SIU Flashcards
police investigation to review the policies of, or services provided by the Service and the conduct of its police officers pursuant to s. 11 of Ontario Regulation 267/10 made under the Police Services Act.
Administrative Investigation
a member of the cadre of on-call Toronto Police Service uniform senior officers that acts as the designated authority and manages the SIU event in the field on behalf
of the Chief.
Chief’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) On-Call Designated Authority
a uniform senior officer of the Toronto Police Service
designated, in writing, by the Chief of Police to act as the main liaison with the SIU in all matters relating to SIU
investigations. The Chief’s SIU Liaison Officer oversees the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority Cadre and Professional Standards Support SIU Liaison Section while in the field.
Chief’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Liaison Officer
the team consisting of Peer Support Volunteers coordinated through the
Service to respond to incidents where critical incident stress may occur and to assist members and their families to cope
after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. CIRT members are trained in trauma response measures and are qualified to lead defusing sessions. CIRT members are not counsellors.
Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)
means the member designated by the EFAP Committee to:
liaise with
the EFAP provider and its CIRT,
the Toronto Police Operations Centre, Officer in Charge and/or unit commander, and the CIRT/Peer
Support Volunteers (PSVs), and;
work with CIRT/PSVs, the EFAP provider, and/or Psychological Services to co–ordinate defusing and debriefing
sessions.
Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) Liaison/Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) Coordinator
only in relation to an incident where the Special Investigations Unit mandate is or may be invoked,
notes made in the members Service-issued memorandum book or case book about the incident giving rise to the SIU
mandate being invoked. Incident notes do not include other types of notes such as occurrence reports, arrest reports, use of force reports, duty reports, logs or canine training records. All incident notes shall be completed by the end of tour of duty, unless otherwise authorized by the Chief’s Special Investigations Unit On-Call Designated Authority.
Incident Notes
a Service member trained in trauma response measures and available on-call to
provide ongoing assistance and support to members and their families after becoming involved in a traumatic critical incident. PSVs are qualified to lead defusing sessions. PSVs are not counsellors. The PSVs will assist members to seek
professional treatment, if required.
Peer Support Volunteer (PSV)
a police officer
engaged in the execution or purported execution of duty. Off–duty events may be subject to an SIU investigation. For
example, but not limited to, the following events:
where a police officer verbally identifies themselves as a police officer;
where a police officer produces police identification;
where a police officer engages in an investigation;
where a police officer uses police equipment or property;
where a police officer operates a Service vehicle; or
where a police officer otherwise engages their oath of office
Police Officer – SIU Investigations
the investigator assigned to
the Professional Standards Support - SIU Liaison Section that support the Chief’s SIU On-Call Designated Authority and oversees all investigations required under Section 11 of Ontario Regulation 267/10.
Professional Standards Support Special Investigations (SIU) Liaison Investigator
reference to Special Investigations Unit investigations, a person sustains serious injury if they:
sustain an injury as a result of which they are admitted to a hospital;
suffer a fracture to the skull, limb, rib, or vertebra;
suffer burns to a significant proportion of their body
lose any portion of their body;
as a result of an injury, experience a loss of vision or hearing; or
sustains a prescribed injury.
Serious Injury
SIU Director may cause an investigation to be conducted into
any incident in which any of the following occurs, if the incident may have resulted from the criminal conduct of a Service official:
the death of a person
the serious injury of a person
the discharge of a firearm at a person
the sexual assault of a person, as reported by the person.
The SIU Director may cause an investigation to be conducted if, at the time of the incident,
the official was on duty; or
the official was off-duty but
- engaged in the investigation, pursuit, detention or arrest of a person or otherwise exercised the powers
of a police officer, special constable, peace officer or other prescribed person, as the case may be, whether or not the official intended to exercise such powers or identified him or herself as a person who may exercise such powers, or
- the incident involved equipment or other property issued to the official in relation to his or her duties.
Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Mandate
in respect of an incident referred to in SIUA ss. 15 (1), an official whose conduct appears, in the opinion of the SIU Director, to have been a cause of the incident. The Subject Official must be provided with a notice of their designation in writing.
Subject Official – SIU Investigations
an official who, in the opinion of the SIU Director, is involved in an incident
referred to in SIUA ss.15 (1), but is not a Subject Official in relation to the incident. The Witness Official must be provided with a notice of their designation in writing
Witness Official – SIU Investigations
