The
Internal Affairs Bureau is responsible for:
- Conducting
administrative investigations of policy violations by Department members;
- Conducting
administrative investigations of policy of equality violations by Department
members;
- Conducting
administrative investigations of policy violations by members of outside
law enforcement agencies at the request of the outside agency;
- Monitoring
criminal investigations of Department members;
- Responding
to deputy-involved shootings and specific significant use of force incidents,
and preparing an administrative review of the incident for the Executive
Force Review Committee;
- Conducting
"for cause" drug tests at the direction of a Department member's
Unit Commander or higher ranking member;
- Staffing
the 1-800 complaint line during business hours; and
- Compiling
data for all shootings involving Department personnel (e.g., hit, non-hit,
accidental discharge, warning shot, animal shooting).
The
Internal Affairs Bureau is staffed by a Captain, five lieutenants, thirty
sergeants, one deputy, and ten professional staff members.
The
Internal Affairs Bureau is organized into four roll-out teams (one lieutenant
and four sergeants). Each team is on-call one week per month. The team
is available 24/7 to handle notifications, provide guidance and advice,
and to respond to incidents. The fifth team conducts policy of equality
investigations.
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