Internal Affairs
Police
Internal Affairs Procedures for Handling Investigations
All professional organizations have an ethical standard that they are required to comply with, but some occupations have a much greater code due to the reliance of the public trust. Certain medical professionals (doctors and nurses) can be held to what seems a stricter standard because lives are at stake, but they do not have stricter standards than law enforcement professionals. Whether the individual enforces the laws at a federal, state or local level, it is important that there be an exacting code of conduct, and a means of evaluating and disciplining improper actions. This paper examines the Florida state procedures with regard to internal affairs in the areas of investigation, determining findings, discipline and decertification.
The Investigation
The first step in the internal affairs process requires that a citizen or another officer makes a complaint against a police officer (Caldero & Crank, 2011, 303). The complaint is sent to an internal affairs office which "may be only a single officer in a small organization, or may be a unit comprised of a command staff and subordinates in a larger organization" (Caldero & Crank, 2011, 303). These units are much different than those portrayed in the media as the hated cops who enjoy disciplining their fellow officers. These units are seen as a necessary piece of the entire machine because when a complaint is made law enforcement officials know there has to be some type of investigation to support the officers of the force.
In an internal affairs investigation, there are certain steps that must be taken in order to determine whether the complaint is justified or not. According to Caldero and Crank (2011, 303) this can be simplified to five steps which are:
1. Review the allegation and determine what laws or departmental standards were broken.
2. Interview witness. Interview complainant.
3. Collect evidence, including medical reports and police reports.
4. Acquire background information on the complainant, such as criminal history.
5. Interview all departmental members who may be involved.
The investigators try to cover every possible angle that could be related to the complaint...
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