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If you are concerned about a police officer’s conduct, you have options, from filing a complaint to suing. Learn how the options differ, and the steps in filing a complaint. | If you are concerned about a police officer’s conduct, you have options, from filing a complaint to suing. Learn how the options differ, and the steps in filing a complaint. | ||
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This information deals with concerns relating to a member of a municipal police force. | This information deals with concerns relating to a member of a municipal police force. | ||
Other communities in BC are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you have a complaint about the RCMP, see our information on [[Complaints Against the RCMP ( | Other communities in BC are policed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you have a complaint about the RCMP, see our information on [[Complaints Against the RCMP (No. 220)|complaints against the RCMP (no. 220)]]. | ||
===If you are concerned with a police officer’s conduct=== | ===If you are concerned with a police officer’s conduct=== | ||
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Suing the police might lead to a settlement or judgment involving the payment of money. | Suing the police might lead to a settlement or judgment involving the payment of money. | ||
A lawsuit is filed in either Small Claims Court or the Supreme Court of BC, depending on the amount of money sought. There are rules and processes that must be followed. Lawsuits must normally be filed within '''two years''' of the incident. See our information on [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court ( | A lawsuit is filed in either Small Claims Court or the Supreme Court of BC, depending on the amount of money sought. There are rules and processes that must be followed. Lawsuits must normally be filed within '''two years''' of the incident. See our information on [[Suing Someone in Small Claims Court (No. 166)|suing in Small Claims Court (no. 166)]]. | ||
===Filing a human rights complaint=== | ===Filing a human rights complaint=== | ||
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The process starts with you raising your concerns with the police force involved. They will investigate. Their investigation could result in a '''report to Crown counsel''' (the prosecution office in BC) recommending criminal charges against the officer. A senior Crown prosecutor would decide whether to approve the charges. | The process starts with you raising your concerns with the police force involved. They will investigate. Their investigation could result in a '''report to Crown counsel''' (the prosecution office in BC) recommending criminal charges against the officer. A senior Crown prosecutor would decide whether to approve the charges. | ||
If the police don’t recommend charges, or the prosecutor decides not to charge the officer, you can go before a '''justice of the peace''' to ask that the officer be charged. For more on this process, see our information on [[Charging Someone with a Criminal | If the police don’t recommend charges, or the prosecutor decides not to charge the officer, you can go before a '''justice of the peace''' to ask that the officer be charged. For more on this process, see our information on [[Charging Someone with a Criminal Offence (No. 215)|charging someone with a criminal offence (no. 215)]]. | ||
===If a police incident results in death or serious harm=== | ===If a police incident results in death or serious harm=== | ||
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