9. REPORTING PROTOCOLS AND REVIEW                                    
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Reporting protocol—officer deploying CEW                                    
General use-of-force reporting                                    
A written report will be submitted whenever a police officer, or other employee:   √ √   √   √ √ √ √                
● takes an action that results in, or alleged to have resulted in, injury or death of a person;
● applies force through the use of a weapon;
● discharges a firearm, other than in training; or
● applies force by any means, other than routine handcuffing or low levels of restraint and compliance.
CEW use reporting                                    
The Subject Behaviour—Officer Response report in PRIME will be completed as soon as practical after the member controls a non-compliant individual by using √ √     √ √             √          
CEW (laser light only, drive-stun, and/or probes) against an individual. The member will submit the report, along with any additional relevant material to his or her immediate supervisor.
In the event the discharge of the weapon was unintentional and no injury  occurred, the member shall verbally report the incident through his or her                       √            
supervisor to the Duty Officer and submit a detailed written report through the supervisor to the Force Options Training Unit Supervisor when the weapon involved is a CEW.
A firearms officer shall maintain a software program detailing all operational deployment of CEWs.                         √          
A use-of-force report shall be completed any time that a CEW is drawn and presented to a person, whether or not it is actually discharged.     √   √   √ √       √       √ √ √
A use-of-force (or analogous) report shall be completed in detail and submitted following deployment of the CEW.     √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √   √ √ √ √ √
The officer(s) deploying the CEW will make appropriate notations in the official police notebook outlining use of the CEW.   √                   √ √          
The use-of-force report (or analogous report) must be forwarded to a designated supervisor or supervisory agency. √   √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √   √   √ √ √
Content of report                                    
Downloaded data from discharged CEW is attached to use-of-force (or analogous) report.             √ √ √     √   √ √      
Use-of-force report shall include the download printout that captures when the CEW was used in the push or probe mode.             √   √                  
Record on the investigative file any apparent or alleged affliction/injury caused by the CEW.       √                       √ √  
Reports shall include the following information:
● a description of the incident which led up to the necessity of force being applied; 		                      √            
● type of force applied;
● type of injury, if any, received by the non-compliant subject or member; and
● whether medical attention was requested and the result of the medical attention received.
The narrative portion of the use-of-force report must detail:
● reason for contact;		             √ √                    
● location and environmental conditions;
● physical descriptors of suspect;
● suspect behaviour;
● assessment of threat;
● requirement for response;
● response options;
● action taken; and
● reassessment and follow-up.
Arresting member will provide physician name and time/date of release in report.           √                        
If the subject is released at the scene, names of the attending EHS personnel shall be noted in the report.           √                        
Copies of the reports are forwarded to the provincial director, Adult Custody Division. Reports include:                             √      
● incident reports;
● inmate injury report;
● use-of-force report; and
● video recording (when available).
Reporting protocol—supervisor                                    
A supervisor receiving notification that a person died or was grievously injured following the application of an intermediate weapon shall immediately report the incident to the Duty Officer.                     √ √            
A supervisor receiving notification that a person died or was grievously injured following the application of an intermediate weapon shall obtain detailed reports from all members involved in the incident.                       √            
A supervisor receiving notification that a person died or was grievously injured following the application of an intermediate weapon shall submit a full report, including recommendations (if appropriate), to the Chief Constable.                       √            
Once a subject has been affected and controlled with the CEW, the supervisor will complete the supervisor CEW report and place the report in the investigative file for review.         √         √                
Supervisor will ensure that members submit a use-of-force form and review it for quality assurance.                               √ √  
Supervisor will place a copy of the use-of-force report with the weapon.                       √            
On a quarterly basis the training officer will compile a summary Subject Behaviour Response Report. √                                  
Reporting protocol—duty officer                                    
A duty officer receiving a report that a person has died or was grievously injured following the application of an intermediate weapon shall notify Major Crime                       √            
Section—Homicide, who will be responsible for the investigation.
Review of CEW use                                    
Circumstances warranting review                                    
The supervisor will review the report to ensure the actions of member comply with law and policy.  If there is a concern over the appropriateness of the member’s √                                  
actions, supervisors may consult a subject matter expert.
All incidents will be reviewed in which a police officer applies force:     √   √ √   √ √ √                
● by means of a weapon, firearm, or lateral neck restraint and compliance, or
● by any means, other than routine handcuffing or low levels of restraint compliance.
The police department will review the assignment of a police officer, using established criteria, where use of force results in death or grievous bodily harm.     √   √ √   √ √ √                
Purpose of review                                    
All use-of-force reports will be reviewed by the National Criminal Operations Branch as soon as practicable to ensure consistency with national directives and policy.                                 √  
All reported use of force will be reviewed by the Chief Constable to determine whether:   √ √   √                          
● policies were adhered to;
● policies covering the situation were clearly understandable and effective; and
● training and/or policies require revision.
All reported uses of force will be reviewed by the OIC of Staff Development to determine whether:             √ √ √ √                
● policies covering the situation were clearly understandable and effective; and
● department training and/or policies/procedures require revision.
Review protocol                                    
All findings to non-compliance, with respect to policies or training inadequacies, will be reported to the Chief Constable.   √ √   √         √                
If an issue is identified during the review process, the respective divisional Criminal Operational Branch is to be notified.                                 √  
Watch Commanders are responsible for ensuring that:           √                        
● incidents involving ANY discharge of a CEW are reviewed and appropriately documented and brought forward to the supervisor in charge of training;
● use of the CEW is limited to CEW trained officers;
● use of CEWs and related tactics is monitored;
● proper procedures are followed when signing out CEWs;
● when returned at end of watch, ALL CEWs and AIR CARTRIDGES are accounted for;
● members who use the CEW complete a subject behaviour report PRIME template;
● a review is conducted into each incident in which a CEW is fired; and
● a report on any contentious deployments or actions is forwarded to the departmental subject matter expert.
In review, consideration must be given to the safety of the public and other officers when considering force options.                 √                  
In review, the safety of officers is of paramount importance and the actions of all officers and supervisors must be judged on this basis.                 √                  
In review, actions taken by members must be consistent with officer safety and the protection of the public.                 √                  
An officer's “use-of-force report” will not be used or admitted into evidence under the following circumstances:   √       √ √   √                  
● internal investigations or hearings;
● Police Act investigations or hearings; and
● Police Complaint Commissioner hearings.
A complete investigation into the use of deadly force will be conducted by the GIS Supervisor, as directed by the Inspector i/c Operations, who will submit a detailed   √     √     √ √                  
report to the Chief Constable, including recommendations on reassignment, further training, or disciplinary action, if warranted. The Chief Constable will submit
the report to the chairperson of the police board. The chairperson of the police board will review the report and take the appropriate action.
Substantive content of review                                    
A complete investigation into the use of deadly force will be conducted by the OIC of Detectives, who will submit a detailed report to the Chief Constable including recommendations on:   √         √   √                  
● commendation (for appropriate action);
● on reassignment;
● further training;
● disciplinary action, if warranted; or
● no action to be taken.
The OIC of Staff Development will:
● compile a report on any policy or training inadequacies;		                 √                  
● include recommendations to correct the inadequacies; and
● forward the report to the Chief Constable.