130 Integrity & Special Investigations

Question 1

Integrity & Special Investigations condcts Investigation of alleged corruption involving Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) and __________

Answer 1

City of Jacksonville (COJ) employees

Question 2

Integrity & Special Investigations conducts special Criminal Investigations which include the following types of crimes

Answer 2

1. Human trafficking;
2. Murder for hire;
3. Extortion;
4. Food tampering;
5. Police impersonators;
6. Stalking (if the suspect is unknown) and stalking of local celebrities, government officials, or influential people; regardless if the suspect is known or not;
7. Threatening/harassing/obscene phone calls (if the suspect is unknown); and
8. Specific threats against JSO employees and judicial officers (including judges and attorneys employed by the State Attorney’s Office [SAO]).

Question 3

Who Verifies inventoried guns, alcohol, drugs, and other contraband in the JSO Property & Evidence Facility, as well as document and witness their destruction?

Answer 3

Integrity & Special

Investigations

Question 4

Callout Criteria (24 hours a day) for Integrity & Special
Investigations

Answer 4

1. Any employee of the COJ, its independent agencies, constitutional officers, boards or commissions who has been arrested, accused of, or is allegedly involved in an incident(s) of criminal behavior;
2. Human trafficking incidences when the victim(s) is present;
3. Police impersonators (when the suspect is known);
4. Murder for hire;
5. Extortion;
6. Food tampering; and
7. Stalking of local celebrities, government officials, or influential people; regardless if the suspect is known or not.

Question 5

Confidentiality

Information relating to an investigation shall not be released to anyone without approval of the Commanding Officer of ISIU with the permission of the _______________

Answer 5

Undersheriff or his designee

Question 6

Should members of JSO become aware of corruption allegations, those members shall contact either their immediate _________ or ___________directly.

Answer 6

their immediate supervisor or the ISIU directly.

Question 7

If contacted, the immediate supervisor shall assess the ______________and, if the information seems credible, contact the ISIU.

Answer 7

credibility of the information

Question 8

A secure box shall be available in the ________ located at the Police Memorial Building (PMB) for the deposit of written correspondence directed to the ISIU

Answer 8

mailroom

Question 9

Nuisance Phone Calls

Misdemeanor violations and/or threats to commit such crimes are violations of Florida State Statute (F.S.S.) 365.16 “Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls” which requires:

Answer 9

Officer to complete an incident report

If suspect known to the victim and solvability factors exist, then the incident shall be classified as a Management of Criminal Investigations (MCI). The investigating officer shall treat this case as a Civil Process Unit follow up case

If the suspect is not known to the victim and the call is of a threatening, harassing, or obscene nature, the Incident Report shall be routed to the ISIU

If the call is a nuisance in nature (i.e., hang ups, heavy breathing, children playing on the telephone, etc.), there is no pattern to the calls, and they are not repeatedly being received by the victim, a report is not required. The telephone subscriber shall be instructed to contact the AT&T Annoyance Call Bureau at 1-800-288-2020 to file a complaint.

Question 10

In the event an officer responds to the scene of an actual or suspected incident of human trafficking, the officer shall notify his ______ of the details surrounding the incident.

Answer 10

supervisor

Question 11

Upon the completion of the responding officers initial investigation (robbery fraud sexual battery, prostitution, ect.), he shall notify the on-call ISIU detective of the actual or suspected incident of human trafficking. This notification shall be made prior to the officer leaving _____________.

Answer 11

the scene of the incident.

Question 12

______________: On January 1st, 2013, the Florida Safe Harbor Act was implemented with the intent to ensure the safety of juvenile victims who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation. The following provisions of the act apply to law enforcement.

Answer 12

Florida Safe Harbor Act

Question 13

Who shall officer notify if come into contact with juveniles who are victims of human trafficking or who are suspected to be victims of human trafficking

In addition Officer should contact

Answer 13

Department of Children and Families (DCF) via the Florida Abuse Hotline Information System at 1-866-532-2873

the on-call ISIU detective.