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Document preceded by page bearing statement: "Manitoba will be making changes to the provincial police act in 2009. The province invites Manitobans to provide their comments to help shape the new law. Consultation papers have been prepared to help obtain the views of Manitobans on the major elements of the new act."
"Police Act consultations background and issues".
Issued also in French under title: Document d’information : approches canadiennes en matière d’enquêtes sur les policiers.
© Province of Manitoba, 2009, reproduced with permission;
http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/safe/policeact/pdf/canadian_approaches.pdf.
Summary
"The new act will include an independent unit to
investigate:
incidents involving police where the use of force
results in a death;
incidents resulting in serious injury to members
of the public as a result of contact with police;
other incidents or allegations against police
where there is a public interest in having an
independent investigation.
This background document summarizes some of the
approaches used in other provinces to investigate
major incidents involving police officers and criminal
allegations against police officers."--Introduction.