Summary
"Undermining the RCMP’s ability to collect CEW usage data were Forms 3996 not being
properly filled out; an apparent inability of members to properly document and articulate their
use of the CEW; and most disconcerting, a noticeable systemic under-reporting of CEW use that
had been occurring for years. In light of this, the Commission recommended, among other
things, that the RCMP provide it with unvetted copies of all RCMP CEW usage forms
(Forms 3996) so that the Commission could provide a comprehensive yearly assessment of CEW
use by the Force. The RCMP, to date, has been meeting this recommendation and this report
outlines the Commission’s analysis of the RCMP’s CEW use for the calendar year 2008."--Page 2.
Contents
1.
Executive summary --
1.1. Overview of the RCMP's response to Commission's final report -- 1.2.
Overview of analysis of CEW database -- 2. Statistical analysis of CEW reports: 2008 -- 2.1.
Descriptive analyses -- 2.1.1.
Incident and environmental characteristics -- 2.1.2.
Member operating CEW -- 2.1.3.
Subject characteristics -- 2.1.4.
Injury and medical characteristics -- 2.1.5.
CEW deployment characteristics -- 2.1.6.
Cartridge usage characteristics -- 2.2.
Bivariate analyses -- 2.2.1.
CEW deployment -- 2.2.2.
Medical examination -- 3. Analysis of narrative summaries -- 3.1.
Descriptive circumstantial categories -- 3.1.1.
Combative -- 3.1.2.
Actively resistant -- 3.1.3.
Threat cues -- 3.1.4.
Non-compliance -- 3.1.5.
Fleeing, suicidal and weapons -- 3.1.6.
Residual categories -- 3.2.
Bivariate analyses -- 4. Comparative statistical analysis of CEW reports: 2008 to 2002-2007 -- 4.1.
Comparing 2008 to 2002-2007 -- 4.2.
Annual comparisons – 2002-2008 -- 5. At-risk populations -- 5.1.
Youths aged 13-17 -- 5.2.
Mental health/suicide -- Appendix.