8.330 Maintenance of Values and Ethics Flashcards
(21 cards)
Supervisors are encouraged to contact the on-call IAB ______ _________ if questions or procedural issues arise concerning internal investigations.
Team leader
Conducted to determine the nature of the complaint; they are NOT considered formal investigations.
Citizen Contact/Preliminary Inquiry
Created by law to review internal investigations concerning complains against commissioned police and corrections officers.
Citizen review board
To ensure consistency, all requests from CRB, including those for training, site visits, and policy/SOP requests will go through ____________.
IAB Commander
Disputes concerning the methods and procedures used by the department to provide various services. This is investigated by a supervisor with the goal of explaining and educating the complainant as to the operations of the department.
Customer service dispute
Allegations of misconduct that if found to be true could result in discipline in a Written Reprimand.
Minor allegation investigation
Allegations of misconduct that if found to be true could result in a disciplinary transfer, suspension, demotion, or termination.
Major allegation investigation
Investigations conducted by the department upon completion are given findings by IAB. An investigation established that misconduct occurred:
Sustained
Investigations conducted by the department upon completion are given findings by IAB. The alleged act did occur but was justified, legal, and proper.
Exonerated
Investigations conducted by the department upon completion are given findings by IAB. Investigation failed to produce sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation.
Not sustained
Investigations conducted by the department upon completion are given findings by IAB. Misconduct occurred but was not a part of the original complaint.
Misconduct not based on complaint
Investigations conducted by the department upon completion are given findings by IAB. The act did occur and was in compliance with department policy; however, the determination is the allegation of misconduct could have been prevented had policy been more clear or complete.
Policy failure
The department’s burden of proof for internal investigations that of _________ and ________ evidence.
Clear, convincing
The supervisor receiving or initiating a complaint will interview the complainant to determine the facts and circumstances of the alleged misconduct. If the complaint is not an allegation that involves a department policy or violation of law, handle the matter as a _____________ that will be documented on a ___________.
Customer service dispute; citizen contact
If the complaint only involves the complainant’s disagreement with an established and proper department policy, procedure, rule, regulation, law, or practice, a supervisor conducting an inquiry will have a discussion with the complainant and document it on ________:
Citizens contact in Blue team
An alternative method to a full investigation. Wen an employee readily acknowledges his action(s) and wants to conclude the matter promptly, this investigation may occur.
Expedited investigation
All internal investigations should be completed within ___ days unless approved by the IAB Lieutenant.
90
Complaints classified as minor allegations and referred to a bureau command may be handled as:
a. Formal Investigations
b. Informal Investigations with Supervisory Intervention
Reference Bureau Command Formal Investigations, the bureau commander will review the SOC received from IAB and assign the case for investigation, completion and return to IAB within ____ days.
30
Supervisory intervention should be documented through:
Contact report
Supervisory Intervention may be used when allegations are; Minor in nature, not a line item in the discipline matrix and would best be addressed through:
a. Coaching
b. Counseling
c. Mentoring
