Major Case Management Training for Command Triangle Roles

Print or save as PDF 

Definitions

File Coordinator: A member of the Command Triangle that reports directly to the Team Commander and is responsible for establishing the business rules and systems protocols; assessing investigative material and ensuring complete tasking which includes that investigative strategies are completed; and where applicable, disclosure and prosecution support is provided.

Officer: A constable appointed under the Police Act or an enforcement officer appointed under section 14.15 of the Police Act.

Provincially‐Approved Training: Training that has been acknowledged by the Director of Policing and Law Enforcement Services as adequate to meet BC requirements pertaining to training on a specific topic or set of topics.

Primary Investigator: A member of the Command Triangle that reports directly to the Team Commander and is responsible for controlling the speed, flow and direction for the overall investigative process.

Team Commander: A member of the Command Triangle and the person to whom overall authority, responsibility and accountability for an investigation are conferred, including its resources (human and physical) and mandate, and adherence to the principles of major case management.

Standards

Provincially-Approved Training course for Team Commanders

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, Commissioner or Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office (“IIO”) must ensure that:

(1) Consistent with the requirements in Standard (2)(b)(i) of BCPPS 5.2.2 Command Triangle and Investigative Team, Officers or IIO investigators have successfully completed the following Provincially-Approved Training course before being assigned to a Team Commander role:

(a) Canadian Police College "Major Case Management: Team Commander" training course.

Provincially-Approved Training courses on Major Case Management for Primary Investigators

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, Commissioner or Chief Civilian Director of the IIO must ensure that:

(2) Consistent with the requirements in Standard (4)(b)(i) of BCPPS 5.2.2 Command Triangle and Investigative Team, Officers or IIO investigators have successfully completed one of the following Provincially-Approved Training courses before being assigned to a Primary Investigator role:

(a) RCMP "Introduction to Major Case Management"; or
(b) Vancouver Police Department "Foundational Principles of Major Case Management".

Provincially-Approved Training courses for File Coordinators

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, Commissioner or Chief Civilian Director of the IIO must ensure that:

(3) Consistent with the requirements in Standard (6)(b) of BCPPS 5.2.2 Command Triangle and Investigative Team, Officers or IIO investigators have successfully completed one of the following Provincially-Approved Training courses before being assigned to a File Coordinator role:

(a) Victoria Police Department "Major Case Management File Coordination" course;
(b) Vancouver Police Department "The Fundamentals of File Coordination" course;
(c) RCMP "Introduction to File Coordination in BC" course; or
(d) Independent Investigations Office "IIO Major Case Management File Coordination" course.

Training Records

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, Commissioner or Chief Civilian Director of the IIO must ensure that:

(4) Written records are maintained of the training required by these standards that has been completed by each Officer in the police service, or each IIO investigator in the case of the IIO.

Policies and procedures

The Chief Constable, Chief Officer, Commissioner or Chief Civilian Director of the IIO must ensure that:

(5) Policies and procedures are consistent with these BC Provincial Policing Standards.