10.4 Study Deck 2 (Ward) Flashcards
The requirement that each department or agency which employs Peace Officers establish a procedure to investigate citizens complaints is contained in……….
The Penal Code
At the conclusion of all compliant investigations a _____ shall be sent to the complainant
Closing Correspondence
A complaint which is totally and completely without merit, or which is filed for the sole purpose of harassing an employee is considered a _________ complaint.
Frivolous
A complaint alleging physical contact, excessive force, and/ or criminal, racial, sexual or immoral conduct is a ________complaint.
Category I
Complaints alleging verbal misconduct, nonverbal misconduct not involving actual physical contact, and/ or complaints regarding matters not related to an employee’s conduct are _______ complaints.
Category II
A complaint where the allegation includes a Departmental operation, policy or procedure claim is categorized as a ___________ complaint.
Other
Upon initial receipt of a complaint against an officer, the complainant must be provided a _______________.
CHP 240 B
An employee_________ shall be examined in order to determine the the existence of previous complaints which would be relevant to the current investigation
Complaint History
All sustained criminal allegations shall be referred to the respective _____ for review.
Prosecuting District Attorney’s Office
What are the five complaint findings?
Sustained, Unintentional error, Undetermined/ no finding, Departmental, and exonerated
The act or omission did occur and was improper defines a _______ finding.
Sustained
The act or omission did occur and was improper defines a _______ finding.
Sustained
When the employee did not commit the alleged act or omission or did commit the act and it was deemed proper or within Departmental policy defines a ________ finding.
Exonerated
When the investigation indicated the complaint is against Departmental policy or procedure and the employee’s action was in compliance with those policies or procedures defines a _______finding.
Departmental
When the investigation indicated the complaint is against Departmental policy or procedure and the employee’s action was in compliance with those policies or procedures defines a _______finding.
Departmental
