13-16 Special Investigations Unit Flashcards
Supervision
Supervisory Officer ———mandatory
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority ——-mandatory
Supervisory Officer notification mandatory when a Service member is involved in an incident where the SIU mandate is or may be invoked
Officer in Charge – —–notification mandatory when the SIU mandate is or may be invoked
———- notification mandatory when the SIU mandate is or may be invoked
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority notification mandatory when the SIU mandate is or may be invoked
attendance
attendance
TPOC
Duty Senior Officer
Wellbeing of Members
The medical and psychological wellbeing of Service members is a priority for the Service. To assist involved members in coping with an event in which the SIU mandate is or may be invoked, access, as required, to medical care and/or a representative of the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) / Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) / Peer
Support Volunteer (PSV) will be provided.
awareness
Special Investigations Unit Mandate
The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency in Ontario that has jurisdiction over municipal regional and provincial police officers, as well as ———- employed by the ———– Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative ——Service. The SIU is ———-of any police service and operates at arm’s length from the Ministry of the———
special constables
Niagara
Protective
independent
Attorney General.
Special Investigations Unit Mandate
Anyone the SIU is mandated to investigate is referred to as an ‘——-‘. Under the SIUA, the SIU Director may cause an investigation to be conducted into any incident in which any of the following occurs, to determine if the incident may have resulted from ——conduct by an official
The ——-of a person;
The ——- of a person;
The ———of a firearm at a person (regardless of causing injury or death, and including less lethal weapons as defined in this procedure); or
The ——– assault of a person, as reported by the person.
official
criminal
death
serious injury
discharge
sexual
Special Investigations Unit Mandate
A person sustains a serious injury if they
sustains an injury as a result of which they are admitted to a ———-;
suffers a ——- to the skull, or to a —–, rib or vertebra;
suffers burns to a ———proportion of their body;
loses any ——–of their body;
as a result of an injury, experiences a loss of —–or hearing; or
sustains a ——-injury; or
any other injury sustained by a person that is likely to —— with the person’s health or comfort and is not
———or trifling in nature.
hospital
fracture
limb
significant
portion
vision
prescribed
interfere
transient
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority Duties Relating to SIU Investigations Per s. 30(1) of the SIUA the Chief of Police (Chief) can designate a Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority to assume all the duties and powers of the —–in matters respecting an incident under investigation by the SIU. The Chief’s SIU
On-Call Designated Authority will direct the ——-response to the SIU investigation. The Chief has authorized the following senior officers to act in this role:
Uniform Senior Officer – authorized in ——–by the Chief of Police
———————-
Chief
Service’s
writing
Duty Senior Officer
Professional Standards (PRS) shall have custody of the ——- Investigation into the —–of or services provided by the Service and the conduct of police officers, as directed by s. 81(1) of the ———
When the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA) legislation comes into force, s. 81(1) CSPA and
associated regulations will replace s.11 of O. Reg. 267/10.
Administrative
policies
Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA).
Control of Scenes
Every member has a duty to ensure that the scene of an incident where the mandate of the SIU is or may be invoked is properly —–from contamination or deterioration. The scene shall be protected and preserved in a manner consistent with Service proedures and usual practice pursuant to s. 20(1) of the SIUA.
preserved
Injured Parties
The medical assistance necessary for the safety and wellbeing of all injured parties remains the ——importance in all incidents. All injured parties, whether victims or suspects, shall be assisted as directed by the Police Services Act (PSA)
and Service Governance
primary
Search and Seizure of Service Property by SIU
The SIU will be permitted, subject to the direction of the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority, to seize any police–issued equipment, ——–warrant, that is relevant to an SIU investigation. Any other items can only be seized by ———– or by search warrant. The Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority is ———responsible for the release of all equipment
and documents to the SIU. Under no circumstances will equipment, documents, or memorandum books/unit-approved notebooks be surrendered to the SIU without the specific direction of the ———-
without
consent
solely
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority
Seizure of Service Firearms, Less Lethal Weapons and Conduced Energy Weapons (CEW)
In cases where Service firearms, less lethal weapons and/or CEWs are involved, all shall remain —–, secured and handled in compliance with this procedure, relevant Chapter 15 procedures (including Procedure 15–03), and training.
The firearm and/or less lethal weapon shall be proven safe at a proving station in the presence of an ——investigator and the ———-. The CEW information shall not be downloaded, altered, or modified. The ——- and ——shall not be removed. The firearm, less lethal weapon and/or CEW may only be turned over to the SIU at the direction of the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority.
holstered
SIU
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority
cartridge
battery
Seizure of Service Firearms, Less Lethal Weapons and Conduced Energy Weapons (CEW)
In ——– circumstances, such as in the case of an injured officer, a —–officer shall seize and secure the firearm, less lethal weapon and/or CEW.
exigent
supervisory
Seizure of Service Vehicles
Service vehicles equipped with specialized equipment and/or equipped with —— having access to confidential records, and Service vehicles requiring forensic examination as part of the SIU investigation must be stored in a secure location.——— is solely responsible for coordinating the release of the Service vehicle and the removal of both Service and ———–equipment from the vehicle.
workplace technology devices (WTD)
The Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority
personal
Seizure of Service Workplace Technology Devices and Body Worn Camera
Service-issued WTD and body worn cameras (BWC) have access to confidential records and must be stored in a secure location. The Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority is solely responsible for coordinating the release of these devices.
already know this
Media Releases
When an incident has occurred where the SIU mandate is invoked, release of information to the media is restricted. The Chief of Police and/or ———-may make an initial release of information indicating
an incident has occurred and the SIU mandate has been invoked
Unit Commander – Corporate Communications
Chief’s Administrative Investigation
Professional Standards oversees Chief’s Administrative Investigations to determine issues related to the policies of, or provided by, the Service and the conduct of involved police officers/members.
Service subject matter experts shall be assigned Chief’s Administrative Investigations. The following internal units shall be assigned Administrative Investigations:
Professional Standards
officer–involved firearm and less lethal weapon —–
all serious injury not listed below
Specialized Criminal Investigation – Homicide
death in police custody – other than an officer–involved —–discharge
Specialized Criminal Investigation – ——-
allegations of sexual assault
Traffic Services
suspect apprehension —– or officer–involved ——–
services
discharge
firearm
Sex Crimes
pursuit
collision
SIU Investigative Interviews
The SIU will communicate all requests directly to the Chief of Police. The scheduling of all investigative interviews requested by the SIU shall be arranged through the ———
The SIU has the authority to audio record, or video record on consent, official’s interviews.
PRS - SIU Liaison Section.
Representation during an Interview
Following the official completing their incident notes, section 27(1) of the SIUA entitles them to ——–with legal counsel and/or a representative of the Association and to have the legal counsel and/or Association representative —— during
their interview with the SIU.
Subsection 27(3) of the SIUA directs Witness Officials that they may —- be represented by the same legal counsel as Subject Officials.
consult
present
not
Incident Notes
Incident notes are notes that pertain to the incident giving rise to the SIU mandate being invoked and are made in the member’s memorandum book or unit-approved —— only. Incident notes are created at the time of the event or shortly thereafter, with active input by the member. Incident notes do not include other written or electronic records of information, such as occurrence reports, arrest reports, use of force reports, duty reports, or logs. Incident notes shall only be made in memorandum books and unit-approved notebooks, unless exigent circumstances exist. Where exigent circumstances exist incident notes can be made on or documented in other ——, consistent with the general direction
on exigencies in Procedure 13–17.
notebook
mediums
Incident Notes
The Professional Standards SIU Liaison Investigator will —– on a case-by-case basis any content captured or recorded via electronic —-, whether captured advertently or inadvertently, to determine if the content ——– as an incident
note (for example, content captured by a Service issued body-worn camera or in-car camera). Digital recordings do not —— constitute incident notes. These recordings must show the information was created with ——- to be incident notes and were made under ——– circumstances only
review
mediums
qualifies
automatically
intent
exigent
Completion of Incident Notes
Section 21 of the SIUA requires Subject and ———Officials to complete in full the notes for an incident in accordance with their duty. Subsection 21(3) SIUA directs that the incident notes shall be completed by the —– of the official’s tour of duty, except where excused by the —————
Witness
end
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority.
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ——- SCC 71 that police officers are —-permitted to consult with counsel before completion of their notes. As such, the following directions shall be adhered to by all police officers (both witness and subject):
Police officers involved in events which fall under the mandate of the SIU are not permitted to —-with counsel prior to completing their incident notes;
Police officers have a duty to prepare —–, detailed, and comprehensive incident notes as soon as practicable after an event;
Incident notes are to be completed and submitted before the end of the police officers tour of duty, except where excused by the ———
If there is a need to inform a police officer of their duties and obligations under the SIUA, it will be delivered by the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority or the ————;
Police officers are permitted to consult with counsel ——- their incident notes have been completed, and;
Police officers remain entitled to the full benefit of legal counsel before and ———-the SIU interview.
ruled in Wood v. Schaeffer, 2013
not
consult
accurate
Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority;
Duty Senior Officer
after
during
Completion of Incident Notes
Though the above ruling directs police officers, any member involved in an SIU incident shall adhere to the direction.
All incident notes are to be stored in compliance with the notes storage outlined in Procedure 13–17, subject to court requirements.
All incident notes shall be completed and delivered to the ——– upon the completion of the members tour of duty. Exceptions may be made in cases where there are bona fide ——- reasons for not completing the incident notes. Only the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority can excuse officers from immediately completing their incident
notes with respect to SIU investigations.
All reports and occurrences shall be completed in accordance with the established practice, including incidents where the SIU has invoked its mandate .
Officer in Charge (OIC)
medical
Disclosure of Notes
For the purposes of disclosure to the SIU, all notes (incident notes and notes defined by Procedure 13–17) shall only be given to the ——- who will be responsible for —— to the SIU. Members shall not release notes or incident notes to the SIU
PRS - SIU Liaison
disclosure
Member
- Members have a positive duty to comply with the SIUA and non-compliance can result in disciplinary actions, fines, and/or penal consequences.
General
2. Members shall be aware that communication with involved officers is ——- by the SIUA.
3. Members shall ensure all requests or inquiries related to an SIU investigation are made to the —————–
4. All requests for SIU personnel to participate in Service training or conferences, and any request made by the SIU for Service members to provide training, must be made through the ——–. If a member of the SIU makes such a request directly to a member of the Service, the SIU shall be referred to the ———-
regulated
Professional Standards – Special Investigations Unit Liaison Section (PRS – SIU Liaison Section).
Chief’s SIU Liaison Officer** not the on-call
Chief’s SIU Liaison Office
Member
- Where there are injured parties, whether victims or suspects, shall assist as directed by the PSA and ——
- Members shall not give or receive advice to/from any ———member in relation to an SIU investigation, except when acting as a representative of the ——-.
- Members acting as a representative of the Association and offering advice to an involved member shall advise the OIC of their arrival at the unit
respect the duties and obligations of the involved officer in keeping with the SIUA, Wood v. Schaeffer, 2013 SCC
71, and the direction contained in this Procedure
offer advice only after the involved officer has completed their notes
be advised that all communication with the involved officer is without ——– - Members acting as the CIRT Coordinator / EFAP Liaison or a CIRT/PSV representative shall
advise the OIC of their arrival at the unit
respect the duties and obligations of the involved member, in keeping with the SIUA, Wood v. Schaeffer, 2013 SCC 71, and the direction contained in this Procedure
be advised that all communication with the involved officer is without privilege
also comply
Service Governance
involved
Association
privilege