For those of you living in the province of Ontario, you may or may not be familiar with the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services. The Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services ("OCCoPS"), is the regulatory body that oversees the application of the Police Services Act in the province of Ontario.
Any person having a complaint about the conduct of a police officer or department in the province of Ontario, is entitled to file a complaint under the Police Services Act. The complaint must be initially forwarded to the attention of the police chief of the department to which the complaint relates.
The police chief, upon receipt of a complaint under the Police Services Act must follow through on the complaint in accordance with Part V of the Act.
Any person that is not satisfied with the decision of the police chief, may request a review of the complaint by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services within thirty days of being notified of the chief's decision.
I am doing some research on the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services, and would like to hear from anyone that has had any dealings with this governmental organization. I would appreciate hearing stories of both good and bad experiences with OCCoPS. Thank you.
Any person having a complaint about the conduct of a police officer or department in the province of Ontario, is entitled to file a complaint under the Police Services Act. The complaint must be initially forwarded to the attention of the police chief of the department to which the complaint relates.
The police chief, upon receipt of a complaint under the Police Services Act must follow through on the complaint in accordance with Part V of the Act.
Any person that is not satisfied with the decision of the police chief, may request a review of the complaint by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services within thirty days of being notified of the chief's decision.
I am doing some research on the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services, and would like to hear from anyone that has had any dealings with this governmental organization. I would appreciate hearing stories of both good and bad experiences with OCCoPS. Thank you.