Internal Affairs

For the 2024 calendar year, the Department of Public Safety, (DPS) conducted a total of two (2) internal investigations.

Two (2) involved non-sworn personnel.

Of the two (2) complaints, one (1) was unfounded and resulted in no discipline for the non-sworn member. However, it provided DPS the opportunity for timely roll call training and one (1) was founded and mandated counseling and de-escalation training for the non-sworn member named in the complaint.

Additionally, the Department of Public Safety investigated one (1) Quality of Service complaint directed towards a sworn member. The complaint was determined to be unfounded after a thorough investigation led by the first line supervisor. The incident provided an opportunity for informal training that was conducted at the direction of the command staff of DPS.

The DPS shared one (1) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with the CRB for their review during the evaluation period. The SOP was:

Non-Sworn Personnel Training (2024-1)

For the 2023 calendar year, the Department of Public Safety, (DPS) conducted a total of three (3) internal investigations.

Two (2) involved sworn personnel. Both complaints investigated were founded and resulted in discipline to the employee’s identified. One (1) resulted in the suspension of a sworn member and one (1) in a verbal coaching session of a sworn member. 

One (1) involved a non-sworn personnel. The complaint was founded and resulted in the termination of a non-sworn member.

Additionally, the DPS investigated two (2) Quality of Service complaints. These both identified sworn members of DPS and both were investigated by the appropriate first line supervisor and both were deemed unfounded.

Review of the IA investigations revealed no discernible trends in performance amongst sworn and non-sworn personnel. Retraining has been completed at roll calls. A plan to incorporate training during yearly In Service training has been prepared.

The DPS shared five (5) SOP’s with the CRB for their review during this evaluation period. Those were:

• BWC Policy (2015-2)
• Recruitment Policy (2014-7)
• Criminal Investigations (2011-13)
• Career Development (2023-5)
• Non-Sworn Training (2024-X)

For the 2022 calendar year, the Department of Public Safety conducted a total of two (2) internal investigations.

Two (2) involved sworn personnel.

Of the two (2) complaints investigated, one (1) was sustained and one (1) was unfounded.

As a result of these complaints, one (1) sworn employee received a conversation form.

Review of the IA investigations revealed no discernible trends in performance amongst sworn and non-sworn personnel. Retraining has been completed at roll calls. A plan to incorporate training during yearly In Service training has been prepared. There were no other trends, policy, or training issues discovered.

For the 2021 calendar year, the Department of Public Safety conducted a total of one (1) internal investigation.

One (1) involved non-sworn personnel.

Of the one (1) complaint investigated, one (1) was sustained.

As a result of these complaints, one (1) non-sworn employee was terminated.

Review of the IA investigations revealed no discernible trends in performance amongst sworn and non-sworn personnel. Retraining has been has been completed at roll calls. A plan to incorporate training during yearly In Service training has been prepared. There were no other trends, policy, or training issues discovered.

For the 2020 calendar year, the Department of Public Safety conducted a total of one (1) internal investigation.

One (1) involved non-sworn personnel.

Of the one (1) complaint investigated, one (1) was sustained.

As a result of these complaints, one (1) non-sworn employee was terminated.

Review of the IA investigations revealed no discernible trends in performance amongst sworn and non-sworn personnel. Retraining has been has been completed at roll calls. A plan to incorporate training during yearly In Service training has been prepared. There were no other trends, policy, or training issues discovered.