Code of police practice:
A guide for first line officers

The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

 
 
       
  Table of contents

General policing skills

Interviewing guide

The media

Deaths

Violent incidents

Missing people

Incidents with vehicles

Incidents with property

About these guidelines

List of guidelines

Code de practiques policières en français

 

List of guidelines

General policing skills
 

First at the scene

Crime scene

Arrest without a warrant

Notetaking

 
Interviewing guide
 

Open-ended questioning

Door-to-door interview

Interview report

Witness or victim interview

Suspect interview

Abused child interview

 
The media
 

Dealing with the media

Release of information

 

Deaths

 

Sudden death

Sudden infant death

Homicide

Death notification

 
Violent incidents
 

Domestic violence

Sexual assault

Criminal harassment

Managing the mentally disordered

Barricaded suspect/hostage incident

 
Missing people
 

Missing or runaway

Marine incident

 
Incidents with vehicles
 

Impaired/over 08

Fatal or serious MVA

Railway incident

 
Incidents with property
 

Break and enter

Hold up or bank alarm

Bomb threat or explosion

Dangerous goods

Arson

Fraud or false pretences

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