{"id":3680,"date":"2013-01-30T17:21:33","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T01:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2013-02-09T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T22:29:39","slug":"b-c-provincial-police-complaints-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/b-c-provincial-police-complaints-process\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. Provincial Police Complaints Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone looking to make a complaint against a police officer in B.C. (possibly including RCMP?) here&#8217;s\u00a0the\u00a0place\u00a0to start looking for the rules they are supposed to follow and the process for you to complain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>This is interesting from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=8&amp;ved=0CHEQFjAH&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwpolice.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FBC-Police-Code-of-Ethics-Document.pdf&amp;ei=Z8QWUaaNI5CyigLPgIGIBA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEolMo0NFdXpWJMjXnd7nNL49PA3g&amp;sig2=BmmDMwlYuR1MUDAkdFleQA&amp;bvm=bv.42080656,d.cGE&amp;cad=rja\" target=\"_blank\">Police Code of Ethics<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Fundamental Principles<br \/>\nPolice Officers in the Province of British Columbia, along with their respective organizations and agencies, embrace the following Fundamental Principles, which underpin the Guiding Values, Primary Responsibilities and Decision-Making framework.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 democracy &amp; the rule of law<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 justice &amp; equality<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 protection of life &amp; property<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 safeguarding the public trust<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that the police are the public and the public are the police<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the principles of the Constitution of Canada<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the rights enshrined in the Charter of Rights &amp; Freedoms<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>[truedelay videoloc=&#8221;&#8221; vid=&#8221;-VbzQXIbLRg&#8221; introloc=&#8221;&#8221; bt=&#8221;no&#8221; payment_link=&#8221;&#8221; redirect_url=&#8221;&#8221; logo_url=&#8221;&#8221; splash=&#8221;&#8221; logo_link=&#8221;&#8221; start_sec=&#8221;0&#8243; vwidth=&#8221;640&#8243; vheight=&#8221;360&#8243; appear_min=&#8221;1&#8243; appear_sec=&#8221;2&#8243; image_link=&#8221;https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-video-commando\/images\/large-button2.png&#8221; ct_skin=&#8221;modern&#8221; inout=&#8221;intro-only&#8221; pr=&#8221;redirect&#8221; ct=&#8221;yes&#8221; ap=&#8221;no&#8221; nt=&#8221;no&#8221; fs=&#8221;yes&#8221; sb=&#8221;yes&#8221; version=&#8221;1.6&#8243; logo_pos=&#8221;2&#8243; transparency=&#8221;80&#8243; fadeout=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>The following contains links to British Columbia&#8217;s <i>Police Act<\/i> and regulations which come into force July 1, 1998.<\/h1>\n<p>http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/<\/p>\n<h3>Background Information on the Police Amendment Act, 1997<br \/>\nand Associated Regulations<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/info.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/info.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Police Act &#8211; POLICE OATH\/SOLEMN AFFIRMATION REGULATION<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r204_98.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r204_98.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>POLICE ACT &#8211; CHAPTER 367<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/ec36700.htm#1\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/ec36700.htm#1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Police Act- POLICE ACT FORMS REGULATION<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r202_98.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r202_98.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Police Act- SPECIAL PROVINCIAL CONSTABLE COMPLAINT PROCEDURE REGULATION<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r206_98.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.qp.gov.bc.ca\/police\/r206_98.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone looking to make a complaint against a police officer in B.C. 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