Police Act'', RSBC 1996, c 367, and the RCMP, which is governed by the ''Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act'', RSC 1985, c R-10 [RCMPA]. The RCMP is the policing agency in all parts of BC not served by a municipal police force. Their status as the provincial police force is authorized under section 14 of the BC ''Police Act''. Municipal police forces and the RCMP will be dealt with separately, as the complaint process for each is significantly different. | There are two main categories of police forces in BC: municipal police forces, which are governed by the BC ''Police Act'', RSBC 1996, c 367, and the RCMP, which is governed by the ''Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act'', RSC 1985, c R-10 [''RCMPA'']. The RCMP is the policing agency in all parts of BC not served by a municipal police force. Their status as the provincial police force is authorized under section 14 of the BC ''Police Act''. Municipal police forces and the RCMP will be dealt with separately, as the complaint process for each is significantly different. | ||
In 2012 the province opened the Independent Investigations Office (“IIO”), an independent body that reviews police incidents of severe bodily harm or death. To begin an investigation, complaints are to be filed with the Police Complaint Commissioner, who forwards it to the IIO. For further information, please see: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/policing-in-bc/complaints-against-police and http://iiobc.ca/ | In 2012 the province opened the Independent Investigations Office (“IIO”), an independent body that reviews police incidents of severe bodily harm or death. To begin an investigation, complaints are to be filed with the Police Complaint Commissioner, who forwards it to the IIO. For further information, please see: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/policing-in-bc/complaints-against-police and http://iiobc.ca/ | ||
