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Practices and Procedures in Investigation of MP Across Canada PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES IN THE INVESTIGATION OF MISSING PERSONS ACROSS CANADA: 1997 TO PRESENT A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE MISSING WOMEN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY MARCH 2012 BY ELIZABETH WELCH Statement of Purpose This report was prepared for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry and represents information provided to the Commission from participating police agencies regarding their practices and procedures in the investigation of missing persons in 1997/1998 and currently. The report provides a fact-based analysis and a review of each participating jurisdiction’s policies. The content of the report does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commissioner and Commission staff and, in particular, no conclusions have been reached on the issues raised in this report. The purpose of this report is to provide factual information on practices and procedures in the investigation of missing persons in Canada, both past and present. It is designed to contribute to public discussion on issues within the Commission’s mandate by providing background information about police investigations. The Commission invites comments on this report by April 15, 2012 i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary.................................................................................................................................................. 1 II. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Purpose and Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Terminology ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 III. Themes and Trends in Missing Persons Practices and Procedures ................................................ 7 Acceptance of MP Reports .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Resources ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Assessment of Priority ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Investigation .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Cooperation with Other Jurisdictions and Use of Non‐Police Resources ............................................. 34 Communication with Reportees and Family Members ................................................................................ 37 Review and Closure of Files ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 IV. Survey Responses .............................................................................................................................................. 51 A. Major Metropolitan Police Departments ....................................................................................................... 51 1. Vancouver Police Department ...................................................................................................................... 51 2. Calgary Police Service ....................................................................................................................................... 59 3. Edmonton Police Service................................................................................................................................. 69 4. Winnipeg Police Service .................................................................................................................................. 75 5. Peel Regional Police .......................................................................................................................................... 85 6. Ottawa Police Service ....................................................................................................................................... 90 7. York Regional Police ......................................................................................................................................... 93 8. Toronto Police Service ..................................................................................................................................... 97 9. Durham Regional Police Service ............................................................................................................... 101 10. Hamilton Police Service ........................................................................................................................... 111 11. Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal .......................................................................................... 115 12. Service de Police de la Ville de Québec .............................................................................................. 119 B. Local Municipal Police Departments ........................................................................................................... 123 13. Victoria Police Department .................................................................................................................... 123 ii 14. Saanich Police Department .................................................................................................................... 129 15. New Westminster Police Service ......................................................................................................... 133 16. Delta Police Department.......................................................................................................................... 140 17. RCMP Burnaby Detachment ................................................................................................................... 143 18. RCMP Coquitlam Detachment ............................................................................................................... 149 19. RCMP Richmond Detachment ............................................................................................................... 154 20. RCMP Surrey Detachment ...................................................................................................................... 158 V. Appendices ............................................................................................................................................................. 163 A. Survey 1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 163 B. Survey 2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 166 1 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarizes the information received from 20 police agencies that responded to surveys distributed by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry regarding missing persons practices and procedures. The purpose of the surveys was two‐fold: to strengthen the Commission’s understanding of Canadian standards with respect to missing persons practices and procedures and how they have evolved from the beginning of the Commission’s mandate to the present; and to discover innovative practices that could inform the policy recommendations ultimately made by the Commissioner in his report. In addition to summarizing the information provided, the report also provides an analysis, looking at themes and trends in the policies and practices of police agencies in both 1997/1998 and currently. The comparative analysis is divided into a number of sections: acceptance of reports, resources, assessment of priority, investigation, cooperation with other jurisdictions and use of non‐police resources, communication with reportees and family members, review and closure of files, and documentation. Both in 1997/1998 and currently, police agencies accept missing person reports through a variety of means. Some agencies accept reports through Patrol officers only; others accept reports through a number of mediums, including over the phone, in person at police stations and to Patrol officers; and some accept reports only through 911 or a dedicated communications centre. However, not all missing persons reports were accepted in 1997/1998 due to restrictions. Some police agencies restricted who could report a person missing. Some also imposed time restrictions, with formal policies or informal practices requiring a person to be missing a certain amount of time, usually 24 hours, before a report would be accepted. Police agencies most commonly had restrictions based on jurisdiction, often requiring the missing person to reside or have been last seen in the jurisdiction. Fewer police agencies report current restrictions on accepting reports. Once again, the most common restriction is based on jurisdiction, determined by the missing person’s place of residence or the place the missing person was last seen, or both.
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