Crm Jst 271 1st Edition Lecture 18Current LectureI. Internal Accountability Mechanismsa. 3 mechanisms of internal accountability are used by policei. What are these mechanisms?b. Most important source of accountability is organization and management i. Written directives are one example, which come in the following forms:1. Departmental policies2. Goals3. Objectives4. Procedures5. Rules or regulationsc. Written directives are important for a number of reasons:i. They inform officers of expected standards of behaviorii. They inform the community of the departmental mission, goals, values, policies, procedures, and expected standards of behavioriii. To enhance operational consistency, equal protection, and due processiv. They provide grounds for disciplining and counseling errant officersv. They provide standards for officer supervisionvi. They give direction for officer trainingd. There are, however, limitations of written directivesi. What are these limitations?e. Internal investigation are common in all larger departmentsi. Generally these investigations are carried out by internal affairsf. Internal investigations differ from normal investigations because:i. 4th Amendment guarantees apply to officers at home and off dutyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii. Lockers at the station, police car, other elements of on-duty performance are unlikely to be protected under the 4th Amendmentiii. If an unlawful search occurs, the fruits of the search may be used in disciplinary hearing but not legal proceedingsiv. Under Garrity v. New Jersey (1967), statements compelled during an internal investigation cannot be used later in courtg. Not all citizens complaints are the same and so departments classify them into different categoriesi. Sustained complaintsii. Unsubstantiated complaintsiii. Unfounded complaintsiv. Exonerationh. Because not all acts of misconduct are the same, there exist different forms of punishment used by departmentsi. Termination of employmentii. Demotion/loss of rankiii. Punitive suspensioniv. Punitive probationv. Reassignmentvi. Mandatory trainingvii. Reprimandviii. Supervisory
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