The Davies Commission

Inquiry into the Death of Frank Paul
William H. Davies, Q.C., Commissioner


Home Report Obtaining Report Hearings Hearings Schedule and Transcripts Hearing Information Rules of Procedure Policy Phase Terms of Reference Legislation Commissioner Counsel Backgrounder Media Releases Media Information Participants Commissioner's Rulings	ALONE AND COLD The Davies Commission Inquiry Into the Death of Frank Paul To learn more about how to obtain a hard copy of the interim report please click here. Download Full Report Full Report Download Full Report View Report By Section Beginning Title Page Letter of Transmittal Acknowledgements Frank Joseph Paul — A Biography PART 1—Overview and Executive Summary Overview Executive Summary Summary of Recommendations PART 2—The Commission of Inquiry The Commission Evidentiary Hearings Policy Issues The Inquiry’s Report PART 3—Frank Paul’s Final Days Introduction Background Facts The Events of December 5, 1998 The Events of December 6, 1998 Discussion of Factual Issues Preventing Recurrences of this Type of Tragedy Conclusions PART 4—The Response to Mr. Paul’s Death Introduction The Ambulance Service The Criminal Justice Branch The Vancouver Police Department The BC Coroners Service The BC Police Complaint Commissioner PART 5—Homeless Chronic Alcoholics How Our Society Deals with Chronic Alcoholics This Inquiry’s Terms of Reference Assisting Homeless Chronic Alcoholics Recommendations PART 6—The Criminal Investigation of Police-Related Deaths Introduction A Description of the Current Practice The Report to Crown Counsel The Problem of Divided Loyalties When the Home Department Investigates Police-Related Deaths A Note about the Scope of My Analysis and Recommendations Developing a New System for the Criminal Investigation of Police-Related Deaths Recommendations PART 7—The Professional Standards Investigation of Police-Related Deaths Introduction 1994 Policing in British Columbia (Oppal Report) The 1998 Police Act The PCC’s Authority to Intervene in a Police Department’s Professional Standards Investigation The Professional Standards Investigation in the Frank Paul Case The Vancouver Police Department’s Current Practice Recent Calls for Reform in British Columbia The Experience in Other Canadian Jurisdictions Developing a New Approach to the Investigation of Police-Related Deaths Recommendations Abbreviations and Acronyms Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendices Purpose and Terms of Reference Practice and Procedure Directive for Evidentiary Hearings Participants Evidentiary Hearings, Witnesses and Speakers Public Submissions Ruling 1—Applications for Participant Status Ruling 2—Further Applications for Participant Status Ruling 3—Participant Status of Police Complaint Commissioners Ruling 4—The Inquiry’s Authority to Inquire into the Response of the Criminal Justice Branch Ruling 5—Application to Call Further Witnesses Participant Submissions The Most Vulnerable of the Vulnerable: Aboriginal Chronic Alcoholics in the Downtown East Side

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