Under pressure, Cadets Canada has taken some steps toward prohibiting illegal searches. Let's all get in line with this direction from the Directorate of Cadets.
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Cadets Canada - Interim Policy on Illegal Searches
Under pressure, Cadets Canada has taken some steps toward prohibiting illegal searches. Let's all get in line with this direction from the Directorate of Cadets.
Under pressure, Cadets Canada has taken some steps toward prohibiting illegal searches. Let's all get in line with this direction from the Directorate of Cadets.
From: Albert LCol JPM@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 11:44 AM
To: Aquanno Cdr TW@RCSU (Atlantic) Comd@Shearwater; Laprade LCol JVJ@URSC- EST@St-Jean; MACMILLAN LCol JA@RCSU(C)@Borden; Claveau LCol MM@CA NLR ACT@Washington, US; Muir Cdr AW@RCSU (Pacific)@Esquimalt; Head LCol N@RCSU Northwest @Winnipeg Cc: Albert LCol JPM@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull; Nadeau Cdr SS@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull; Hone LCol JRR@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull; Arseneault LCol AG@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull; Francis LCol RT@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa- Hull; Memess Maj AD@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull; Namiesniowski Col CR@VCDS D Cdts & JCR@Ottawa-Hull Subject: SEARCHES AND INSPECTIONS DURING CADET ACTIVITIES // FOUILLES ET INSPECTIONS DURANT LES ACTIVITS DE CADETS
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1. DGRC has been briefed on the current practices with regards to searches and inspections during cadet activities. With the impending stand-up of the new formation, a CATO establishing a national standard will be developed. In the interim, the following clarification of regional directives is effective immediately and applies to all cadet activities.
Searches 2. A search is defined as an examination of a person or property, including a persons house or other buildings, premises, or vehicle, with the aim to discover contraband or illicit or stolen property, or some evidence of guilt to be used in the prosecution of an offence.
3. Searches of a cadets person or possessions in relation to any suspected or alleged prohibited or illegal activity shall not be ordered or conducted by CCO staff members. In circumstances where there is thought to be reasonable grounds to search a cadet or a locker, the Commanding Officer or his representative shall contact the Military Police, and in some cases civilian police, who will either obtain proper consent to conduct the search or seek lawful authority to do so through a search warrant.
Inspections
4. An inspection is defined as an examination of a person, premises, or equipment, for the purpose of maintaining military standards of health, hygiene, safety, security, efficiency dress and kit. This can be done for any officer or non-commissioned member or anything in, on or about any controlled area or any quarters under the control of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Department, in accordance with the customs or practice of the service (QR&O 19.76). This would exclude leased facilities except for the personnel, work or defence materiel contained in the leased facility.
5. Cadets are under the control and supervision of the CAF. The standard of care to be exercised by the CAF in providing for the supervision and protection of cadets for whom they are responsible is that of a careful or prudent parent. Based on that principle, cadets and their equipment are subject to inspection.
6. In accordance with QR&O 19.76, periodic inspections of uniforms, kit and quarters for the purpose of health, hygiene, and cleanliness are authorized. Inspections, particularly of quarters, also promote safety and security by detecting hazards, insecure equipment and valuables. The frequency and details of what is inspected will differ from one activity to another depending on the environment and requirements.
7. Routine inspections shall not be used as a vehicle to examine a cadets, or group of cadets personal possessions on suspicion of any alleged prohibited or illegal activity.
8. Inspections must be conducted by an officer or NCM (CAF Member). Civilian instructors are not authorized to conduct any inspections under any circumstances. Staff cadets may perform inspections as part of their training, under the supervision of a CAF member who has the authority to conducting the inspection. Staff Cadets are not authorized to conduct any inspections without the supervision of a CAF member.
9. Inspections shall be conducted respectfully and with the least amount of intrusion on the cadets privacy as could be reasonable expected. Inspections of cadets, their quarters, and their kit shall not be conducted selectively, such that no individuals, groups, or locations are specifically targeted.
Types of Inspections
10. Several types of inspections may be required during cadet activities. The Commanding Officer will determine what inspections are necessary and when they may be conducted. Many of the types of inspections listed below may be conducted simultaneously:
a. Preventative Medicine (P Med) Inspections - conducted to ensure the health and well-being of cadets. The focus of these inspections shall be to verify that both personal and communal spaces are clean and hygienic.
b. Kit Inspections - conducted to verify that cadets possess the correct equipment, in the correct quantity and in a serviceable state of repair. These inspections also serve to ensure that equipment is properly maintained and that cadets are not in possession of prohibited items as outlined in Joining Instructions. These inspections may be conducted upon arrival and departure or during the activity as deemed necessary.
c. Standards Inspections - conducted to re-enforce general discipline by maintaining an orderly living environment that meets pre-defined standards of uniform, equipment or barracks standards.
d. Safety Inspections - conducted to identify safety concerns and areas for improvement in terms of providing and maintaining a safe living/working environment.
11. A CATO will be promulgated in the near future providing a national policy on this subject.
***Texte Franais***
1. La DGRC a reu de linformation sur les pratiques actuelles de fouille et dinspection durant les activits des cadets. Avec la cration prochaine de la nouvelle formation, une OAIC sera labore pour tablir une norme nationale. Dici l, voici des prcisions sur les directives rgionales; elles entrent en vigueur immdiatement et sappliquent toutes les activits des cadets.
Fouille
2. On dfinit une fouille comme un examen dune personne ou dun bien, y compris une maison dun particulier ou dautres btiments, lieux ou vhicules, en vue de dcouvrir des objets de contrebande, des biens illicites ou vols, ou une preuve de culpabilit utiliser dans la poursuite dune infraction.
3. En aucun cas le personnel de lOCC ne peut ordonner, ni mener, de fouille dune personne ou des biens dun cadet en lien avec une activit interdite ou illicite souponne ou prsume. Si on croit quil existe des motifs raisonnables pour fouiller un cadet ou un casier, le commandant ou son reprsentant doit communiquer avec la Police militaire et, dans certains cas, la police civile, qui soit obtiendra le consentement ncessaire pour la fouille, ou soit demandera lautorit lgitime de procder par lentremise dun mandat de perquisition.
Inspection
4. On dfinit une inspection comme un examen dune personne, de lieux ou dquipement pour voir au respect des normes militaires en matire de sant, dhygine, de scurit, defficacit, dhabillement et dquipement. Tout officier ou militaire du rang, ou toute chose, se trouvant ou tant dans le voisinage dun secteur contrl ou de quartiers sous le contrle des Forces armes canadiennes (FAC) ou du Ministre, peut faire lobjet dune inspection en conformit des coutumes ou pratiques du service (ORFC 19,76). Cela exclut toute installation loue lexception du personnel, ouvrage pour la dfense ou matriel se trouvant dans cette installation loue.
5. Les cadets sont sous le contrle et la supervision des FAC. Celles-ci doivent superviser et protger les cadets dont elles sont responsables avec le mme soin que le ferait un parent prudent. Les cadets et leur quipement peuvent donc faire lobjet dinspections.
6. Conformment lORFC 19,76, des inspections priodiques de luniforme, de lquipement et des quartiers sont autorises pour des raisons de sant, dhygine et de propret. Les inspections, en particulier celles des quartiers, favorisent galement la sret et la scurit puisquelles permettent de dcouvrir des dangers, de lquipement mal protg et des objets de valeur. La frquence des inspections et les mesures prises varient selon les activits en fonction du milieu et des exigences.
7. Il est interdit de faire des inspections systmatiques dans le but dexaminer les biens personnels dun cadet ou dun groupe de cadets souponn dune activit interdite ou illicite.
8. Les inspections sont effectues par un officier ou un militaire du rang (membre des FAC). Les instructeurs civils ne sont en aucun cas autoriss faire des inspections. Un cadet-cadre peut mener une inspection dans le cadre de sa formation pour autant quil le fasse sous la supervision dun membre des FAC autoris mener linspection. Un cadet-cadre ne peut en aucun cas effectuer une inspection sans la supervision dun membre des FAC.
9. Les inspections doivent tre faites avec respect de faon envahir aussi peu que lon peut raisonnablement sy attendre lintimit des cadets viss. Les inspections des cadets, des quartiers et de lquipement ne doivent pas tre faites de faon slective afin de cibler prcisment une personne, un groupe ou un endroit.
Types dinspections
10. Plusieurs types dinspections peuvent tre requis durant les activits des cadets. Le commandant dtermine quelles inspections sont ncessaires et quel moment elles peuvent tre effectues. Des inspections de plusieurs des types mentionns ci-dessous peuvent tre menes de front :
a. Inspection en mdecine prventive : mene pour voir la sant et au bien-tre des cadets. Cette inspection vise principalement vrifier la propret et la salubrit des locaux personnels et des aires communes. b. Inspection dquipement : mene pour vrifier que les cadets possdent lquipement appropri dans les bonnes quantits et en bon tat. Cette inspection permet galement de vrifier que lquipement est bien entretenu et que les cadets ne sont pas en possession darticles interdits, comme prcis dans les instructions de ralliement. Cette inspection peut avoir lieu larrive et au dpart des cadets ou durant lactivit si on le juge ncessaire.
c. Inspection du respect des normes : mene pour favoriser la discipline gnrale en prservant un milieu de vie ordonn respectant des normes prtablies (uniforme, quipement ou casernement).
d. Inspection de scurit : mene pour relever toute proccupation sur le plan de la scurit et les aspects amliorer pour fournir et conserver un milieu de vie et de travail scuritaire.
11. Une OAIC sera promulgue sous peu pour tablir une politique nationale sur ce sujet.