When referring to the practice of police stopping a person for the purposes of obtaining and recording information not related to the investigation of a crime in other jurisdictions in Canada, in the Legal Analysis section of this report, and in some direct quotations the term “street checks” will be used. [...] Focus of the Systemic Initiative Recognizing the complexity of balancing the need to maintain public safety and the need for the public to be free from discriminatory interference, the Commission set out to consider the contact interview policy and practice from a human rights perspective. [...] The mandate of the SPC is assigned at subsection 19(1) of The Police Act, 1990.16 Duty and powers of commission 19(1) The commission shall promote: (a) adequate and e昀昀ective policing throughout Saskatchewan; and (b) the preservation of peace, the prevention of crime, the e昀케ciency of police services and the improvement of police relationships with communities within Saskatchewan. [...] Such a detention will trigger the Charter rights to be informed of their right to counsel and the reason for their detention.55 The test to determine whether a psychological detention has occurred involves an objective evaluation of all the circumstances of the encounter and the police conduct, from the perspective a reasonable person in the individual’s circumstances.56 Put another way, the test. [...] 5.0 TRAINING: All members of a police service will complete training in the conduct of contact interviews including e昀昀ective communications, community engagement and the requirements of this policy and local police service policy for contact interviews as developed and delivered by the Saskatchewan Police College and the police service.
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