News Release
SIU Launches Online Video Series
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The Special Investigations Unit is launching a video series to provide Ontarians with quick, informative answers to frequently asked questions about the Unit’s mandate, jurisdiction and investigative process.
The first video, “An Overview of the SIU”, was posted today and can be found on the SIU website or on YouTube.
Additional videos will be posted regularly in the coming weeks and months. Topics of future videos include:
- SIU Investigators
- How the SIU is Notified
- Components of an SIU Investigation
- Length of an Investigation
- Disclosing Information
The videos will be available on the SIU website video page and on the SIU'€™s YouTube channel.
If you are interested in being notified of future video postings, please sign up on the SIU’s website. If you have already signed up to receive SIU News Releases, you will not receive notification when videos are posted unless you also sign up for the Video Email Alerts.
Please note: This is the only time notification of posting will be sent through the SIU News Release Email Alert. Future notifications will be sent via the SIU Video Email Alert service.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations