Case Management System for Major Police Cases
Last updated on June 2, 2025Section 5.0 – Specialized Investigations
Sub Section 5.2 – Major Case Management
Subject 5.2.3 – Case Management System
Effective: to be determined
Revised: February 18, 2025
Definitions
Major Case: For the purpose of these Standards, includes:
(a) The types of investigations listed in Standard (1) of BCPPS 5.2.1 Threshold and Reporting;
(b) Any other investigation, including a type or category of investigation, or a particular investigation, which the Chief Constable, Chief Officer, or Commissioner, or a delegate thereof, has determined, with due regard to the factors listed in Standard (3) of BCPPS 5.2.1 Threshold and Reporting, requires Major Case Management.
Major Case Management: A methodology for managing major incidents that provides accountability, clear goals and objectives, planning, utilization of resources, and control over the speed, flow and direction of an investigation.
Standards
Case management system
(1) Must ensure that a provincially-approved electronic Major Case Management system is used to support the management of a Major Case investigation.
(2) May permit the use of another case management system if the investigation was initiated before the effective date of these Standards.