To ensure that all attempt to pervert the course of Justice is aborted; the officer who is responsible for taking the initial report should ensure the following triplicate “Proof of Complaint form” which will be provided are filled out. It is not required that the police officer who is responsible for taking the initial report to record a statement from the complainant it should be within the discretion of that officer to record a detail statement of the incident.
The Proof of Complaint form should provide for the following information.
1. Name of Complainant
2. Name of Defendant
3. Name of recording officer
4. Name person present
5. Nature of offence (s)
6. Date of offence (s)
7. Place of offence
8. four place for names of witnesses
9. Signature of Complainant
10. Signature of person present
11. signature of recording officer
The use of the forms and the copies:
The signature of the complainant and the reporting officer is enough to consider this report an authentic report that should be given the benefit of an inquiry. The original copy of the Proof of Complaint form should go to the person making the complaint. A copy should be forwarded with a hard copy A45 address to the commissioner of police following the protocol that is in place for such. And the last copy should be sent to the office of the Oversight Committee. It will be in the best interest of the officer who took the initial report to make a copy of the Proof of Complaint Form for his person records.
The officer who is responsible for taking the initial report is responsible for informing his immediate supervisors via email of the report that was made, and the action taken. This email should be cc. to the Commissioner of Police and to the chairman of the Oversight Committee.
The Proof of Complaint form should provide for the following information.
1. Name of Complainant
2. Name of Defendant
3. Name of recording officer
4. Name person present
5. Nature of offence (s)
6. Date of offence (s)
7. Place of offence
8. four place for names of witnesses
9. Signature of Complainant
10. Signature of person present
11. signature of recording officer
The use of the forms and the copies:
The signature of the complainant and the reporting officer is enough to consider this report an authentic report that should be given the benefit of an inquiry. The original copy of the Proof of Complaint form should go to the person making the complaint. A copy should be forwarded with a hard copy A45 address to the commissioner of police following the protocol that is in place for such. And the last copy should be sent to the office of the Oversight Committee. It will be in the best interest of the officer who took the initial report to make a copy of the Proof of Complaint Form for his person records.
The officer who is responsible for taking the initial report is responsible for informing his immediate supervisors via email of the report that was made, and the action taken. This email should be cc. to the Commissioner of Police and to the chairman of the Oversight Committee.
Study by: Allan H. F. Palmer
