2018 sgt test Flashcards
policy memorization
Dept Values
ICARE: Integrity Courage Accountability Respect for people Excellence
Dept Goals
SERVE: Strengthen-improve homeland sec Ensure-the safety of comm Retain-and develop leaders Value-and sustain excellent service Excel-in comm innovation and operation
Dept Mission
The mission of LVMPD is to partner with the community to provide outstanding service and protection through prevention, innovations and leadership
Social Media, personal use
Free to express self in SM to the degree that it does NOT impair working relationships, impede performance of duties impair discipline and harmony among co-workers, or negatively affect public perception.
Definition Conflict resolution
Mandatory process for alleviating or eliminating sources of conflict, using a neutral 3rd party.
Definition Mediation
Voluntary dispute resolution for resolving disputes using 3rd party to reach a resolution
Definition Discrimination
An act, or practice or pattern of behavior based on the protected classes which has an adverse impact on an individual or identifiable group compared to the impact of members of other identifiable groups. NOTE: can be broken down into adverse impact and disparate treatment.
Definition Adverse Impact
Employment practices that appear neutral but have a disproportionately negative effect on a protected class. Ex. substantially diff rate in hiring/promoting which works to the disadvantage of a protected class.
Note: May be unintentional. usually to a group
Definition Disparate treatment
Intentionally treated differently from other similarly situated members of a protected class.
NOTE: Usually individually based
Definition Harassment
Unreasonably interfering with an individuals work performance OR creates a hostile/offensive environment. Includes persistently annoying or derogatory comments jokes/pic/etc
NOTE: based on the reasonable person standard.
Definition Retaliation
A. complained or assisted or participated
B. Been subject to adverse employment actions
Casual link exists between the two
Supv steps in Prevention of internal Complaints
- Insist
- Monitor
- Refrain
- Counsel
- Stop
- Report
Supv steps in receiving internal complaints
- Act immediately
- Ensure-employee understands process
- Contact-EDS office within 300 days of incident
- Assist-employee with filing complaint
Supv steps of investigation of internal Complaints
- Coordinate-through office of EDS
- Document-incident and results on investigative report
- Take remedial action-eradicate further occurrences
- Counsel- employees on inappropriate behavior
- Identify-course of action with complainant for follow-up with EDS.
What happens to complaints that do not rise to the level of Harassment or diversity
They will be directed to Mediation, Conflict resolution OR IAB, when not based on protected class but it still warrants resolution
Red flags in employees EIIP will be dealt with in a __ ____ ______
2 week period
What is the burden of proof for internal investigations
Clear and Convincing NOTE: conduct was substantially more likely than not to have occurred.
Internal Complaints based on Harassment/discriminations will be documented on an SOC and forwarded to ___
EDS
NOTE: all other types of complaints will be documented on SOC and sent to IAB including external complainants of harassment and discrimination
Harassment or discrimination may be reported to any of the 4 people
- Any supervisor
- Director of EDS
- IAB commander(captain of professional standards burau)
- Office of human resources director (Captain of personnel)
How will a Supervisor document the investigation of external complaints
- On a Citizen contact in Blue team- when dispute is only with our methods or procedure
NOTE: If complaint is legitimate it will be documented on SOC forward to IAB
IAB and EDS investigation, what form of discipline occurs for minor allegations
If true discipline may result in
- written reprimand
- Suspension less than 40 hrs OR
- Disciplinary transfer
IAB investigates cases where Major discipline may follow and will result in one of three cases
- 40+ hours of suspension
- Demotion
- Termination
What are the six types of IAB findings
- Sustained-misconduct occurred
- Not sustained-insufficient evidence to prove or disprove allegation
- Unfounded-did not occur
- Exonerated-did occur but justified
- Misconduct not based on original complaint
- Policy failure-did occur policy should be more clear
All internal investigations IAB will be completed in ___ ____
90 days