This interactive virtual workshop will explore the intersection of police misconduct, internal conduct, respectful workplace, and the occupational health and safety responsibilities. In addition to speaker-prepared reference materials and 3-hours of CPD Substantive Credits, delegates will walk away with real-world guidance and key takeaways that will shape the main conference discussion to follow. Key topics will include:

Part One: Respectful Workplaces Conducting Harassment Investigations

• Identifying workplace harassment and sexual harassment
• Understanding the employer’s obligations
• Conducting an appropriate investigation
• Human relations-style vs. professional standards-style investigation methods
• Accommodation requests during the investigation
• Introduction of the cross-province Working Group on Respectful Workplaces in Policing

Part Two: Misconduct and Off-Duty Conduct Investigations

• Social media and group chats—what is, and isn’t private
• Identifying what constitutes “discreditable conduct”
• Defining when an officer is a “police officer” with authority, and when they are a private citizen
• Debating whether or not the Charter extends to police officers and what constitutes an unpermitted secondary activity
• How the OPCC views officers, as off duty or on duty
• Liability concerns with identifying yourself as a police officer to your neighbours, and does this statement put the officer on duty?