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There are three (3) methods for referring officers who are identified as having unacceptable behavioral traits to the Officer Concern Program. Which is not a method for referral?
a. Referrals by the Chief of Police
b. Referrals by Supervisors
c. Citizen Referrals
d. Computer-Generated Referrals
c. Citizen Referrals
Who has the prerogative to place an officer directly into the Officer Concern Program?
a. Internal Affairs Supervisor
b. Division Commander
c. Officer Concern Program Coordinator
d. Chief of Police
d. Chief of Police
The Internal Affairs Unit maintains a computer database on all complaints made against officers. Referrals to the Officer Concern Program may be computer- generated by the number and type of complaints during any continuous ____________ period.
a. 6 month
b. 12 month
c. 18 month
d. 24 month
c. 18 month
Referrals to the Officer Concern Program can be recommended based on One (1) sustained formal complaint involving which one?
a. Physical mistreatment of prisoners
b. Force
c. Family Violence
d. An act resulting in the complainant being seriously injured
e. Alcohol or drug abuse
f. Racial/Biased profiling
g. Insubordination
h. Significant Behavioral Infraction
i. All of the above
i. All of the above
Referrals to the Officer Concern Program can be recommended based on all of the following methods except which one?
a. Three (3) formal complaints (administrative reviews & deactivated cases )
b. Three (3) Administrative Complaints
c. One (1) criminal activity complaint
d. Four (4) complaints comprised of any combination of formal or line complaints.
e. Three (3) chargeable City Vehicle crashes within a eighteen (18) month period
f. Any combination of four (4) driving-related complaints and/or chargeable city vehicle crashes within a eighteen (18) month period
b. Three (3) Administrative Complaints
The Officer Concern Program Board, hereafter referred to as the Board, is comprised of ____voting members appointed by the Chief of Police.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
c. 7
Board members must have a minimum of ______ seniority with the Department and must not have incurred a suspension during the previous twelve (12) months.
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 5 years
d. 7 years
c. 5 years
Board members serve _______ terms.
a. 180 business days
b. 6 month
c. July through December
d. January through June
b. 6 month
_________Board members must be present to conduct a hearing.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
b. 5
The ________ will review the case studies prepared for officers who have become candidates for the Officer Concern Program to determine which cases should be reviewed by the entire Board.
a. Director of Internal Affairs
b. Officer Concern Program Board Chairman
c. Preliminary Review Panel
d. Chief of Police
c. Preliminary Review Panel
The above only reviews officer case studies where the recommendations for the majority of the complaints which caused the referrals are either ______ for formal complaints or no disciplinary action for line complaints.
a. Unfounded
b. Inconclusive
c. Sustained
d. All of the above
a. Unfounded
The above is comprised of ______ officers of any rank from the existing Board.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
b. 3
On the above panel, how many are appointed by the Chief of Police.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2
In cases not forwarded to the Board, an officer will again become a candidate for the program if an additional complaint is received within __________ of the original complaint which caused the referral.
a. six (6) months
b. eighteen (18) months
c. The day of the last complaint
d. The day of the first complaint
b. eighteen (18) months
If the majority vote is not to enter the officer into the Officer Concern Program, the above cycle begins__________.
a. The day of the last complaint
b. The day of the first complaint
c. When the board members receive the complaint
d. From the date of the complaint which caused the referral
d. From the date of the complaint which caused the referral