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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}You have two options in dealing with complaints about the police: | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}You have two options in dealing with complaints about the police: | ||
* use the police complaint process, or | * use the police complaint process, or | ||
* take direct legal action | * take direct legal action against the police by [[I need to take someone to court—what's the process?|suing in court]]. | ||
It is important to get legal advice about both these options, particularly suing. This section will focus on how the police complaint process works. | It is important to get legal advice about both these options, particularly suing. This section will focus on how the police complaint process works. | ||
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== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
# Make notes about what happened, where and when. Include the name or badge number or description of the officer(s) if you can. | #Make notes about what happened, where and when. Include the name or badge number or description of the officer(s) if you can. | ||
# Contact people who witnessed the incident. Ask them to write down what happened and give you a copy. They should include their name, address and phone number. | #Contact people who witnessed the incident. Ask them to write down what happened and give you a copy. They should include their name, address and phone number. | ||
# If you were injured, go see a doctor to record your injuries. Tell the doctor what happened. Take pictures of your injuries. | #If you were injured, go see a doctor to record your injuries. Tell the doctor what happened. Take pictures of your injuries. | ||
# Complete and send in a '''complaint form''' to the [[Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP]] or to the Office of the [[Police Complaints Commissioner (BC)]]. You can obtain complaint forms from the website of either of these agencies; see the [[Resource List]] for contact and website information. | #Complete and send in a '''complaint form''' to the [[Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP]] or to the Office of the [[Police Complaints Commissioner (BC)]]. You can obtain complaint forms from the website of either of these agencies; see the [[Resource List]] for contact and website information. | ||
== What happens next == | == What happens next == | ||
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See the [[Resource List]] for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are: | See the [[Resource List]] for a list of helpful resources. Your best bets are: | ||
* [[RCMP Public Complaints Commission|Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP]]. | *[[RCMP Public Complaints Commission|Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP]]. | ||
* Office of the [[Police Complaints Commissioner (BC)]]. | *Office of the [[Police Complaints Commissioner (BC)]]. | ||
* [[BC Civil Liberties Association]], [[Community Legal Assistance Society]]. | *[[BC Civil Liberties Association]], [[Community Legal Assistance Society]]. | ||
* [[Access Pro Bono]], [[Lawyer Referral Service]], and [[Private Bar Lawyers]]. | *[[Access Pro Bono]], [[Lawyer Referral Service]], and [[Private Bar Lawyers]]. | ||
* The ''Law Students' Legal Advice Program Manual'' chapter on "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1740 Public Complaints Procedures]". | *The ''Law Students' Legal Advice Program Manual'' chapter on "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/1740 Public Complaints Procedures]". | ||
* Clicklaw for more resources listed under the common question "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1094 I was assaulted by police]". | *Clicklaw for more resources listed under the common question "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1094 I was assaulted by police]". | ||
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[David Eby]], January 2013}} | |||
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|title = Legal Help for British Columbians | |||
|author = [[Cliff Thorstenson]] and Courthouse Libraries BC | |||
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