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Criminal Code PFP3020 Criminal Code - PFP 4040 - 2020 Assignment #1 Written Assignment – Research Kaufmann Report (10 marks) Read the Kaufmann Report’s Executive Summary and their review of the investigations by the York Regional Police and the Durham Regional Police. These reports highlight issues with the investigations conducted by both police services, into the death of Christine Jessop. You will need to read the entire reports to understand the roles both police agencies played in the investigation. Choose the Kaufmann Inquiries review of either the York Regional Police Investigation, or the investigation by the Durham Regional Police. Produce a brief written summary of their conclusions made with respect to one of the following issues: 1. Witness interviewing 2. Investigative strategy 3. Crime scene and evidence handling The written report should be 2-3 pages long single space. There must be a cover page (does not count for report length). The report should be typed using 12 font and incorporate headings as follows. 1. Investigating Agency and Issue Selected · This should be a brief paragraph outlining the agency and issue you have chosen, as well as a brief comment explaining why you have chosen this. 2. Summary of Kaufmann Inquiry Findings · Summarize the inquiry’s findings with respect to the topic and police service you have chosen 3. Impact Upon Current Police Practices · You will need to review lessons 1-8, which reflect many of the changes implemented to investigations as a result of the Kaufmann Report to comment properly upon the impact upon current police practices. The report is due on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020. It must be posted as a PDF document to Moodle. Some Clarification Notes: This report is a summary and should be in your own words as much as you can. I do not want excessive “quoting” or a report that consists of simply copy & pasting sections from the text of the report. I’m looking for an indication you understand the material. You may have to read portions more than once before it makes sense. The Commission On Proceedings Involving Guy Paul Morin CHAPTER IV: THE INVESTIGATION BY THE YORK REGIONAL POLICE643 IV The Investigation by the York Regional Police A. Introduction As noted in Chapter I, Queensville is a small village located at the intersection of Queensville Sideroad, which runs east and west, and Leslie Street, which runs north and south, within the jurisdiction of the York Regional Police force. While today the jurisdiction of this police force encompasses an area which has a population of approximately 680,000, on October 3, 1984 it was estimated that the population was 240,000. At that time, the York Regional Police force did not have a designated homicide squad or even a major crime unit; there was a ratio of approximately one officer for every 860 residents. In October 1984, York Region was split into divisions. Nineteen Division (now 1 District) encompassed the area south of Queensville Sideroad and included the Towns of Newmarket, Aurora, King City, King Township, Stouffville, and Musselman Lake. The jurisdiction of 39 Division (now 3 District) extended to those areas north of the Queensville Sideroad, which were less heavily populated, and included the towns of Queensville, Keswick, Sutton, Jackson's Point, Pefferlaw and part of Port Bolster. York Region extends from the northern extremity of Toronto to Lake Simcoe, bordered by Peel Region to the west and Durham Region to the east. This chapter examines the investigation by the York Regional Police force into Christine Jessop’s disappearance. This investigation was turned over to the Durham Regional Police Service upon the discovery of Christine Jessop’s body on December 31, 1984. 644 THE COMMISSION ON PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING GUY PAUL MORIN Two York Regional officers, Constables Rick McGowan and David Neil Robertson, became contentious witnesses for the prosecution at Guy Paul Morin’s second trial. This chapter briefly introduces these officers in the context of their involvement in the York Regional investigation. An examination of the role they played in Mr. Morin’s prosecution is dealt with in a subsequent chapter. B. The Missing Person Investigation (i) The Early Response to Christine Jessop’s Disappearance Upon arriving home from Newmarket on October 3, 1984, Ken and Janet Jessop noticed that Christine had already been home. Her school bag was on the pantry counter and the mail and newspapers had been taken inside the home, as was Christine’s usual routine when she got off the school bus. Janet Jessop relaxed briefly, telephoned her husband’s lawyer, and then drove to the park to look for Christine. She stopped at the variety store, and also looked for her daughter in the cemetery behind their home where Christine would often play. Ms. Jessop then returned home and made dinner. When Christine had not returned home by early evening, she telephoned the York Regional Police. Over the next seven hours, approximately 13 police cars, two emergency vehicles and 17 police officers were dispatched to the Jessop residence to assist with the missing person investigation. Fifteen to 20 civilians (notified either by Ms. Jessop or her neighbours that Christine was missing) arrived at the Jessop home that evening to assist in the search for the missing child. Constable McGowan was the first officer to attend the Jessop residence. He obtained information regarding Christine’s description and details relating to her disappearance. There was some discussion as to whether she could have gone to a friend’s house or to her grandmother’s house which was out of the immediate area. Friends and family of Christine to whom Janet Jessop had not yet spoken were contacted. Constable McGowan asked the friends and neighbours who began arriving at the Jessop home to lend their assistance by checking the park, CHAPTER IV: THE INVESTIGATION BY THE YORK REGIONAL POLICE645 conducting a door-to-door search, or contacting Christine’s friends to see if anyone had seen her. He also searched the Jessop premises just in case Christine was simply hiding in the house, as children are sometimes prone to do. As the evening progressed, more officers arrived. Constable McGowan claimed, in testimony given at Guy Paul Morin’s second trial, that at approximately 8:30 p.m. he went next door to the Morin house. He knocked at the front door and had a brief conversation, while standing on the Morin porch, regarding Christine’s whereabouts. This attendance, together with his alleged observations of Guy Paul Morin at that time, is discussed in some detail later in this Report. A large truck with very bright spotlights was requested to assist with the search. McGowan asked that a zone alert, outlining the details pertaining to the missing girl, be issued to the other police forces. This alert, which provided a description of the clothing that Christine was last seen wearing and her general physical appearance was issued to the Greater Toronto Area, extending to Hamilton, Durham, Peel, and cities to the north of York Region. The Jessop home was searched several more times that evening by various police officers. Family members and friends were free to come and go throughout the home. Inspector Robert Wilson (now Deputy Chief) was called to the Jessop household in the early hours of October 4th. At 1:00 a.m., he attended as the officer in charge of this missing person investigation, and he remained the officer in charge until the investigation was turned over to the Durham Regional Police on December 31, 1984. Soon after his arrival, Inspector Wilson gave his permission for one of the officers to use his dog as an aid in the search for Christine. Accordingly, Constable Robertson brought his dog, Ryder, to the scene. Inspector Wilson heard nothing about Constable Robertson’s dog reacting in any way when it was in the vicinity of the Morin family Honda. In fact, it was not until 1990 that Constable Robertson and his dog became a component of the prosecution’s case against Guy Paul Morin. Robertson’s involvement is fully canvassed in a later chapter. Inspector Wilson directed a staff sergeant to take a formal statement from Ken Jessop. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on October 4th, Sergeant Rick McCabe awakened Christine’s brother and provided him with some paper in 646 THE COMMISSION ON PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING GUY PAUL MORIN one of the upstairs bedrooms. He instructed him to write out his recollection of the occurrences and timing of events that day. Ken Jessop was not questioned about any ambiguities or details contained in this statement. This signed statement, which was subsequently lost, was incorporated into a supplementary report. Constable Raymond Bunce (now Sergeant) testified that the informal way in which this statement was taken was in keeping with a missing person investigation, but not with a serious criminal investigation. The extent to which officers conducting a missing person investigation should be mindful of its potential for escalation is a recurring theme of interest in this chapter. Upon learning from one of his officers that Janet Jessop seemed to be extremely calm under the circumstances, Inspector Wilson warned her that she could be charged with public mischief if she knew where her daughter was or was withholding information. Because Bob Jessop, her husband, was then in jail, some officers thought that Christine Jessop’s disappearance could be a ruse to secure his early release. Accordingly, the family’s involvement in Christine’s disappearance was considered and their actions carefully scrutinized during the initial stages of the investigation. (ii) Treatment of the Jessop Residence Christine Jessop was a child of tender years when she disappeared. Her bicycle was lying on its side in the shed, as opposed to the upright position in which she generally kept it. Its kickstand and carrier appeared to be damaged. Her pink jacket, which the Jessops believed she had been wearing that day, was hanging on a hook that was beyond Christine’s reach when the Jessops returned home that afternoon. The Jessop home, however, was not treated as a prospective crime scene. No effort was made during the various searches of the premises to preserve evidence or protect the home from the contamination by those present; no attempt was made to preclude persons from entering certain parts of the house. Indeed, as I have earlier noted, throughout the