Harassment And/Or Discrimination; Prevention and Complaint Process Flashcards
Members have the right to work in an environment free of harassment and/or discrimination based on the member’s _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, or _____ pursuant to Federal and State laws.
Race Religion Sex National Origin Age Genetic Information Disability Workers Compensation Statues Family Medical Leave Military Service Sexual Orientation Gender Identity or Expression Political Affliction (is considered a protected class by the department)
A wide range of processes for alleviating or eliminating sources of conflict, utilizing a third neutral party, which includes fostering communication among disputants and problem solving to find a mutually satisfying scenario for all parties involved. Once started, this process is mandatory for the involved members to participate.
Conflict Resolution
An act, practice, or pattern of behavior based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or political affiliation which has an adverse impact on an individual or identifiable group compared to the impact of members of other identifiable groups.
Discrimination
Any conduct based on an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or political affiliation that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’ work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
Harassment
A voluntary alternate dispute resolution process for resolving disputes and conflicts in which a third neutral party, the mediator, helps the parties to resolve a dispute or conflict and reach a mutually acceptable resolution.
Mediation
The victim is subjectively offended AND a reasonable similarly situated member of the protected class against whom the harassment or discrimination is directed would be objectively offended.
Reasonable Person Standard
A form of harassment against an individual, who has complained, assisted or otherwise participated in complaints of harassment and/or discrimination.
Retaliation
The unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that could affect an individual’s employment statues, opportunities, or work performance, or could create a hostile work environment.
Sexual Harassment
Failure to take action to prevent the occurrence of or stop known harassment or discrimination will be ground for what?
Disciplinary Action
It is not a requirement that the reporting member be the intended target of the offensive conduct. How will complaints be accepted from any source?
In Person
By Mail
By Telephone
What are the alternate forms of resolution available?
Mediation
Conflict Resolution
Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) - Used when reported conduct is not based on protected class as defined by Federal and State law or department policy - but still warrants resolution
An act, practice, or pattern of behavior based on an individual’s protected class which has a negative effect on an individual or identifiable group compared to the impact on members of other groups. _____ is further broken down into _____ _____ and _____ _____.
Discrimination
Adverse Impact
Disparate Treatment
Employment practice that appear neutral but have a disproportionately negative effect on members of a protected class. This may be unintentional.
Adverse Impact
A member is intentionally treated differently from other similarly situated members based on that member belonging in one or more of the protected classes. This is distinguished from the concept of “adverse impact”, which may be unintentional and applies to a protect group rather than an individual.
Disparate Treatment
How many incident(s), if it is severe, may constitute harassment. If it is deemed not to rise to the level of harassment, it may constitute a violation under another agency policy.
One
