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West Coast Prison Justice Society
Recommendation 80:
The healthcare professional should complete a written report that includes the prisoner’s account of the incident and their assessment of any physical injuries and psychological impact. This report should be included in the use of force review if the prisoner consents, and a copy should be provided to the prisoner.
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Recommendation 68:
Significantly increase the number of national-level use of force reviews. At the very least, CSC national should review all uses of force involving prisoners with mental health disabilities, all uses of force at treatment centres, all uses of ERTs and all cases involving allegations of misconduct (including but not limited to excessive force) or failure to follow policy.
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Recommendation 15:
Select officers who excel at conflict resolution and empathy to work as Mental Health Liaison Officers and on therapeutic units, and involve the Provincial Health Services Authority in their training.
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Recommendation 4:
Restrict the use of force in response to selfharm to circumstances where there is an imminent risk of grievous bodily harm.
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Recommendation 50:
Restrict the use of force in response to self-harm to circumstances where there is an imminent risk of grievous bodily harm.
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Recommendation 39:
Require staff to make all reasonable efforts to ensure this assessment is not mediated by physical barriers such as bars, security glass, door hatches or screens. If officer presence is required for safety reasons, the officer(s) must not have been involved in the use of force.
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Recommendation 3:
Require officers to weigh the risk of not intervening with force against the risk of harm (including psychological harm) resulting from a use of force and to ensure interventions are proportionate in light of this assessment.
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Recommendation 53:
Require advanced training in working with people with mental health disabilities for all staff working on mental health units, in treatment centres, in segregation/SIUs, and as members of Emergency Response Teams as a prerequisite for performing these roles. Require regular refresher courses.
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Recommendation 9:
Require advanced training in working with people with mental health disabilities for all Mental Health Liaison Officers as well as staff working on mental health and no-violence units, in segregation, and as members of ERTs as a prerequisite for performing these roles. Require regular refresher courses.
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Recommendation 30:
Report all uses of force involving potentially inappropriate or unjustified force, or force resulting in injury to the prisoner, to police.
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