Professional Standards Section

The West Vancouver Police Department’s Professional Standards Section was created in September 2007.  This section consists of one sergeant who reports directly to the Inspector In-Charge of Administration and the Chief Constable.

The Professional Standards Section is responsible for preserving the public’s trust in the West Vancouver Police Department by ensuring that the conduct of our officers and the service provided by our Department are held to a high standard.  We strive to accomplish this through ongoing training, early problem identification, and by conducting thorough and transparent investigations. 

The West Vancouver Police Department’s Professional Standards Section has the following responsibilities:

1. To investigate alleged criminal complaints that involve sworn members and civilian employees of the West Vancouver Police Department ; 
2. To investigate alleged misconduct (British Columbia Police Act) complaints that involve sworn members of the West Vancouver Police Department;
3. To investigate alleged service and/or policy complaints (British Columbia Police Act) that involve the West Vancouver Police Department;
4. To investigate complaints of alleged workplace harassment, within the West Vancouver Police Department;
5. To review citizen complaints that were received and dealt with by other police supervisors, in the first instance; and
6. To provide ongoing ethics training to the sworn members of the West Vancouver Police Department.

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