Review of the RCMP's Public Complaint Records

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Appendix C: List of Allegations

There are 16 RCMP complaint categories:

1. Improper Attitude: The complaint category includes behaviour that could be seen as abusive, rude, discourteous, disrespectful, aggressive, intimidating, etc. The behaviour could also be seen to be unfair or lacking empathy.
2. Improper Use of Force: The category includes allegations of inappropriate or excessive force. Improper use of force may be considered inconsistent with circumstances applied to frequently or harshly.
3. Improper Use of Firearms: This category involves the use, display or discharge of a firearm.
4. Irregularity in Procedure: This complaint category involves some aspect of the Privacy or Access issues, allegations that members improperly obtained information from a police data bank, and other alleged violations of an "administratively enforced" statute.
5. Driving Irregularity: This complaint category includes allegations of improper or unsafe police transport, pursuits or operation of emergency vehicles.
6. Neglect of Duty: This is a broad category that encompasses alleged behaviour that a member failed to or refused to perform a duty or provide an expected service. Such allegations could include failure to identify oneself, mismanagement of public complaints, inadequate investigations, improper care of prisoners, failure to release detained persons into a safe environment, and failure to provide appropriate medical care. This category could also include allegations of deficient reporting related to note books, investigations, occurrence reports.
7. Statutory Offence: This complaint category is reserved for allegations that members violated sections of the Criminal Code of Canada, federal, provincial or municipal statutes.
8. Mishandling of Property: This complaint category includes allegations about the loss of property, damage to property and the unreasonable detention of property.
9. Irregularity-Evidence: These allegations would include concerns around members testifying in judicial proceedings, failure or refusal to report the facts of a public complaint, and failure or refusal to testify to correct or true facts.
10. Oppressive Conduct: The complaint category would include these allegations that would surpass what would be considered improper attitude, irregular procedure and neglect of duty.
11. Improper Arrest: This category involves allegations of failing to inform an individual for the reason for their arrest, right to counsel or failing to provide an opportunity to exercise these rights.
12. Improper Persons/Vehicles Search: These allegations would include complaints of personal and vehicle searches as well as potential violations of section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
13. Improper Search of Premises: The complaint category includes allegations concerning members who have entered or remain unlawfully in a premise.
14. Policy: These allegations are specifically about RCMP policy and their application.
15. Equipment: This category applies to allegations of improper use of RCMP equipment.
16. Service: This complaint category includes allegations that members did not respond or failed to provide timely service.

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