Professional Standards Unit Investigations

Investigation Types

Citizen Complaints

Complaints by any person to focus Department attention toward any action or inaction by an employee of the Department which the complainant considers to be illegal, contrary to proper procedure or conduct, or is in any manner prejudicial to that person, the Department or the community as a whole.

Internal Investigations

Allegations of criminal acts, use of deadly force, excessive use of force or serious misconduct by any employee of the Department.

Citizen Complaint Investigations and Outcomes

CITIZEN COMPLAINTS

201820192020 2021 

2022

Complaints by Citizens342015 24 27
Officers Named in Complaint422526 32 34
Total Allegations Against Officers4626323750

 

DISPOSITION TYPES20182019202020212022

Complaint or Investigation Terminated-Complainant requested the investigation end, complainant could not be reached or officer is no longer employed by the department.

970

Exonerated-The allegation is not supported by facts. The action of the agency or the officer/employee was consistent with the agency policy.

2515 18 3050

Not Sustained-Insufficient evidence to confirm or refute allegation.

00 00

Policy Failure -The allegation is true. The action of the agency or officer/employee was not governed by existing agency policy.

00 00

Sustained-The allegation is supported, in whole or in part by credible evidence. The allegation is true; the action of the agency or the officer/employee was inconsistent with the agency policy.

23 40

Unfounded-Either the allegation demonstrated is false or there is no credible evidence to support it.

410

Pending Investigation Conclusion-Investigation has not concluded.


0 00

 

CITIZEN COMPLAINT RESULTING DISCIPLINE20182019 2020 20212022
Termination or Allowed to Resign00 00
Counseling0000
Oral Reprimand011 10
Policy Review10 00
Suspension10 00
Training020 20
Written Reprimand001 10

 

Internal Investigations and Outcomes

INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS

2018
2019
2020
2021

2022

Officers Named in Investigations1916171916
Total Allegations Against Officers23161926
29

 

DISPOSITION TYPES
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Exonerated-The allegation is not supported by facts. The action of the agency or the officer/employee was consistent with the agency policy.

4

1

5

4

1

Justified-During an Officer Involved Shooting an officer's actions were shown to have a just, right, or reasonable basis.

0

1

1

1

2

Not Sustained-Insufficient evidence to confirm or refute allegation.

0

1

0

0

0

Partially Sustained-At least one allegation was sustained but not all.

0

0

0

1

0

Sustained-The allegation is supported, in whole or in part by credible evidence. The allegation is true; the action of the agency or the officer/employee was inconsistent with the agency policy.

11

7

7

8

8

Unfounded-Either the allegation demonstrated is false or there is no credible evidence to support it.

0

2

0

0

0

Within Policy

0

2

0

0

1

Informational Investigations-Investigations of an informative nature only and no applicable department policies were in question.
0
1
1
1
2

Total

15

15

14

15

14

 

INTERNAL INVESTIGATION RESULTING DISCIPLINE20182019202020212022
Action Plan10000
Administrative Assignment10371
Administrative Leave21162
Counseling21221
Demotion00100
Oral Reprimand50221
Suspension or Deferred Suspension11311
Termination or Allowed to Resign320;23
Training21123
Written Reprimand32144