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== RCMP complaints ==

<BLOCKQUOTE>"You deserve to be treated with dignity and respect by all people working within the justice system. Formal complaint processes exist for police, lawyers and judges."<BR>
'''– BC First Nations Justice Council website: [http://www.bcfnjc.com bcfnjc.com]'''</BLOCKQUOTE>

=== If your rights are violated by the police ===
Document the time, place and details of what happened. Document police names or badge numbers. Try to get contact information for witnesses. Take pictures of in juries and upload them. Seek legal advice.

=== Complaints process: making a complaint about the police ===
The '''Civilian Review and Complaints Commission''' for the RCMP is an independent agency that reviews complaints made by the public about the on-duty conduct of RCMP members. (Information taken from the BC First Nations Justice Council website: [http://www.bcfnjc.com bcfnjc.com])

Complaints can be filed at their website: [http://www.crcc-ccetp.gc.ca/en/make-complaint crcc-ccetp.gc.ca]

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) conducts investigations into on- and off- duty police-related incidents of serious harm and death. Serious harm is defined in Part 11 of the ''Police Act'' as injury that may result in death, may cause serious disfigurement or may cause substantial loss or impairment of mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any limb or organ. The IIO will make a determination whether any officer may have committed an offense. The IIO does not have jurisdiction over conduct complaints against a police officer (such as the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission). Anyone who wishes to provide information pertaining to an IIO investigation can call the witness line at 1-855-446- 8477. (Information taken from IIO website [https://iiobc.ca iiobc.ca])